Contour

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 6, 2014166 views13 comments

The Canyon of Crows ends in this unusual spiral formation of limestones and blue clays. Contrasts nicely with the warmer sandstone in the bg. Thanks for your suggestions on my last post and for taking a look at this one.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 6, 2014 at 7:01 PM

Cool perspective/composition and impressive colors. Good spot for a case of vertigo!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on May 7, 2014 at 1:32 AM

Brilliant color Nancy, and fine swirls.

Carol

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on May 7, 2014 at 3:59 AM

Love the funnel affect and the out of focus foreground rocks help draw attention to the mysterious black hole. Makes me want to see what is down there.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 7, 2014 at 5:07 AM

Incredible reflected light here Nancy! I especially love the elegant curve as well. The cooler tones in the foreground add some wonderful depth, and I think you could bring that out even more by adjusting the white balance to be just a bit cooler.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on May 7, 2014 at 6:24 PM

This does get me curious, wanting to go down there to explore! You captured some wonderful light for sure. The foreground appears quite soft, which to me is a bit distracting, but perhaps it was intentional, so I'll stop here. :) I really like your comp

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on May 7, 2014 at 9:11 PM

Very interesting comp Nancy with very nice depth to it. Also like the colors in it. Very nice find.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on May 7, 2014 at 11:59 PM

I would have liked the FG to be more in focus, but you have a nice lead in to the hole and very nice light.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 8, 2014 at 10:06 AM

Excellent color and light Nancy, and great find.
John

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 8, 2014 at 8:25 PM

Thank you all for the feedback. As usual, you've given me some valuable insight. Seems most of you are assuming this id a chute or a hole I'm shooting into and that's probably my fault. My love of the unusual and abstract probably caused this impression here. This is actually shit from very close to the canyon floor in an effort to emphasize the spiraling wall above me. There's no hole, I'm shooting from level ground. Sorry to cause any confusion and, again, thanks for the feedback

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on May 9, 2014 at 2:47 AM

No need to apologize for any confusion. The photo has impact and is intriguing. To me, that’s what counts. It’s all good.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 9, 2014 at 3:23 AM

Easy to get disoriented! It's a bit of an optional illusion, and very cool for it!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 11, 2014 at 4:18 PM

Hi Nancy

The light and color make this image special : love it!! toast:

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 13, 2014 at 1:11 AM

I love how it gives me the feel of climbing down in there. Cool shot Nancy!

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