John Roach
December 2024 - Cottonwood Slot Canyon
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About the Image(s)
This image was captured almost 14 years ago while on a trip to several Utah State, National, and Monument Parks including Bryce Canyon, Red Rock Canyon, Cedar Break, Kodachrome Basin, Grosvenor Arch and Cottonwood Narrows. The image was captured with Nikon D90 with 18-200mm lens as a 3 image Bracket HDR with ISO 200, 1/20 sec., f/16 at 18mm processed in Photomatix, Lightroom, and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 for final Monochrome presentation. The enhanced Color version is what the Monochrome was created from. Happy Holidays Everyone and have a blessed new year.
2 comments posted
Nice handling and balance of light and shadow. There is a strong leading line from the open sky down through the gorge to the broken off rock at bottom left. That rock is firmly planted so acts as a foil to stop the viewer wandering further down and out the bottom and so works well from a compositional viewpoint. I like the colours in the original but the bright blue patch drags my eye straight up there so I think the mono works well as it does'nt have that same distraction. Posted: 12/06/2024 10:17:31
I like the detail in the rocks, although it is a bit washed out at the top where the sun caught the lip. I am amazed that this is a 3 exposure HDR treatment? Posted: 12/11/2024 19:27:45