Tortured Land

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 24, 20173,071 views14 comments

Still digging through my archives but hope to get back into the field next week. Anyway, here's an image from the Alabama Hills outside Lone Pine shot last April. Needs to be viewed large - for some reason, the lumosity is too low in the smaller version. Be interested to get your thoughts.

5D2, 70-200 f/4 IS L @ 200mm

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 24, 2017 at 11:51 PM

The light is trulty beautiful. The tall peaks look a bit overprocessed, but it may just be the web rendering.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 25, 2017 at 12:07 AM

Beautiful work, Dave.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 25, 2017 at 10:06 AM

The lighting is awesome, Dave, and the ruggedness amazing. The band of cloud adds well to the sense of rugged isolation.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 25, 2017 at 11:47 AM

Great light and wonderful textures, Dave. The large version is definitely better. I like how the hills dominate the image. This really shows well the geology of the area. Nicely done!
--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 25, 2017 at 1:13 PM

Dave,

Fabulous image of the Alabama Hills and the Sierra crest. I really like that you've tempered the color/sat; one could easily warmed up the hills even more with the warm morning light. But the colors contrast beautifully as presented (large version) and I'd say you've processed this just right.

I really like the diagonal lines and ridge lines throughout; the line of clouds a bonus to top things off.

No nits or suggestions. Wonderful as is.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 25, 2017 at 1:28 PM

Dave, This looks really good to me. Wonderful warm light adds a special touch to this. Nice textures and the clouds work so nice here. It really is quite a view!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 25, 2017 at 3:37 PM

Really well composed image in fine light, Dave. Fine job of isloating this scene @200mm. I like the criss-crossing forms of the hills and mountains going from near to far. The clouds at the top add another layer of interest. Finally, I like the amazing amount of detail in the piles of rocks.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 25, 2017 at 3:51 PM

The light in this scene enhances this rugged landscape and it also brings out the color contrast between the foreground rocks and the higher peaks in the background. The storm clouds enhance the mood. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on February 25, 2017 at 7:37 PM

Hi Dave,

There is some wonderful depth created from the alternating light/shadow patterns. The warm light is what really breathes the energy into this scene, and you have some awesome clouds up top. This all creates a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 26, 2017 at 1:58 AM

I like the layers of light and shadow Dave.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 26, 2017 at 9:37 AM

Great drama in this composition, well balanced with the mountains and great job timing with the light and shadow and line form in the clouds. All works maginificently, love this and missing Alabama hills !

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on February 26, 2017 at 11:01 PM

Another beautiful image, Dave. I'm pretty sure you could keep digging for more gems. Wonderful layers on this rugged landscape. The only suggestion I have would be to burn the bottom left a bit, but real minor.

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Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on February 27, 2017 at 7:37 AM

I like this a lot, Dave. The contrast between the clouds, the snow, and the rocks is amazing. I would consider a little crop of the foreground to create more impact.

Mattia

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 6, 2017 at 12:18 AM

That's just great light Dave, it really brings out the textures of the rocks nicely. I'm really enjoying the layers.

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