Stone canyon

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 28, 2011192 views12 comments

Ancient weathered rock and sinuous ghost gums make for many subjects in this central Australian canyon. Early morning light.

Ebony 5x4, Schneider 65mm lens, swing.

East MacDonnell Range, Northern Territory, Australia.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Welcome to NPN Rob. Beautiful terrain and nice image. I like the composition as it allows me to get a good grasp of the texture and color of those great walls. Looks like a great place to shoot and play.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 28, 2011 at 10:49 AM

I love this it feels very natural, oh wait it's that Rob guy again! You photos really put you there. I think the vignette may be a little strong but only certain parts compared to others. Great natural view!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 28, 2011 at 11:10 AM

I like when you "see" the LF film in an image as it's the case here. Great colors and contrasts. My only nit would be the dark corner in the LLC - looks a little isolated. Otherwise - wonderful.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Rob, an interesting and strong composition. I like your picture a lot, especially the fine detailed textures.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Great composition of this very beautiful place. I especially love the glow on the distant canyon wall....always a great subject with those ghost gums

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 28, 2011 at 2:02 PM

Rob, Just looking at the large version of this and the color and texture of these rock walls are wonderful. Really interesting comp too. Like this alot!

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Comment posted by Mark Zemmin on February 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Beautiful capture of the texture and color of the rocks. Looks like an amazing area. Great first post. Welcome!

Registered on November 4, 2010, 8 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Blakers on February 28, 2011 at 3:32 PM

It is lovely rock in an ancient landscape. I agree with the comment from Andreas Resch, the composition is somewhat unbalanced. If I was there again I'd try moving the camera a little forward and to the right to make the LHS wall more of a flat expanse.

Thanks again for all feedback.

Registered on February 26, 2011, 8 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on February 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Welcome, Rob. Nice first post and I hope to see more from this rugged and beautiful place.
For me the sky is a bit distracting. I would try cropping the sky out and a bit from the left side of the photo.

Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 28, 2011 at 5:51 PM

I like the perspective in this, and the light bouncing off the rocks. The bright patch of sky is a little distracting, but I don't see a crop that would be able to keep the nicely-lit canyon wall at the top...