Junction Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 12, 2012421 views15 comments

Sunset at The Junction, Girraween NP, Queensland.

I'm still catching up on processing some images from my 2010 trip to this park. I had a few goes at this one, but was never happy with the result until I reprocessed it with ACR7 and CS6. ACR is so much better now in many regards, so I'm much happier with the final result.

The light was pretty amazing on this stormy afternoon, so the image is virtually one shot with just a small blend of some blown bright sky sections mainly on the right and to control the blazing reds.

D80, 18-200mm lens at 24mm, f/11, 6 sec, ISO 100.

Many thanks for your c&c.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on July 12, 2012 at 8:30 AM

I like the colors and the specular reflections - very nice.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 12, 2012 at 9:09 AM

Love the way the sky color tints the rock slope. I really admire the balance in this image. Great job

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 12, 2012 at 10:36 AM

Hi David - I love the vibrant colors, sheen details, and your blend is very natural. Nice work!

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Calow on July 12, 2012 at 11:44 AM

I really like the back and forth layers through the image David, and the reflection sets it off nicely!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM

Very cool looking place, the wet rock slab and wonderful colors really add to the overall composition, way to go.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 12, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Perfectly balanced, wonderful sunset, and fine detail.
Excellent!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 12, 2012 at 1:28 PM

I like the amazing sky and the reflected colors on the rocks, David. The comp is dynamic. The foreground, especially the hill in the middle, looks a tad bright to my eyes.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on July 12, 2012 at 2:59 PM

I really like the colors, clouds, and the reflected glow on the wet rocks. The layering of the lines is very nice as well.

Registered on May 11, 2012, 84 Posts, 931 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 12, 2012 at 4:19 PM

A great looking sunset, David. I really like this comp and how you caught the reflected color on the foreground slope. A beautiful scene!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 12, 2012 at 4:57 PM

awesome light and I like the strong diagonal lines
I agree with Yiming that the FG and perhaps even midground is a tad too bright...

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 12, 2012 at 5:50 PM

Besides the color, the strong triangles in here create some exceptional dynamism. Good eye to see and compose this one.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 12, 2012 at 7:33 PM

Great sunset. Excellent comp, color, and I like that red reflecting in the water in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 12, 2012 at 9:06 PM

The criss cross diagonals work well here David. I especially light the reflection off the rock shelf. Beautiful color and light overall.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 13, 2012 at 8:50 PM

Very fascinating image David! Love it. Love the color! Sort of reminds me of Africa. A place I miss.

Cheers mate!

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on July 14, 2012 at 12:10 AM

Great composition David, love the diagonals and the wedges of scenery they create. Interesting light. I like it a lot.

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