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Kane Creek Picnic Area

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 23, 201558 views3 comments

Since I haven't done landscape except on a snapshot basis, I really had to search for something that fit this one. Not as grand as the first few posts, but it was still pretty cool when I passed through there this past February. For reference, this is on Hwy 191 in Utah, south of Moab.

5D3, 28-70mm f/2.8 ISL @ 28mm, tripod, 1/1250, f/9.0, iso 500, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Full frame. Taken February 13th, 2015 at 10:46 am (not the best time of day so I fiddled with some filters and lifted the shadows a bit).

With all the landscape folks out there this should be a popular challenge.

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3 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 23, 2015 at 10:35 PM

This definitely (and nicely) shows the character of the "red rocks" in the Moab area and you've got some fine touches of clouds. The larger version does a good job of putting me there.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 25, 2015 at 3:33 PM

Dennis, I always enjoy scenes like this that can incorporate a diagonal flow or view similar to this. You've done an excellent job in working that aspect into this rock formation. Composition is excellent and I see no changes beyond maybe TOD, but even that looks very acceptable and basically very good for that hour.......nice!

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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on November 27, 2015 at 7:47 PM

Hi Dave, a beautiful spot and you captured it well. Just enough blue sky with a few whispy clouds sets off the rock nicely. Good details in the shadows too and the comp. looks fine. I can just spot a little arch in the LR corner which really makes everything interesting. The inclusion of some foreground is a nice plus.

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