One of the main attractions to Arches National Park is the Balanced Rock. Easy to access and the walk is just a few hundred yards. The rock/boulder measures about the size of 4 school buses.
another balanced rock in the park fell around 1979 so sooner but most likely much later this too will succumb to gravity but Mother Nature has a strange time line.
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9 commentsa short note on a more technical issue: while inspecting the larger version i spotted some compression artifacts, so i double checked the file size. it's a bit more than half of what would be allowed as a maximum - it would definitely be worth to increase file size here to get rid of the artifacts.
Very nice! I really like the natural color and the composition is balanced and pleasing to view. Hard to believe this is the same Balanced Rock as the on we more typically see from the other view; looks less precarious here, but just as you say, it's only a matter of time...
Very slight and faint haloing around the rock, more noticeable in the smaller view, almost not worth mentioning.
This is nicely captured and processed.
Lon
Looks like you may have addressed the haloing with the repost, but personally I'm not sure it looks better. The sky lacks contrast, the color is off. I much prefer the color in the first, much more natural. This is just me, I do like the extra little shadow detail and less contrast in the rock formation, but still something in between would work. The greens in the landscape are kinda now like the sky, something doesn't look right. Overall, I prefer the original posting.
Lon
I see that you are putting a lot of time into posting your images here and making adjustments to your images based on the input you get. This is my favorite of your recent posts. I think that is because this image has all three elements of a good photograph: Good subject, good composition and good light. You already have a great sense for subject matter and composition, but after looking through the images here and on your website, I see that they often lack the third critical element: beautiful light. I can see you are motivated to improve your photography and take it to the next level. Beyond any processing tips or other technical advice, the most important thing you can do to make great photographs is to get out there when the light is beautiful. This can be during the classic golden hour (the red rocks in the scene would actually 'glow' if you shot this near sunset) or during a stormy day with dramatic skies, or during an unusual weather disturbance such as a snowstorm in the desert. I hope you take this as a constructive comment. Like I said, you have a natural eye for subject matter and composition, and I think you could make truly spectacular images if you spent more time considering the light in your images. Just my 2 cents...
Cheers,
Mike
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