Brain Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 16, 2016175 views11 comments

This past Sunday morning's sunrise which may be one of the best I've witnessed at this location atop the Paria Plateau. It is a nice feeling of anticipation seeing cloud structure above and a gap on the horizon in early dawn. The white brain rock can be painted a nice tint of color from the morning sky.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 16, 2016 at 10:21 AM

Beautiful sky and nice foreground to lead into it. I might be inclined to crop a little off the bottom to make the sky a bit more prominent? Nice sunrise to behold either way.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on May 16, 2016 at 11:27 AM

Very nice as presented, Doug, and you obviously know the location. I might be tempted to brighten up the BG rocks just a tad to better match the light on the FG rock but that's just reaching for a critique.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM

That's one weird landscape, and you captured in a very effective way. Can't go wrong with this light of course, it complements the land perfectly. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on May 16, 2016 at 1:25 PM

Quite a treat to see large, Doug! My suggestion would be to add a little more punch to the image, if you are so inclined. A little bit more contrast and this would be incredible. It already is so :)

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 16, 2016 at 6:11 PM

Sweet light and comp, Doug. The horizontal flow of this image is emphasized very nicely with the landscape format. I like the warmth of the scene along with the drama laden sky. Gorgeous work.

Ed

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 16, 2016 at 8:37 PM

Great conditions at White Pocket, Doug, and you did very well with them. Such an amazing place, I've got to get there soon. Awesome sky, I would punch up the foreground some, it looks a little flat to me, but not too much.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 16, 2016 at 10:49 PM

I really like the subdued pastel colors in this image which give this a unique feel compared to many of the other images that I have seen from this location. I also like how the reddish curve formed in the foreground rocks from left to right is kind of a mirror image of a corresponding curve formed by the clouds. This creates a subtle symmetry that really makes the composition work for me. Nicely done! devil

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on May 16, 2016 at 11:09 PM

Nice pastels and patterns. Excellent photo.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on May 16, 2016 at 11:27 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree that the rock can use a little more brightness and contrast to help accent the contours.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 17, 2016 at 10:14 AM

Wonderful cloud color to accent the crazy rock. I like the suggestion to add contrast, although my vote would be for darker sky as part of that.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 17, 2016 at 7:07 PM

Excellent take on this marvelous landscape, Doug. Points well taken on the FG, and as an option, it might be interesting to selectively warm up the tones and exposure a bit in the FG. Nice work!

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