Virgin River Wide

by scott lanz

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 19, 2011403 views12 comments

Another from Zion. Sort of the antithesis to the Narrows. Larger image provided. Comments welcome.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on December 19, 2011 at 11:07 PM

nice, scott! i like the wie perspective and the early fall tones.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 20, 2011 at 12:45 AM

i like the wide perspective but wonder if the top is not a little chopped off? I wonder, further, if a stitched image that included a little more up top might not have worked?

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 20, 2011 at 4:30 AM

Very nice, Scott - love what's going on in the water there.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 20, 2011 at 4:39 AM

Nice composition Scott and the autumnal background colours are really nice.

Gary.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 20, 2011 at 6:37 AM

Stuart, I had actually cropped some off the top to put more emphasis on the water. Here is the original comp. Curious as to which people prefer.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 20, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Very nice Scott..I especially like this POV and fall color up top.
Well done & Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 20, 2011 at 9:06 AM

a new perspective- at least for me. I like the comp.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 20, 2011 at 2:09 PM

Definitely the repost for me . . . my thoughts upon viewing the original were the same as Stuart's. Very nice take from Zion.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on December 20, 2011 at 8:43 PM

I think I like the repost as well Scott. It does open it up a bit and the red canyon walls add to the shot.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 21, 2011 at 1:52 AM

Scott,

I had the same reaction as Stuart and think your original hits it just right. Even in your original, it's clear that you're trying the emphasize the water, but you still get a sense and feel of Zion. the posted version just seems a little cut off - on purpose. The original is an excellent take away and fresh perspective from the park.

Lon

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 21, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Repost looks nice, I like the contrast between the warm and cool tones and the water texture is perfect.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 22, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Scott, Glad I got to see your original shot here. Although both are nice I think the original uncropped image works much better, at least for me it does. Great colors and I like the water movement through the rocks. Nice work! Happy Holidays to you.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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