Butcher Jones + Repost
by Peter Coskun
This was an image I shot last evening. I was actually hoping to be in a different location, but I had to think quickly as the sun sets much earlier. I took a gamble and drove down a road I've never been down before and came upon Saguaro lake. At first I thought I had blew it, but I hiked out and saw the clouds rapidly changing and found a scene that didn't include rails or buoys. Just like I had predicted though, the sky exploded with color. Comments and critiques appreciated.
(look at large version for higher quality but same size)
Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
ISO 100
f11
1/4 sec
2 exposure blend for DR
CPL
Tripod
Comments
12 commentsIt's great to see a unique image from Arizona, and congratulations on the EarthShots Photo of the Day!
Fantastic colour in the sky. Muting the reflection colours vibrancy would draw the viewer into the scene to the fantastic horizon and cool purple cloud action in the back more. As it stands my eye stops between the two orange areas. They are a little too even to force movement into the scene.
Love the colors being reflected at the bottom and how the grasses reach in to that color and help frame the bottom. It's almost like there's two images here, the top and the bottom, but of course the clouds and color tie the two halves together.
Yeah, perhaps a burn down of the brighter reflection would help because the water in general seems brighter than I would expect given the brightness of the sky. But you're not off too much.
Lon
That did the trick! Thanks for reworking and posting.
Lon