Ed O’Rourke  


The Other Oregon - 3 by Ed O’Rourke

November 2024 - The Other Oregon - 3

November 2024 - Ed O’Rourke

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My wife and I took another get-away trip to the east of the Cascades. This photo is from Smith Rock State Park just north of Redmond OR. (Our daughter lives in Boise and as we drive across Oregon we are always taken back by how different the state is from the coast, I-5 corridor and west of the Cascades). It's unique in that the park is surrounded by relatively flat farm land and this canyon with the rock formations just sits in the middle. It was a pretty overcast day so I didn't have to deal with shadows and I did have a low light situation. This shot is from the parking area of their visitor center, but we didn't hike down to the bottom of the canyon - that's for my next visit.

I took the shot with my Canon R; rf24-105 lens at 24mm; aperture f/14; shutter 1/125; ISO 400. As you can see in post I increased the exposure a good bit, did a lot of haze removal, increased the overall contrast and worked on the color contrast to make the redish brown stand out more.


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6 comments posted




Neil Bellenie
Ed, you are getting great pictures from Oregon. The composition here is really interesting with the rock formations like petrified churches and the meander of the river that cuts through the image.
The original needed a lot of work and yet the image looks natural.   Posted: 11/11/2024 22:02:27



Dawn Gulino
Hi Ed, I like how you composed this image with the river snaking through it.

To me, the color looks a bit too yellow and the sky looks over processed a bit in the center of the frame, there also seems to be some ghosting at the skyline.

Hope you don't mind, I took a crack at processing this, then had fun warping it a bit as I didn't like how the right side of the river started higher, then dipped down, it looked a bit out of balance (to me at least). I also took out the two tree stubs that were on the right. This was a total quick, fun edit on my part, just wanted to see how it might look doing this.   Posted: 11/17/2024 22:51:28
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Ed O’Rourke   Ed O’Rourke
Dawn, I like what you have done with the sky, thank you. And I understand where you are coming from regarding the "yellow" of the rocks and ground however that is pretty close to what it actually looked like, and I can only imagine what it would look like on a sunny summer day.

p.s. This is the most popular cliff climbing location in Oregon.   Posted: 11/18/2024 02:27:21
Dawn Gulino
Thanks Ed, that makes sense about the color! I was thinking it was the case :D

It's a gorgeous location!
  Posted: 11/18/2024 03:35:52



Paul Smith   Paul Smith
Ed, your recent photos have been better and better. With this shot you have great clarity, crisp focus, and composition. Dawn's comment regarding the "serpent effect" is spot on. I'm sure we will be seeing more of this part of Oregon, in the future. Well done.   Posted: 11/18/2024 16:06:17



Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Great image Ed.   Posted: 11/24/2024 06:38:37