Exclamation Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 15, 2010207 views7 comments

In the area of Page/Lake Powell in 2009. Been snooping around my archives lately and found this one. The colors are real but quite outlandish. We waited endlessly in hope of a sunset, were about ready to pack up, and then this flare of color for about 5 minutes.
Would like to know if the depth of the landscape can be appreciated or if all I've got here is surreal color... Thanks for your thoughts.
D700, 70-200 @ 90 on tripod, polarizer; f 20, 1.0 s, ISO 800, -1.0 EV.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 15, 2010 at 6:16 AM

The light is indeed beautiful. I love the detail in the landscape, perhaps because it feels familiar and inviting to me. The composition is subtle, with the foreground "saddle" acting as a focal point. I like it, though I think it could use a stronger foreground. I am curious why you decided on ISO 800 when working from a tripod.

Guy

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 15, 2010 at 6:44 AM

Awesome light and a beautiful capture for sure. I quite like the subtle foreground myself but have more trouble with the less interesting expanse of middle ground. I'm thinking a crop from the left?

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 15, 2010 at 7:27 AM

The amazing and very real colors are what makes this shot so dramatic. Very, very nice!!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on December 15, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Fantastic colours here and with landscape below it almost feels like a different planet, lovely work!

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 15, 2010 at 8:06 AM

This is a great colour palette Catherine. I think you have done a good job of showing the vastness of the landscape. Not sure at this size if it's noise or over sharpening in the sky, You might want to look at that. I like the fallen rocks through out, you have a lot of little details to look at , great. Cheers

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 15, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Real pretty Catherine! I love the depth and detail here, works very well with the soft but vibrant colors. I might have liked a tiny bit more of the rhs, but thats being super picky.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM

Fantastic color and I do like the composition. To give more depth I'd burn in the downward sloping rock at the very bottom and a little bit of the hillside at the left edge of the large cliff.

Lori

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