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Capitol Reef sunset

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Posted by Bob Falcone on July 21, 2015 at 8:32 PM
Capitol Reef sunset

Another shot from Utah last week. This is sunset at Capitol Reef right after a short rain storm. I cropped a bit from top and bottom to give it a pano look, and to get rid of distractions. I like it, but I'm not sure why. Opinions, thoughts?

Posted by Howard Cihak on July 22, 2015 at 4:33 AM

Bob, could you post the uncropped image for comparison?  My immediate reasction is that I'd like a bit more sky, and the deep shadow at the bottom of the image id distracting.

Posted by Bob Falcone on July 22, 2015 at 2:19 PM

HI Howard.  Here is the uncropped image, and also one with a little more cropped from the top, based on comments on the Facebook page.

Posted by Bob Falcone on July 22, 2015 at 2:19 PM
Posted by Jim Gavin on July 23, 2015 at 2:54 PM

I like the uncropped.

Posted by Bob Falcone on July 23, 2015 at 8:25 PM

Thanks Jim.  I can think of a bunch of reasons why I'm not a fan of it...

Posted by Bill Pelzmann on July 24, 2015 at 9:57 PM

Now that I see the original, I also like a crop that's half way between uncropped and your original crop.