Enchanted Land

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 4, 2010186 views13 comments

New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment" as most know, and this evening it lived up to it's reputation.

The mountain in the background is Mt. San Antonio, and it's over 10,000 feet in elevation.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

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13 comments

Comment posted by Adrian Klein on October 4, 2010 at 6:07 PM

What a great sunset Morris, beautiful sky. Something though is just not working for me at the horizon. It seems a tad off kilter for me on the left side. If that were fixed it would much improve this for me. I am "horizonally" challenged so it could be me as well!

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on October 4, 2010 at 8:46 PM

That's one enchanted sky and sage carpet Morris. A great moment captured well.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 4, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Awesome color and very cool "soap bubble" mountain. I really like the sea of sage(?) below too.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on October 4, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Very nice image. I don't think its tilted, I believe its just the lay of the land if you look closely. Ron

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on October 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Looks like a grand place to be, Morris. That sky looks wonderful.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 4, 2010 at 10:25 PM

That sky is enchanted indeed. Beautiful color and very nice composition.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 4, 2010 at 10:53 PM

Ron is correct Adrian. My bubble level showed dead level and I used a 28-135mm at 57mm so there should be no discernible distortion. Thanks for the comments.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 5, 2010 at 12:29 PM

Nice shot, Morris! I might go for thirds--a bit too much fg here perhaps...
Ever make it up Capulin? Ive driven by so many times and never made the detour.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 5, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Very nice, Morris. Love the light and how well you controlled it.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 5, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Hi Morris,

I love the colors in the sky and the shape of the mountain. The fg and middle parts of the image seem too bright to me given the amount of light in the sky. I think darkening that up would add a bit more mystery and intrigue to the image and to my eye make it more palatable.

Michael

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 5, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Stan, no I never have made it up Capulin, although I wish I had a nickel for every time I've passed it. Always in a hurry to get to family.

This big'un is south of Antonito, Colorado along 285 but I was shooting it from south of San Luis about 11 miles and it was a considerable distance away, yet still is impressive. Capulin is a pimple compared to this thing.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 6, 2010 at 12:09 AM

Looks like a very well balanced exposure, Morris. The sky is terrific! It works for me.

Chris

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on October 6, 2010 at 9:59 AM

I like how the FG leads the eye to the mountain, It'd feel a bit tight with a shorter FG.

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