Coyote Morning

Hi Chad,

Funky place! Any rock climbing in this area?? I'm afraid this one doesn't do much for me, unlike the rest of your work I've seen, which I have been enjoying.

In this one, the light seems dull and the subject is not strong enough for me (but that's mainly because I'm not that fond of desert, sandy areas ). I am not crazy about the empty sandy area in the middle and the empty RHC. The trunks are nice, but I'd like to see the end of the one on the bottom left. I like the flowering bushes and the rock faces though. :-)

Have you tried other shots of this place with better light and a strong FG?

Also, it might be my computer, but the rocks seem a bit soft in my screen.

Cheers!!

Hey Chad,
The fg isn't bad, but it's somewhat visually unbalanced and weighted to the left, given the essentially empty ground on the right, and there are several different objects competing for fg attention, but no real anchor point. The focal point for the eye is clearly the patch of nice light in the rock, but the area of shadow is so pervasive in the image, that there is not enough visual interest to support that focal point and keep the eye interested.

This is an interesting composition and landscape. Unfortunately the lighting was a little flat. I could see this holding a lot more interest in more dramatic light. For this image, you might be able to give it a slight boost in contrast as well as the saturation in the reds.