Owlshead Dawn

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 27, 2016126 views7 comments

From a spot up in the Black Mountains looking across at the Owlshead Mountains in Death Valley. I liked the dark, ominous clouds sandwiching the pastels of the sky with the dark range below. I've actually cropped quite a bit of darker cloud from the top edge.

f/11, 1/125 sec, ISO-200, 70mm, tripod.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 27, 2016 at 9:36 PM

Good subtle contrast and colors. Not sure how much dark cloud is missing, but perhaps it could use a bit more? It works as is, too.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 27, 2016 at 9:41 PM

Dave,
This is really excellent. Really dig the layers of light and dark clouds over the rugged landscape. Lighting is beautiful. Nice to see a DV view that is not over done. Makes me want to get back to DV this winter!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 28, 2016 at 9:30 AM

Beautiful!! I love the understated colors and was a tranquil scene. Looks very painterly, too.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 28, 2016 at 11:51 AM

I agree that maybe a wee bit more of dark sky at the top could balance the dark land a bit more. But, having said that, I think this works very good as it is as well actually. Love the soft look of the sky.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 28, 2016 at 1:21 PM

Love the soft, painterly view here. This could look boring or uninspired, but there is so much going on actually. The softness is one aspect I like, but the lightning on the ridges, the layering and the earth tones add a lot to this image. Very good work!

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on January 28, 2016 at 1:42 PM

Here's the processed image before I decided to crop off some sky. It just felt a little "heavy" to me.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 28, 2016 at 7:22 PM

Very nice light with interesting contrasts. I think you made the correct decision to crop. The earth tones are wonderful in the large detailed view.

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