Fire Wave Fire

by Alex Mody

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 2011630 views22 comments

1/8 sec, f/11, ISO 200, 14mm

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Thanks for looking!

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on September 23, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Pretty stuff here. Those lines are to die for, and the cloud compliments them perfectly.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 23, 2011 at 1:40 AM

Alex, you did a great job with the subject matter and the location!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 23, 2011 at 2:38 AM

Spectacular, Alex! The unique formation looks like it was painted that way and it looks like the clouds are coming out of the tip of the cone. Great composition and a superb exposure. A very striking landscape!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 23, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Love the swirling rock formations and the complimenting cloud structures. Beautiful processing and comp. Love the large version!

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on September 23, 2011 at 8:29 AM

Great job Alex,

When I looked at the thumb, I was thinking Hawaii lava flow. Very well done and understated.

Paul

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on September 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM

The luminence of the fg formation is mesmerizing...awesome! The larger version is...interesting

Registered on May 10, 2009, 127 Posts, 970 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 23, 2011 at 10:02 AM

I've never been to the Valley of Fire SP, but this encourages me to do so.
The curvi-linear lines in the FG really are a great leadin, and the colors in
the rock formations and sky are awesome. This is beautiful, Alex, and
thanks for your comments on my recent wildflower posting.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Beautiful composition - well crafted. On this uncalibrated monitor it appears a bit overstaurated perhaps.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on September 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Best sky I've seen here Alex! I would take the saturation level of the reds in the foreground down a tad, bring out a little more of the white, for the red / white contrast of the stripes. Awesome image!

I'm excited for your trip back East, can't wait to see what you come back with!

Registered on November 24, 2009, 79 Posts, 515 Comments

Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on September 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Alex. This wave composition caught my eye mostly in the thumbnails page. It's such a perfect composition and the colors simply enhance the whole idea to excellence. Congratulations.

Registered on April 4, 2009, 13 Posts, 254 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Moore on September 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Great sky and lines here! I went here once but wasn't so fortunate with the clouds. My only suggestions would be to bring down the saturation of reds/oranges of the rock and dodge the left mid/upper portion just a tad.

Registered on January 12, 2010, 84 Posts, 388 Comments

Comment posted by Sarah Marino on September 23, 2011 at 2:33 PM

Alex - what a wonderful image of the Fire Wave. Those clouds are perfect for this scene. I agree with Chris's comment about dodging the left side in the middle, but otherwise really like the processing here. Beautiful work!

Registered on November 10, 2008, 23 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 23, 2011 at 2:58 PM

Love this Alex! Great light and leading lines, and the sky compliments the foreground really well!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Exceptional visual here, Alex. Those rock swirls take the eye in and the sky swirls command even further attention. Wonderful comp.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 24, 2011 at 12:40 AM

Alex you had some great light to work with. And you composed this image well. Leads the eye in nicely and the sky holds my attention.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on September 24, 2011 at 2:02 AM

Very cool. Great colors and lines.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM

The larger version is a touch oversaturated.

This version has great lines, color, and light.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 25, 2011 at 12:52 PM

Wicked shot, Alex!
You're scaring me with the larger version, man

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on September 25, 2011 at 11:40 PM

Certainly one of the finer images I have seen of this park. Well done Alex!

Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on September 26, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Great lines, color, contrast, comp.
Already said many times; great job and a fortuitous alignment of time and place.
the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on September 26, 2011 at 2:11 PM

Beautiful image, Alex. There is so much drama in both the land as well as the sky.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on September 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Great stuff Alex. Even though it is an iconic shot (sort of), your take on it is fantastic. I really like the way the clouds mirror the swirling effect of the foreground.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 41 Posts, 608 Comments