Portrait of a Rock Face

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 24, 2012351 views9 comments

One of my favorite rock faces in Hoellental, a gorge in Lower Austria. This location is also popular for white-water riding.

A shot from November last year - I processed it while we are still waiting for autumn to arrive.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 24, 2012 at 12:45 PM

A striking scene with these contrasting colors and textures. It is beautiful, but for some reason the composition does not seem as spectacular as the location, if that makes any sense. I wonder if a wider-angle view, showing what is above this, might be more exciting. Just speculating. Otherwise, excellent exposure and absolutely amazing details.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on September 24, 2012 at 1:58 PM

I agree with Wayne...this must sure be a spectacular place to be but somehow the comp doesn't do justice this location......Exposure is perfect but the light isn't really interesting and it looks kind of flat to me. The colors in the tree are nice and are a good contrast to the wall in the background

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 24, 2012 at 4:46 PM

Another beauty Peter. I love the texture and color of the rocks, and how the entire scene captures my imagination.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM

Lovely color. Nice job controlling the light on all that white rock.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 24, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Peter, I think this image works really well. It looks like a great place and this makes me want to be there to see even more. I enjoy this comp and especially like the very natural colors and the different textures. This is nice work and I wonder what is ahead around the bend.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 24, 2012 at 8:01 PM

Peter - I thought this was a wall of ice from the thumbnail. I like the borders of color on the left and right and the turquoise water of the stream. Hope you get some great color again this autumn.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on September 26, 2012 at 12:44 PM

Fine composition, color and textures. The marks on the rock face alone could make a good abstract.

lucy

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 28, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Interesting place. I like the framing with the red trees. Very nicely held texture in the rock too.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on September 28, 2012 at 9:45 PM

What a beautiful view! I love the contrasting elements that make up this composition. Really well done, Peter.

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