Ups and downs

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 24, 2014129 views7 comments

Morning sun at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley.

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web. Canon T3i, 1/200 s, f/6.3, ISO 200, EF 24-105 mm @ 98 mm, CPL

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

Those structures along the tops of the ridges may be foot trails. If that pushes this into Man & Nature, so be it.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on June 24, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Nice comp with the diagonally placed ridges and good quality of light and shadow. Nice Work, Ronald. Chet

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 24, 2014 at 1:42 PM

Beautiful details and light. Can you open the shadows a little?

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 24, 2014 at 6:19 PM

Great abstract pattern. For my tastes, I would not open up the shadows, as I find they contribute to the pattern quite nicely. Real nice and different take on Z Point.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 24, 2014 at 8:12 PM

I like this a lot, Ronald. The shadows look fine to me, and I agree with Harley's comment about them. The light and the diagonal comp really work well.

--P

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on June 24, 2014 at 8:28 PM

Very nice layers and textures, Ronald. I like the zebra striping in this image. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on June 24, 2014 at 10:56 PM

I like this very much. The thing that struck me first was that I couldn't tell the scale of what is in the photo. Is this just small eroded channels on the shoulder of a road or is this large hills? I still don't know for sure. In that regard, this is a very successful image. I too like the diagonals in this. The alternating sunlit hills and the dark canyons is great. Nice color palette as well. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 27, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Very interesting take, Ronald. Never having been there, it's difficult for me to comprehend the scale here, almost like a little beach scene, although it is much larger I'm sure. If mine, I would consider cropping up from the bottom to just above the darker wedge at the bottom RHS. Also agree that opening the shadows would be a good option. Very nice work.

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