Nice set, Sasha. I like #5 the best, although I wish you would have framed it a little wider. Part of the bush on the right seems to be missing, and the larger rock on the top left side is cut off.
alatoo60 wrote:
...a place rarely visited by photographers...
I'm sure that'll change now that you've revealed the location... :)
Here I thought you were going to show some shots from Joshua Tree. They have a Wonderland of Rocks Trail...
#1 and 2 don't do much for me with the sepia toning and the border. #3 is my favorite followed by #5. I really like the location and lighting in #5, hopefully you have some more shots from that area you can post later.
I'll try to re-process the first two as I like the composition
I was not very ambitious about photography as it was family trip. The light was not right, too early in a day. The last couple of shots were made during golden hour, and it shows.
Although, as Jim says, I do have some prettier pictures to post, for example, this one (even if it is not purely landscape):
Hi Sasha, this looks like a cool location. Like Jim I was expecting the JTNP "Wonderland" but the Chiricauha version looks pretty cool too. I particularly like the rim lighting on #4; that's a beautiful use of golden hour light. I think I would like #5 perhaps even better, but the backlit trees being cut off bothers me; if the view were shifted a few degrees to the right I think it would be excellent. But then, I don't know if there was something to the right that wouldn't have worked to be included. I think #1 might work well as a straight high-contrast B&W without the sepia.
On my one trip to southern AZ I went to Saguaro (which I don't regret), but the Chiricauhas have been on my list; now more than ever!
Dave, thanks for the comment.
Chiricahua is a very cool location, unfortunately, its a long drive from Phoenix.
The backlit trees cut off... the picture was taken with a tele lens from the road, at equivalent of 600mm focal length, so not much choice for the POV
