Tyrah Lawson
January 2025 - Navajo Nation - Hidden Gem
About the Image(s)
This photo was taken on the Navajo Nation on October 1, 2023.When editing this photo I had a lot of bare dirt in the foreground so I cropped the photo to remove that since it's pretty unappealing in my view compared to the rest of the photo and I didn't want it to detract from the view which for me is naturally drawn up and then wide. This part of the Navajo Nation is definitely a hidden gem and you have to know how to get there to find it as the roads are unmarked. It is one of my most favorite places on the reservation.
Settings: Sony a7IV with my 24-240mm lens set at 24mm. ISO was 100, 1/1000 sec at F5. When editing, I cropped the bottom up as mentioned above. I also played with the usual sliders to tweak it in processing.
Interested to know your thoughts.
2 comments posted
Thanks for sharing. Posted: 01/10/2025 22:03:55
I think the composition you've presented here works well. I didn't see what it looked like w/the dirt in the foreground, but the yellow flowers provide a nice anchor at the bottom of the image with the lines of yellow, green, and then red/brown of the stone. Your ratio of sky to ground feels about right too.
For considerations, the gradient lines in the sky, both the blue part and clouds are pretty distracting. Not sure if they're a result of setting the quality to a very low level in the export or what but you might tinker with that and see if you can resolve them. You might also consider cropping in from the right a little, to bring the border to that little high point that's very close anyway and half cut off.
Thanks
Josh Posted: 01/22/2025 02:51:06