Dead in its tracks

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 21, 2014239 views9 comments

Racetrack, Death Valley

To Michael Martin who, on a previous Racetrack posting, commended me for not placing a rock in the foreground. I was weak and could not resist. I apologize.

Three Raw exposures for DOF, hand blended in PS CC, processed in LR5, TK resize/sharpening for web. Canon T3i, 1/160 s, f/9, ISO 200, EFS 10-22 @ 10 mm, CPL

Please view the large image!

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

PS I see the halo on the hill-sky boundary. I'm working on it.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on June 22, 2014 at 2:00 AM

How did the tracks appear and what made them?
A cool perspective, It seems like a trick photo though....

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

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on June 22, 2014 at 9:32 AM

One of the coolest perspectives of the Race Track that I have seen. Nice processing.

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

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on June 22, 2014 at 9:57 AM

Dan- Not a trick. The rocks move due the wind (strong and constant while we were there) and occasionally-reduced friction caused by rain or ice on the playa. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 22, 2014 at 12:53 PM

Great pov and a nice smooth sky to contrast with soil. I like it a lot. No suggestions.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 22, 2014 at 1:10 PM

Ronald, I like this very much and even more in the large version! A cool view from the Racetrack and very nicely done. I agree with Pat too about the sky working great with the scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Mazen ALhwaimel on June 22, 2014 at 2:31 PM

Very cool, I would like to raise the camera a little bit to the top so I can see the track leading to the BG.

Registered on April 6, 2014, 25 Posts, 43 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 22, 2014 at 4:33 PM

I agree it's a lovely perspective. I would try and recover some of the highlights in the sky, though?

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on June 23, 2014 at 11:13 AM

Very nice shot Ronald with nice tones and colors. An interesting pov also. Nice processing throughout especially the sharpness. Nicely done.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 27, 2014 at 11:51 AM

Very nice post work with the blending, Ronald, of a classic Racetrack scene. I might only suggest a slightly higher camera position and maybe a bit more room for those wonderful cracks in the mud.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments