Garden of the Gods

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 22, 2010288 views16 comments

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This one really taxed my processing skills. 3 horizontal shots, each bracketed 2x (I meant to bracket 3x but got "light fever" or something and left one out), one set of which was RAW processed twice for an effective total of 9 exposures manually blended.

I shot this 5 minutes before my last post, when things weren't quite as dramatic but the light on the rocks was better.

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16 comments

Comment posted by Justin Peterson on September 22, 2010 at 3:37 PM

I love it...the light is great, even the subtle light on the rocks. I love, also, how the light is illuminating the fog on the left. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 22, 2010 at 4:34 PM

This is gorgeous Taylor - great light and comp - excellent image.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on September 22, 2010 at 4:54 PM

What a pano you have here, wonderful light and a nice comp as well. Processing looks good too.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 22, 2010 at 5:15 PM

A lot of great visual elements in this one. A large print would need some time set aside to enjoy this!

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Comment posted by dean hebert on September 22, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Great comp. A heck of a lot of work went into this, well done. One small nit, there seems to be a dark edge to the treeline on the RH.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on September 22, 2010 at 5:28 PM

This one rocks (pun intended)! I like this much better than the previous post, much warmer feel and I like the emphasis on the rocks.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on September 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM

Hi Taylor,
Fantastic and beautiful. I like everything about this photo, the format, the color, the detail, the composition. That patch of fog down there makes a special photo uber-special.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 22, 2010 at 6:23 PM

This really catches the eye, Taylor. I liked the other post, but this one really looks great. The pano format fits this scene so nice. The light on the rocks makes this for me, besides that great sky and the fog. A very pleasing comp.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on September 22, 2010 at 7:01 PM

Another beautiful shot from the Garden! I like it in the pano. Ron

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on September 22, 2010 at 9:00 PM

hard work pays off...impressive view

aF

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Comment posted by Shaun Mazurek on September 22, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Taylor,

This probably one of the best shots I have seen of the garden of the Gods. Great job with the processing. The light is very nice. :)

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 22, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Very nice, Talyor. Thanks for the larger version to better appreciate the light. You've nod this very well.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on September 23, 2010 at 12:38 AM

very nicely done, Taylor!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 23, 2010 at 2:01 AM

Taylor,

However much your processing skills got taxed, this paid off in spades. This is simply gorgeous. Fantastic sky and such a perfect scene for the pano format. No nits from me.

Lon

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on September 23, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

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Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on September 23, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Nice work!! This is really engaging. I definitely needed to see the larger version to truly appreciate it. I can't even imagine the amount of work you put into processing this shot. A little more dodging of the trees that meet they sky on the right side and this will be perfect!

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