I like both. At first I was troubled by the darkness of the ruin compared to the "flame". As I looked it made sense that the flame be brighter as it would be in an burning house. In the second shot I like the repetition of tones, textures,angle and shapes. Thanks.
-Steve
May 15, 2013 at 11:14 AM
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In all my many years of SW wanderings- I never heard of the House on Fire.
Not until I signed on at FM.
Dang-nab it! It really looks like a fascinating spot.
I like the image, Sasha, although I'd like it better with a bit more contrast.
Below is a quick edit trying to show what I mean.
Let me know if you want me to pull it.
Charlie
Hmmm- not quite what I expected, although it was just a two-minute edit using brightness.contrast sliders and some sharpening. Oh well.
Your first shot is impeccably processed!!!! Wow, and great job! Really!
I got hired by a gallery photographer in Vegas to work on some panoramas (do his post production on a few gallery prints) and this was one of the locations. It was a scan of a film pano shot and what a treat it was to work on. We went back and forth on how it should look and finally settled on an image that looked like the wide version of yours! I would not change a thing.
Love the House in Fire shot. I always wondered how this was looked upon in ancient days? The second one is a nice composition but seems to be missing something - I think it would have benefited with a hiker on the trail.
Dave
Jglaser757 wrote: Love the movement in the first shot, prefer the bottom of it cropped more
Thank you for the advice, will look into that. Both shots are posted with minimal processing.
stanparker wrote: Natural Bridges NM? Like the House On Fire, you got good light there.
Stan, that's right, #2 was shot on Sipapu trail. As about light - had to wait for it. In fact, there were quite a few people waiting for the right light.
Ed, Richard, and Steve - thank you for the kind comments!
Charlie Shugart wrote: In all my many years of SW wanderings- I never heard of the House on Fire.
Not until I signed on at FM.
Dang-nab it! It really looks like a fascinating spot.
I like the image, Sasha, although I'd like it better with a bit more contrast.
Below is a quick edit trying to show what I mean.
Charlie, it is a fascinating spot indeed! The hike is easy and very pleasant, and there are many more ruins to explore farther down the canyon.
As about processing - sorry, I prefer my version
Sunny Sra wrote: Nice ones. I looked for the house on fire a while back...couldn't find it. your shot has ignited the itch to go there again.
Thank you, Sunny. The State of Utah does not make finding this spot easy.
There is a sign for Mule Canyon Ruins but it is something entirely different. I did not find it the first time, got disappointed, drove 10 miles east to the next ruins, met German tourists with detailed topo map, went back, hiked along the rim, saw a trail on a bottom of the canyon, could not find the way down. Came back, tried different (unsigned) turn, and finally got to the right spot. Very nice easy hike, especially in a spring.
Mark Metternich wrote: Your first shot is impeccably processed!!!! Wow, and great job! Really!
I got hired by a gallery photographer in Vegas to work on some panoramas (do his post production on a few gallery prints) and this was one of the locations. It was a scan of a film pano shot and what a treat it was to work on. We went back and forth on how it should look and finally settled on an image that looked like the wide version of yours! I would not change a thing.
Mark, thank you, I am flattered to hear this from you. The processing on this shot is very basic, it's just the right light that does the trick.
I can't imagine how hard it was to shoot pano - as this shot was handheld from a very awkward position, on a back, head down the hill.
dbehrens wrote: Love the House in Fire shot. I always wondered how this was looked upon in ancient days? The second one is a nice composition but seems to be missing something - I think it would have benefited with a hiker on the trail.
Dave, thank you for the comment. This building was most likely a granary. There are more structures scattered farther down the canyon, this whole area is simply oozing with history.
As about hiker... I agree, it would be nice, but then, he or she would take the whole space as the trail is actually narrow and tight. I will post few more pictures from the area later to give the idea.
savingspaces wrote:
Of all the pictures of yours that I have seen, these are by far the very best. Excellent work!
Great house on fire! I would preferred the second one with a slightly lower framing to include more of the tree root. Am I to presume that it was taken on the trail to burning house?
I would not change a thing.