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Long time no post over here - I've been doing more critters than 'scapes lately.
This was from an off trail location in Valley Of Fire State Park. This actually took about a week to happen - I was plagued with clear blue skies every day.
This was taken on my very last morning - I had to head home right after this was captured, so I was pretty excited to see some clouds in the sky as early twilight turned to dawn. I was hoping to get some light on the clouds, but this was actually much cooler than I had expected. Lots of just dumb luck involved, but hey, I'll take it.
Tech stuff - This was a focused bracketed image (only 4 images) - even at 17~18mm there just wasn't enough DOF to pull it off. I also had to exposure bracket and blend just a bit, but it wasn't too severe (the D800 really has some serious dynamic range).
Steve,
Let me be the first of what I believe will be many post's on the reaction for this one:
Sweet Shot , the bracketing works great here with all the detail in the arch. The clouds and color in the sky are killer. Great image I really like this one.
Regards,
Dean
Stop shooting those critters and get back to shooting more landscapes! Nice work on this one, and well worth the patience needed to get it. A cool location, and some cool coloring on those clouds.
Steve Perry wrote:
Long time no post over here - I've been doing more critters than 'scapes lately.
This was from an off trail location in Valley Of Fire State Park. This actually took about a week to happen - I was plagued with clear blue skies every day.
This was taken on my very last morning - I had to head home right after this was captured, so I was pretty excited to see some clouds in the sky as early twilight turned to dawn. I was hoping to get some light on the clouds, but this was actually much cooler than I had expected. Lots of just dumb luck involved, but hey, I'll take it. ...Show more →
I think you deserve more credit here than you give yourself - in my book it is not dumb luck for someone who has the commitment to keep after it for a week to be rewarded with a beautiful sky. Kudos on envisioning and executing such a great shot.
Steve, this is gorgeous! DOF on this would have been a challenge but the focus stack came through for you. Love all the detail I get to look at inside the arch all the way to the horizon.
Your tones look very natural. Did you have to pull back on original saturation with the reds?
