Epic Journey

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 7, 2010196 views3 comments

While setting up for a shot in Zion's Narrows, I saw hikers approaching and thought it might be cool to show some scale and include the last hiker in the shot. I hoped the hiker would be a part of the landscape, not the focal point. In fact, the hiker may blend too well into the dark wall, but I thought the back/sidelit figure added to this shot rather than detracted. It was an epic journey for me, I'm sure for most who enter the Narrows. Naturally, I also took an image with just the natural walls- posting shortly in ESS gallery.

Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40L, polarizing filter
Single exposure, .4 sec, f13, ISO 400

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 7, 2010 at 5:39 PM

The side lighting on the hiker helps a lot in preventing him from blending into the landscape. Great sense of scale conveyed especially since I've never been there.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 7, 2010 at 10:27 PM

This image works really well. I like the comp. a lot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 9, 2010 at 4:29 AM

Excellent fence of scale Harry. The side lighting works well here as does the lighter background. Only suggestion is too lighten the shadows a tad on the right canyon wall. Just my personal preference but a grand image none the less.

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