Zion Pothole Reflection

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 25, 2011351 views20 comments

This past May, I visited Zion National Park for the first time (Also, my first NP visit ever).
I captured this on the the first day in the park.
The conditions were gray and overcast, leaving me a little depressed, but I was determined to make something work.

While hiking up a section of the Eastern Plateau, I noticed a tree being reflected in a pool of water. I used a Polarizer to enhance the reflection and to pull some detail out of the near detail-less sky.

All C&C appreciated.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 25, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Killer image! Glad you could make some lemonade from lemons. The detail & conversion to B & W is a good choice here.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on July 25, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Terrific Vision

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on July 25, 2011 at 2:24 PM

This is absolutely superb, Shawn! Even more impressive, being your first visit when most others might be tempted to check off the iconic views. It reminds me of some of Minor White's work. One of the best I've seen from Zion in a long time. Congratulations!

Guy

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on July 25, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Thank you for the responses!

@Guy, we made it a point to look at the iconic spots, but to explore other areas to photograph. Thanks for the flattering compliment.

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Comment posted by Manoj Vallati on July 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Great the flipping really works... Great seeing

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Very cool! It has sort of an abstract quality to it that is very appealing. Nice eye.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on July 25, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Incredible image. Escher would be proud. Kudos

aF

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Comment posted by Robert Beideman on July 25, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Elegant, sweeping lines...and an alluring sense of confusion. Thank you for this Shawn!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 25, 2011 at 6:34 PM

This is fantastic in a graphic sort of way! Very unusual and attention getting!

Curious if you were stopped down or not? This is a perfect situation for a DOF/Focus blend...

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 25, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Wonderfully creative, Shawn. The folds in the sandstone are fascinating. It really looks like some weird folded optical illusion of a window to a tree. Very nicely seen!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on July 25, 2011 at 10:35 PM

Thanks Everyone

@Mark - This was shot at F/11
I have printed it at 30x40 and it looks pretty sharp everywhere. I am sure focus stacking would have provided better results. I should start playing around with that.

Registered on July 20, 2011, 22 Posts, 102 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on July 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM

Your image really plays tricks with my mind. Such a keen eye creating this one, Shawn! I haven't seen in a long time something so original.

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on July 26, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Thank you Dorian.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 26, 2011 at 6:23 PM

This is a beaut indeed! I like it a lot, very original too. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on July 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Thanks Harley

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Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on July 27, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Very original!! Beautifully creative. Took me a while to figure out. Awesome image!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Very interesting perspective - the B&W works very well for this.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on July 28, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Great vision and creativity. Well done!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on July 29, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Thanks!

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on August 15, 2011 at 5:07 PM

Wonderful shot. Except for the title it could be tree and sky shot from below ground level. B&W a good choice to highlight the composition.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments