Newton's Fire

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 7, 2016264 views12 comments

Moisture from tropical storm Newton made its way north over northern Arizona, leading to a colorful sunset over the sunflowered hills and San Francisco Peaks. This is a blend of two exposures for sky and land.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on September 7, 2016 at 11:48 AM

Mother of god! That's some sick light, Doug!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 7, 2016 at 10:17 PM

That's an amazing field of sunflowers paired with an amazing sky, Doug. Lots of color and a tremendous sweep. To my eye, the lower peaks and especially the tip of the just right of center peak seem a bit dark. A minor nit on a great image.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on September 8, 2016 at 12:30 AM

Nice composition with opposing V's. The light is just amazing, and I like the cloud motion.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 8, 2016 at 11:18 AM

That is some wonderful light and lively color, Doug. The composition works well for me, and, like Angela said, the cloud motion is real nice.
--P

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on September 8, 2016 at 1:41 PM

Outstanding Doug. You did a very nice job on the blend to make it look natural. What a great sky!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on September 8, 2016 at 2:55 PM

Wow, that's an explosion of color, both on the ground and sky. I'm viewing on an IPad, so take this with a grain of salt, but there appears to be a halo along the ridge line where the crazy sky meets the mountains. Could be from cleaning up the blend, or could be my IPad.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 10, 2016 at 11:35 AM

Thank you for your comments. Mark, the Shultz fire from an abandoned campfire swept across the mountain several years ago, so there are some ugly areas that show especially at sunrise. The mountain is a mix of lighter burn, darker treed and bare rock peaks. The round center hill does look too dark. Gary, the halo will be an easy fix. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 12, 2016 at 12:40 PM

Beautiful color and motion Doug. I also like the overall warmth of the image.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on September 15, 2016 at 8:34 PM

Sweet mother of sky!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 17, 2016 at 10:05 PM

Beautiful scene - love the colours and clouds.
Congrats on the fine WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 18, 2016 at 12:28 PM

Thank you for the weekly pick. It is an honor. And especially thankful for your helpful critique and suggestions.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on September 18, 2016 at 1:43 PM

Congratulations on the WP. I can't think of a thing I would change in this image.

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