Soft in the Canyon

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 7, 2014286 views10 comments

A small weather disturbance came through northern Arizona this past Saturday, so I made a quick drive to this canyon in hopes of a sunset. I always struggle with the darkness in the canyons at dusk and dawn as they are light sinks at sunset, as opposed to mountain peaks which seem to catch the light.
Nikon D600, 32mm, f/8, 1/13sec, ISO 100, single exposure.
Feel free to offer suggestions and pick nits.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on April 7, 2014 at 10:11 AM

A very pleasing pastel palette, and the depth is palpable. Nicely composed. I can't find anything to complain about.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 7, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Beautiful image Doug. Wonderful details and colors in the large version and a very nice composition also. Great job on this.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 7, 2014 at 2:47 PM

You certainly didn't struggle with this one Doug, the exposure looks spot on.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Jose Fernandez on April 7, 2014 at 3:27 PM

The larger version is fantastic, very good processing

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Comment posted by Chris Stenger on April 7, 2014 at 4:53 PM

Nice image and well processed. Perhaps you may consider to darken the sky a bit

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 7, 2014 at 5:38 PM

Love the colors and shapes stretching from the foreground into the distance. The subtle colors in the sky are a great addition. Very well done, Doug!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 7, 2014 at 5:56 PM

Beautiful, Doug. Wonderful understated colors and a great scene. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on April 7, 2014 at 10:29 PM

Pretty epic location. Keep at this spot!

aF

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 8, 2014 at 1:26 PM

I like this gentler feeling. The quiet colors and soft light are most appealing.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on April 9, 2014 at 10:02 AM

Thank you for the feedback.
Chris, I had darkened the sky a couple of points. Perhaps I may try brightening the canyon very slightly too (although the 1200px versions seems brighter to me than the 800px version).

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