Second Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 19, 2014222 views10 comments

I was photographing this small butte in a dry wash in the morning in the shade when the sun rose high enough behind me to illuminate the top of the butte. It really made the composition work for me, and the clouds were a bonus.

Canon 5D II
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II
16mm, f/18, 1/30 second, ISO 50, .6 soft GND

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on January 19, 2014 at 9:42 PM

Pretty cool. You got some nice leading lines here and the clouds are definitely a bonus, I don't think it would have worked without them. I like it!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on January 20, 2014 at 7:11 AM

I love the composition

Might suggest some shadow to highlight reduction

Great sky.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 20, 2014 at 10:20 AM

This is a cool shot. I like how you composed it. Great use of lines leading to the butte.And the sky also looks interesting with those clouds. Beautiful image

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 20, 2014 at 12:26 PM

The leading lines take me into this inviting scene and everything is topped off with those wonderful clouds. Beautifully done, Jim.

Ed

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM

Very nice Jim! I like your comp and the lines taking me in to and around the scene. Wonderful color and a great sky topping it off. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 20, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Im gonna have to dissent, Jim. I think you had a good idea here, with the lines and little butte, and the sky is nice, but theres just too much shadow here for me. Im not really fond of the extreme distortion in the bg either. It's not a bad shot, just no where near as strong as most of your stuff is IMHO.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM

Very nice scene Jim with a nice comp and beautiful sky. Could see a bit more shadow contrast maybe but great as is. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2014 at 11:50 PM

The clouds make this image special. The leading lines of in the foreground rocks are interesting as well, which has me wondering how this would look with the foreground lit also, but I'm enjoying this as presented.