Not Manly

Dave,
Interesting study of eroded hills. ​You managed the light very well considering it was mid-day. I might suggest burning down the bright wash in the center which looks a little hot, at least on my monitor.

Dave,

Great job extracting a comp from this area.  Yeah, Zabrisky and Manly have been DTD (done to death,) but one of the great things about DV, is that there is plenty of room for different looks and perspectives.

You may have taken some "liberty" with the colors, but you certainly didn't take it beyond believable.  And I think you did well to not go over, and the colors are also reflective of the light and time of day, so good job with that.

I agree with Dave D. about the bright spot in the wash.  It's central to the image and my eye just can't ignore it.  No problem with the bottom triangle area.

It sure is a fascinating and desolate place, and I think you've captured that very well here.

Lon

Real nice take on the landscape. I would agree about the gully and the colors are a bit enthusiastic for my tastes, but real nice image. You did not want to mingle with 75 of your best photo friends at Z-Point??? 

Tough light conditions, no doubt. I do find the color somewhat harsh, too green, and at the same time with some magenta tints in the foreground. I think I would have preferred something closer to the original, but that is just a preference and it is all in the artistic latitude !!

Always so many textures and lines to play with in that area.  Nicely seen.
aF

It's a dynamic landscape, which is why it's DTD (Thanks, Lon; I like that abbreviation!). First I noticed about your version, Dave, is the green tint. Good or bad, intended or unintended, it certainly makes this image different from the many others images of this area, which is good. 

I agree that this has a wonderful 3D feeling, very much aided by the compressed comp. The bright white spot is a tad too bright for me, I think I would burn that one down a bit.

This really needs to be seen LARGE to fully appreciate it. It's a great composition and this can be easily seen but the detail in the foreground slope(s) is what really makes it for me. That texture is amazing and provides a richness that dominates the landscape.
Regarding the coloring, my initial thought was that Zabriskie Point is flamboyant enough as it is without any further enhancement. The far slopes as I remember are a rich yellow (in the morning) and I'm not sure I would have changed that. Having said that the color composition overall is very pleasing and not over the top. Wonderful image. Thanks for sharing.

Dave, this is a landscape to get lost in.  Love the combination of real and abstract with all of the ridges piled on top of each other and fading into the distance.  Never having been here, the colors look fine to me.

Hi  Dave  Agree with the others,  this is  over the top.    the large  image must  be seen.   love the amazing  detail and beautiful color....

Albert Darmo
Canada