Puzzled.

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 1, 2014350 views17 comments

Racetrack, Death Valley

Trying to convey the flat, vastness you feel standing there.

Three Raw exposures for DOF, hand blended in PSCC, processed in LR5, TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/40 s, f/7.1, ISO 200, EFS 10-22 mm @ 10 mm, CPL

Please view the large image!

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

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 1, 2014 at 12:03 PM

Pin sharp front to back Ronald, great detail and contrast and a lovely sky to round it off.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 1, 2014 at 12:28 PM

Ronald,
I find that this looks a little "weird" for me because the foreground slopes down. Nevertheless a very different shot, with remarkable details and colour

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on October 1, 2014 at 1:11 PM

I like this a lot, the sloping perspective in the FG creates interest for me and gives it a lot of depth.
Nice work....

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

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 1, 2014 at 1:50 PM

LOL. Side by side my image of Oregon Alvord, I thought this might be the same place! Cool shot!

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 1, 2014 at 2:29 PM

Mr. Metternich - Yes, I enjoyed your photo and thought, "Hey, if HE can post a photo with minimal foreground AND midground, maybe I can get away with it too." Thank you for the inspiration.

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

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 1, 2014 at 2:46 PM

Actually really like this. Great job on the perspective.

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 1, 2014 at 3:53 PM

Ronald, This looks great! I'm really enjoying this view and love the wonderful detail and patterns. The distant mountains and sky look great as well and such wonderful color. Beautiful work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 1, 2014 at 4:26 PM

Beautiful image and comp, Ronald. Also interesting to see an image of this iconic place without the rocks. Details of the FG are really special.

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

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 2, 2014 at 2:37 AM

"Mr. Metternich - Yes, I enjoyed your photo and thought, "Hey, if HE can post a photo with minimal foreground AND midground, maybe I can get away with it too." Thank you for the inspiration."

LOL. Yeah man!

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on October 2, 2014 at 3:07 AM

Love the detail in this comp, Ronald. I. too like the fact that you can shoot the racetrack, without a race. Really nice. One of my favorite images from you, Excellent

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 2, 2014 at 5:31 PM

Very nice, Ronald. Great detail and color. I like the variation in tone in the playa. The sky looks wonderful.

Good job!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 2, 2014 at 9:16 PM

I wondered too for the thumbnail whether this was Alvord. The endless feel of the patterns stretching out into the distance is well captured.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 3, 2014 at 9:34 AM

Love the patterns in the playa and the overall composition. I also like the complementary warm and cool colors between the sky and the ground. Superb image for my tastes.

pat

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

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 3, 2014 at 12:57 PM

WOW. I love the contrast in the foreground. The oranges and blues work really well together too. Maybe add a bit more contrast in the distant foreground to maintain the look of cracking mud into infinity? Just a thought

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 5, 2014 at 2:26 PM

Fantastic textures in the foreground. Like tissues through a microscope. The mountains are well placed too.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 5, 2014 at 6:51 PM

Good take on an iconic scene.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 9, 2014 at 10:15 AM

Hey Ronald,
First off - Great Title
2nd - well processed
and (C) - you accomplished the vastness aspect very nicely.
Well done . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments