Jean Wu  


Cocks Comb Hills Sedona by Jean Wu

March 2020 - Cocks Comb Hills Sedona

About the Image(s)

This photo was taken early morning during my Hot Air Balloon ride in Sedona. I used Canon 7D, EF25-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens. I used “Center weighted average” metering mode with 1/500 @ f/5.6 exposure, ISO 400 Aperture Priority mode. I used PS to increase saturation on the rocks.


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11 comments posted




 
I really like your aerial image of the landscape. I downloaded the image and used NIK color effects pro and the detail extractor to remove some of the atmospheric haze by boosting the contrast and saturation (did not use the extractor slider). To me, it appears slightly sharper and has more of an "alpen glow" appearance typical of a late afternoon shot. In the end it is personal preference, but I really like the image.   Posted: 03/01/2020 15:13:27
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This photo was taken early morning and the ground moisture evaporating that caused the haze. I used adjustment layer/mask to boost up rocks' contrast and saturation but didn't 'see' the haze while doing it. Thank you for your comment and your sharpened version. I'll look up PS equivalent technique to remove haze.   Posted: 03/02/2020 11:40:17



Paul Smith   Paul Smith
Jean,
Your image is good, and Michael made it even better. Wonderful color and detail.   Posted: 03/03/2020 09:34:15



Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Jean
I like the expansiveness of the rock formations. Your version looks softer because of the haze I like Michael's image but yours is more realistic   Posted: 03/03/2020 23:23:22
 
Thanks for your comment.   Posted: 03/04/2020 10:12:43



Dan Mottaz   Dan Mottaz
Jean, you nailed it! Then Michael put on a few finishing touches that made it perfect. What a great image!
What strikes me of course is the "Golden Hour" color. Other than highlights, warm colors always attracted the eye first. My eyes started with the main, foreground butte. With the way you composed your image, my eyes followed your warm tones in an upper right diagonal direction. There are compositional theories about lower left to upper right directional flows that I mostly agree with. You instinctively did right with that concept.
Your image has the appropriate amount of drama without going too far. And, your sky is not too heavy where it upstages the main point of interest. Very nice going, Jean.   Posted: 03/04/2020 13:43:08
 
Thanks for you comment!!   Posted: 03/04/2020 15:23:52
 
Thanks for you comment!!   Posted: 03/04/2020 15:23:53



 
Hi Jean, I have been studying your image and monitoring the comments. What I look for in an image is "impact" - something that draws the viewer into the frame. The primary interest in your image is the butte in the foreground. The remainder of the image illustrates the expansiveness of the terrain, but (in my opinion) the boldness of the foreground feature is lost. Also, I want to see the sedimentation and erosion more clearly. I've taken the liberty of cropping the image the way I would have done it had I captured the scene. As always, artistic expression is subjective and that's why we're all here......   Posted: 03/08/2020 08:32:47
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Good point about the boldness of the foreground feature and thanks for your modified version!   Posted: 03/09/2020 12:15:48



Ed O’Rourke   Ed O’Rourke
The bright colors of this image has a positive impact for me with the rock formations in the center providing a strong point of interest. I like the composition with the point of interest set a bit to the side and about two thirds up from bottom, (applying the rule of thirds). I think the intense colors of the buttes are well balanced with the browns in the background and brown/green of the vegetation. I do agree with Jerry that it would help if more detail could be brought out for the rock formations. There is always some level of dust in the air in the southwest so haze reduction in post processing would, in my opinion be of help.   Posted: 03/09/2020 14:36:10