Painted Hills Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 19, 2010267 views13 comments

Evening light illuminating a cluster of bunch-grasses at the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. There was direct sunlight on the bunch grasses in the foreground and diffused light hitting the hills. I think the different light intensities worked out well for this scene.

Nikon D7000, 12-24 Nikkor Dx, polarizer
1/8 sec at f/16, ISO 100

C&C are always appreciated. Please view large (the web compression hit the small version hard)

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 19, 2010 at 12:30 AM

The different light certainly did work! I love the earth tones and lighting!

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on December 19, 2010 at 5:51 AM

Looks great to me Scott, even on holidays with my uncalibrated laptop. Beautiful light and warm colours.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on December 19, 2010 at 7:46 AM

The light on the grasses and hills is sweet. Would perhaps like a little more on the peaks and taller hills in the background.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Wonderful light and color. I like this a lot.

Guy

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

I agree with the comments already made, great light and color. I don't know if it is just me, but maybe this could use a little rotation to the right.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 19, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Beautiful, Scott! I've never seen the Painted Hills portrayed with
such a strong FG. The lighting and colors here are exquisite.

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Comment posted by Emmanuel Coupe on December 19, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Nice contrast between the harsh fg patterns and the soft on that far away hills.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 19, 2010 at 1:59 PM

This is really good, Scott. The foreground grass and the distant mountains do a great job of creating depth here. The balance of light is really nice too.

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Comment posted by Jeff Blatchford on December 19, 2010 at 3:11 PM

Very nice. I really like the warm light, and the pattern on the hills in the background.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 19, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Beautiful light on the grasses and distant hills. Very nice.

Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 19, 2010 at 4:55 PM

great scene and wonderful light. I personally would tone down the fg highlights just a touch - but that's just a minor suggestion.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 20, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Scott,

What beautiful light and color. And the composition is a refreshing view from this area; feels intimate with the grasses upfront, but this is also a grand landscape. Beautifully captured.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 20, 2010 at 6:57 PM

This is really nice, Scott. The large version is just wonderful to look at. Great light and color along with a comp that really works nice. I really like this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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