Photo of the Month 3/14

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 25, 20141,201 views26 comments

The Badlands

Utah's Badlands. See larger version

Ive always had a fascination with big panoramics. I get it, they look like crap as a thumbnail, but printed big they can mesmerize and connect. Thus, I submit a crappy looking thumbnail! LOL!

There's a few crops from this image i think will look great but first I will submit this big pano to those that can see the bigger picture here.

Canon 6D, 400mm 9 image vertical stitch.

Comments and Critique

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 25, 2014 at 5:47 AM

This is super cool. Kane. Wish I had a better feel for scale (maybe your truck balanced on one of those ridges) but i guess if you print this big enough--say 30 feet wide--that point would be moot.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on February 25, 2014 at 5:58 AM

This is just great, I want to see it really BIG!
Sure will look awesome in a really large print.
Nice work.

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 25, 2014 at 2:11 PM

Kane, this looks really fantastic. Comp is very nice with the contrasting directions of the land And subtle warmth mixed in with the cool blue tone. No doubt I would put this on my wall.

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 25, 2014 at 2:19 PM

Kane, Wow! This is awesome. Beautiful work! Like the others I would love to see this as a large print and enjoy all you captured here.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 25, 2014 at 2:58 PM

Amazing panorama Kane! It has a mesmerizing atmosphere which I really like. I would also be curious how a crop from the left would work. If that yellowish part is removed, you get a more monochromatic image and the composition would be even more abstract in my opinion.

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 25, 2014 at 3:05 PM

Wonderful cool tones. I could even see adding some contrast to accentuate the ridges. Espcially like the intersection areas of the vertical ridges with the lower horizontal ones.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on February 25, 2014 at 4:44 PM

Kane, historically I've not been a huge fan of badlands images, but you may have just changed my mind for me. I love the color and the lines and detail from the side lighting. Superb image!

Registered on May 11, 2012, 84 Posts, 931 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on February 25, 2014 at 5:45 PM

Kane, this is really an awesome pano. To me there is no better place on earth than these blue mancos shale badlands. I love the compression of the scene with that 400 mm and then detail in the pano stitch. these badlands have such a graphic feel and the sidelight brings it all to light. Excellent!!!!

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on February 25, 2014 at 9:07 PM

This is a really nice image. I love the juxtaposition of the ridges. Many viewers, including myself, may end up being befuddled since there is no scale for the eyes. I have no idea how big this area is. But it is nice nonetheless.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 25, 2014 at 10:56 PM

Wow. A great capture and process.

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

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 26, 2014 at 5:49 AM

love this, love the colour and composition. reminds me of guy tal's work ...

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Stenger on February 26, 2014 at 12:44 PM

Nice image Kane. I like the composition and the cool blue tones. However, the image is a bit too dark for me and also I would like to see a bit more contrast.

Registered on May 9, 2013, 27 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 26, 2014 at 6:09 PM

A very nice one Kane , love the larger image.

Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on February 26, 2014 at 8:07 PM

Awesome image Kane! My only nit is that I want it larger, say ten feet!

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 27, 2014 at 9:59 AM

This is epic.

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Henke on February 27, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Seems like we often get hooked into the sunset orange images so often we forget some of the "other" color spectrum. Wonderful image that can't imagine how it could be improved.

Registered on February 20, 2012, 117 Posts, 285 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 27, 2014 at 8:10 PM

I really like the comp and the wide format pano definitely works. It feels a bit underexposed on my monitor, and that sort of hides the overall texture a bit.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 28, 2014 at 3:50 PM

I like the abstract feel to this. Great fun to look at.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Erik Stensland on February 28, 2014 at 4:44 PM

I love this Kane! I would really like to see this printed 60" or 90" long. This is my type of photo!

Registered on September 27, 2004, 121 Posts, 718 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on March 1, 2014 at 1:16 AM

Eye catching pano with killer blues Kane! Print very large!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 3, 2014 at 4:54 PM

I missed this earlier I guess. Glad I found it. Let me get my nit out of the way early - on my uncalibrated work monitor it appears just a tiny bit dark, but I'll check it again when I get home. This is an absolute knockout IMHO. The variations in color, shape, shadows, and texture just suck me right in. In addition, the rocks at the top offer such an exciting element as well. Being a 9 image stitch I would love to see this really large!

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 6, 2014 at 10:33 PM

Hi Kane

What a marvelous composition

the form and color here is awesome

a well deserved WP

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 6, 2014 at 10:55 PM

Even shown as small, the color and lighting has a majestic mood…prehistoric. This must overwhelm the viewer when enlarged to more than 6-8 feet across. Wow…hard to imagine.. Congrats on the WP!

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 7, 2014 at 12:43 AM

Kane, this is fantastic! Would love to see this full size. Congratulations on the WP!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Don Grall on March 7, 2014 at 2:23 PM

The intersecting lines is what is so fascinating about this. I could study this for a long time! Congratulations on the WP as well!

Registered on November 18, 2003, 16 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on March 13, 2014 at 4:03 PM

Very nice, Kane! I like the intimacy that you've created by focusing on these ridges, as well as the colors that you've captured.

Tim!

Registered on April 24, 2006, 14 Posts, 139 Comments