Watering Holes

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 12, 2014164 views8 comments

East Zion

This is another attempt to manually merge multiple images. Two images were merged, one for the foreground, one for the background and sky.

Canon 5D II
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II
17mm, f/22, 1.6 seconds and 0.4 second, ISO 50, .9 soft edge GND filter, polarizer

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 12, 2014 at 11:03 PM

The blend works very well, providing a real good perspective and sharp focus. Cool details and color in the foreground.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on November 12, 2014 at 11:09 PM

Zion sure does present many of those images that are hard to capture in one exposure. This looks great, Jim. Love the water pots and if I'm not mistaken there is a slot canyon further up this canyon. Very nice.

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

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 12, 2014 at 11:29 PM

This is an area of Zion that I need to spend some time exploring. Your blend looks really good, Jim. The watering holes make a nice leading line to the far butte which has nice light.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on November 13, 2014 at 3:05 AM

Like the comp a lot and the blend looks good. I wonder though whether you've done a tad too much burning on the bright parts of the BG mountain. The whites in the top half of the mountain look a little muddy gray on my monitor and seem like they should be brighter based on the lower half.

Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 13, 2014 at 9:04 AM

Jim,

Nice comp and the merge looks good to me as posted. I like the sharp detail in the fg particularly.

pat

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 13, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Jim, You came up with an excellent comp here and I like the colors in this very much. I think you made a wonderful photograph here because it just feels good looking at it!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on November 13, 2014 at 8:27 PM

I like the way that you have arranged the potholes in the foreground. Your blend looks natural to my eye. Nicely done!!

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 14, 2014 at 7:16 PM

You have given me some more inspiration to try more blending Jim because this image looks great. The comp is solid with the potholes leading you through the image, and you have the wonderful colors and light to keep you in the image.

Great shot

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments