Dawn of Wotan

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 5, 2014335 views15 comments

This may be my favorite image from labor Day weekend on the north rim with a few other NPNers and AZ photographers. Soft light and subtle clouds greeted Saturday morning. Living in Flagstaff, I have the opportunity to visit the canyon often, but being on the rim that morning was one of the more pleasurable vistas to see unfold.

Nikon D600 Nikon 16-35mm @ 16mm, f/8, 1/2sec, ISO 100.
As always, suggestions and comments are welcome.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on September 5, 2014 at 11:38 AM

The cliffs pull me in, and then there's the clouds. Well-done composition.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM

Wonderful DOF with some terrific light. The curving line is very pleasing to the eye. The only downside in my opinion is the horizon seems to bisect the image pretty close to the midline in the frame. My brain seems to see it as two separate images, I certainly understand why you left a good portion of the sky in as it's special in it's own right.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 5, 2014 at 1:58 PM

Beautiful color Doug and I love the leading line in the composition. Everything works for me in this as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on September 5, 2014 at 3:21 PM

Beautiful, Doug. Looks nice and crisp with great color. Glad you had such nice conditions.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 5, 2014 at 3:48 PM

Nice composition for sure, but absolutely wonderful glowing directional light. Good realistic balance between the sky and canyon.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on September 5, 2014 at 4:46 PM

Outstanding, Doug. I can tell that this is your home base. Familiarity with such an awesome location puts you right where you need to be for these wonderful conditions. I love everything about this image, no nits from me.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on September 5, 2014 at 9:04 PM

The sweeping foreground brings one right into the scene.
Great light and a very nice sky.
I can see a version with a tad more foreground and less sky but this almost half and half comp works well.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 6, 2014 at 1:06 AM

Love the light, and the curvature of the cliff Doug. I'm wondering how a vertical version would work. The large version is especially striking!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on September 6, 2014 at 3:19 AM

Well that is quite lovely.
aF

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 6, 2014 at 11:37 AM

Beautiful tones and colors in this Doug and a really nice comp also. The sky is really nice. Great image.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 6, 2014 at 7:04 PM

Just love the composition here with the ridge leading you into the scene.
Nice and subtle processing too, though a hint more midtone contrast wouldn't hurt

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Comment posted by Kane Engelbert on September 7, 2014 at 12:18 PM

Hi Doug! The processing here is very realistic. I think it's perfect. I wish for a little more foreground, and certainly keep all of the sky. Excellent image as is.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM

Love the subtle colors in the sky here Doug and that fine arc of butte just catching some sun makes a great lead into the distance.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 8, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Thank you for the feedback. I do not have any more frame top or bottom to add unfortunately. At least in this image, the 50/50 split does not bother me. Morkel, I did try a little more local contrast at your suggestion and liked it.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 12, 2014 at 5:07 AM

Nice shot man. So nice to be so close!

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