The way out

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 29, 2013268 views7 comments

When I was photographing waterfalls in the early summer, I came across this small cave. I went in and and I was surprised how different the view was. The cave is located deep in the canyon. The warm light outside the cave created the glow of greens and the darkness inside strengthened it. I hope this photo can give you a feeling of warmth and cold that I felt when I was there. C&C appreciated.

D800 14-24 mm @14mm
Two photos hand blended for cave DOF and third one for forest DR

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Artur Stanisz on July 29, 2013 at 1:17 AM

For some reason the forest is to dark after uploading. Please view larger.

Registered on July 18, 2013, 16 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 29, 2013 at 12:12 PM

Makes me feel like a Hobbit. Out of the box and sweet. Closer to the opening and more forest, maybe

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 29, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Interesting concept, Artur. I think I understand what you were going for, but I think for my tastes at least this would be stronger with more of the emphasis placed on the forest and just enough of the cave to frame the scene. Maybe I'm just not in a dark and mysterious mood today.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Artur Stanisz on July 29, 2013 at 9:28 PM

I agree with the crop. Looks like I posted wrong very dark file. Here is what I was going for. I'm going to work more on this concept next year when greens are back.

Registered on July 18, 2013, 16 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Shane McDermott on July 29, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Looks like a glimpse into the world of a bear...

Great work at controlling shadow detail here, but I find the magenta band at the mouth of the cave a little distracting.

Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 29, 2013 at 10:36 PM

The repost is spot on. I like it a lot more and I think it still conveys the contrast of warmth and cold that you wanted to convey.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on July 29, 2013 at 11:24 PM

I prefer the repost also. It's a wonderful, different perspective you've given to this forest scene. Very nice.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments