White over Black Waters

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 7, 20183,998 views14 comments

Thanks for your comments on my previous canyon image. Here is a second image from the recent snowy morning in Oak Creek Canyon. This needs a slight ccw rotations as the reflections indicate, but then the more visually dominant varnish stripes on the red cliff face look slanted and unnatural. So it became a question of aesthetics over technicalities. I was surprised at how dark the water appears with the overcast lighting.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 7, 2018 at 2:54 PM

This is so stunning, just superb IMHO. I like this one better than the last. What a wonderful morning that must have been. I can almost feel your excitement coming through these images. No nits at all, neither about technicalities or any other thing. I would love to have this hanging on my wall!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM

Beautiful! I love the red wall with the snow contrasting it. Looks good to me without any rotation. Real sweet.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 7, 2018 at 3:52 PM

Douig--

Very nice. Snow, red rock, and flowing water with reflections work well with this comp. Well done.......................Jim

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 7, 2018 at 3:55 PM

Another great shot from you trip up the canyon. Maybe brightening the water areas a little? I think you could increase the vibrance or sat. a little and still be far from overdoing it. Great timing.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 7, 2018 at 4:20 PM

Have to agree with Kathy. This is exceptional and better than the previous one. I particularly like the reflections. A square crop of the bottom part of the image would make a fine image as well.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 7, 2018 at 5:58 PM

This is really well done. Your photographic I in this image zoned right in to the perfect compositional balance of light and dark. Great textures.

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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on March 8, 2018 at 9:39 AM

A really stunning image Doug. You hit the jackpot with the snow conditions, but what really makes this shot a winner for me is how carefully you thought out the composition. I agree with Igor, the reflection in the bottom third would make another fine image in it's own right. I hope you played around taking a lot of different compositions that day, when you get amazing conditions like this you gotta try all kinds of stuff. Great image !!!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 8, 2018 at 11:09 AM

Beautiful. Wonderful composition. The contrast of the red rock, dark water, and snow is great. I would consider this to be fine art photography.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 9, 2018 at 5:23 AM

That's a very beautiful scene Doug. I might be tempted to raise the brightness of the reflected portion just a tiny wee bit as initially from the thumbnail image I thought you had too much river below. It was only when I opened it fully I appreciated the reason that you had included as much at the base of the image. Very beautiful, red and white works so well in a scenic

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 9, 2018 at 9:20 PM

NICE!. I think you could bump up the reds even a little bit more. devil

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on March 9, 2018 at 9:22 PM

Absolutely gorgeous scene, Doug, and well captured. Love the snow with the red rocks, and the reflections is icing on the cake.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 10, 2018 at 12:01 PM

Thanks for the feedback. The bump in saturation seems to be a recurring theme ;-)

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 10, 2018 at 5:47 PM

This is exceptional, Doug. I would not change anything here. Beautiful work, both in seeing and processing!
--P

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on March 10, 2018 at 9:11 PM

This series is killing it. So badass with those conditions. Again...curious on a bw :)

aF

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