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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 09/27/16 at 11:39 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 09/28/16 at 09:07 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Outstanding image, Gary. Fascinating desert landscape; well composed; terrific sky; excellent BW processing. 
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 09/28/16 at 09:14 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Excellent. Great sky and fascinating formations, along with a fine mix of light. You do have luck with the skies!
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 09/28/16 at 11:34 am EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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Wow, very intriguing formations - quite an alien landscape. And some terrific clouds as well. You have some real nice leading lines and the overall comp. works well. Processing looks good. Only thought is to burn down the fore/mid ground a bit. It seems a tad bright on my monitor.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 09/29/16 at 08:26 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment last edited by Igor Doncov on 09/29/16 at 08:31 am EST
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The leading in the lower section and the clouds give this image a clockwise whirlpool feel to it. There's a great sense of energy with all those curved lines leading into those rocks. And that's where you eyes come to rest. This really needs to be seen in the LARGE version to fully appreciate the center of focus. For me that area reminds me with cliff dwellings. The entire structure suggests a thriving community that has vanished. There's a ghostly sense about it. The postprocessing, as always, is impeccable. The sky suggests that this scene may have been quite colorful. I wonder if a color image would have worked as well. Don't have much to offer as suggestions, which are minor. Would dodging the dark rock at the very top to add texture improve or worsen things? Would having the rocks on the left not extend to the frame help things?
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on 09/29/16 at 2:02 pm EST
Registered on 01/16/15, 60 Posts, 430 Comments
Hi Gary - really like this BW version - The composition is great with the flowing and converging lines and the atmosphere wonderful. Can't offer any suggestions  ...
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 09/29/16 at 5:15 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Gary, What an impressive location and you captured it wonderfully with this image. I like this composition very much and as always your processing looks great. Love those clouds too! Very,very interesting seeing this. I agree with Igor that it certainly does make one think of cliff dwellings.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 09/29/16 at 9:01 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Stunning image Gary. Love it!
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 09/30/16 at 12:54 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Oh wow Gary! This is a stunning B&W. Love the lines and the flow.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 10/01/16 at 12:15 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Gary, this is great, with the strong sense of flow both in the foreground rocks and the clouds leading to that amazing honeycomb rock formation. The larger view puts me RIGHT THERE! There a notably different color cast to the 720 vs 1600 px versions with the larger version being warmer and more inviting. Love displaying it large and getting my nose closer and closer...
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
Macro/Close Up Moderator |
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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on 10/01/16 at 9:56 pm EST
Registered on 12/14/10, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
Nature's condo in a storm, for sure. I really like this, the composition, the processing, the alternating darks and lights on the right side. No nits from me.
ML
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ML Diggs
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