Saguaros Silhouette

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 17, 2012338 views21 comments

This is from Four Peaks Road looking back at the McDowell Mountain Range in Arizona. The rain storm was very intense, and I had to hike back to my truck to wait it out. Just before sunset the sky opened up with amazing colors.
I did see a barb wire fence at closer look, hope it is ok. Comments welcome.
Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 Velvia 50 Film

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21 comments

Comment posted by Neale Dyster on January 17, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Wow, that's just beautiful, no nits from here

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 17, 2012 at 9:35 PM

what a great shot of beautiful layers and colors!!!

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on January 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM

Beautiful take. Good job aligning the cacti up against the background.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM

Really very nice, Kyle. From the "purple mountains", and right on through the rest of the image is just wonderful...

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on January 17, 2012 at 10:32 PM

i really like this image but I'd like to see it sharper for the web - that's minor. great color!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 17, 2012 at 10:44 PM

Love the image, Kyle, but it looks a bit soft. Is the chrome sharp? Beautiful colors and sweet silhouette.

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on January 18, 2012 at 12:40 AM

I like the layers and colors on this one. Two minor technical nits: the web version could be sharper as others mentioned and there is some red chromatic aberration along the mountains.

Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Vibrant colors. I like the well spaced silhouettes

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 18, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Spectacular sky and a terrific row of saguaros setting it off. Excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 18, 2012 at 12:31 PM

That's an impressive color palette and the silhouettes look very nice.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 18, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Quite intriguing with the mountains in the back going magenta. I wish the bushes weren't there though, or if the one on the left was smaller.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 18, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Wonderfuly colors & nicely composed Kyle!

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on January 18, 2012 at 9:04 PM

Excellent. Wonderful landscape: very simple (silhouettes do a lot there) and the color is magnificent.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 19, 2012 at 1:22 AM

Gorgeous Kyle! Can't say I've ever seen a saguaro comp like this before, what a great set up. And the sky ain't too bad either! Perhaps a little heavy on the saturation, although I know it was Velvia...

I too noticed the chromatic aberration along the top of the mountains, but not sure I can recommend what to do about it. Hard to say unless I knew what was on the slide.

But no matter, this is still beautiful.

Lon

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 19, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Great way to make the most of the gorgeous storm light. My only concern is a slight softness to the cacti.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Very nice light and totally evocative of the Sonoran desert. Could maybe see cropping a bit more black off the bottom to actually emphasize the silhouettes a bit more.

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 20, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Spectacular! Great catch of the light (Arizona is so fortunate in that regard), but the comp is very strong too; it complements the color perfectly.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 20, 2012 at 7:18 PM

A really wonderful silhouette, Kyle. The colors are great and I enjoy the layers you have here. I think your comp worked out perfect. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on January 20, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Truly magestic! Nicely composed shot.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 20, 2012 at 10:58 PM

I love silhouettes and this one has been done extremely well.

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on January 21, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Beautiful sunset. Four Peaks is a wonderful place! I like how the 4 main saguaros mirror the 4 peaks. Good job!

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