Cool location! And lovely capture - the comp works for me. I was also wondering what direction low sunlight would take. It would be really cool if you had some direct light on the foreground!
Dave
One of the most interesting things in the scene for me is the inverse relationship between the striking shape of the structure at upper left and the shape of cliff face above the bend in the river below and to the right. That simple relationship is a strong one compositionally. For me, the bit of red rock along the bottom right of the frame near the right, on the close side of the river across from that cliff above the bend, seems like it might be bit of an intrusion into the frame and perhaps a bit dissonant with the strength of those other forms — and it makes me wonder about a slight alternate crop along the bottom that ends with the lower edge of the water and excludes this rock.
Cover that bit of rock up and see if you see what I see. (I scrolled the image toward the bottom of the screen in order to experiment with the cutoff point.) What is left at that point is all strong stuff — the upper left rock, the cliff, and the patterns of clouds that connect with all of those angles in the rocks — and I think that it might strengthen the connection between those related elements.
The format would be a bit more panoramic unless a tiny bit was also cropped from the sides.
As a friend says about such photographs, there are many possible interpretations.
Justin Grimm wrote:
Sweet diagonals going on here. I like it a lot. Does the sun ever rise/set to the back right? I think this would look awesome with that formation and the tip of the horseshoe lit up by a low sun.
Thanks Justin! That happens and is in the works! Thank you for your feedback.
I like the composition of this, that's a cool rock in the foreground, it adds a unique structure to the shot. Now even though I know this is red rock country, the red in this seems a little bit too magenta to me. Isn't it more of an orange red?
Sick photo Mark. I like the comp and the lines leading down to the view below. I wish though the sunset (or sunrise) was more colorful but you can't always get that. I imagine with your usual trips down there annually (and you're moving there for half the year) you're going to get one that "blew up"
Awesome photo Mark! I really like the comp. Too many canyon shots have such a flat horizon line that they are boring. You really broke up the horizon nicely! Great work!
I love the comp too. Nice light, conditions and all well put together. I am just waiting for the right weather to hit this place. Hopefully the first week in August.
Nice shot. We don't see much from the other side of HSB and I always enjoy the calm late-afternoon light in the Page area. I do agree with another post about the rock pointing up and to the left instead of into the canyon, but some brains just function differently I also agree with Jim on the tones in the rock, but I don't think it hurts the photo. I'm hoping to explore that side of the canyon before monsoon season ends. Keep the stoke coming.
That is a terrific or stunning or outstanding shot, well done!
I hope my camera A7R can give me nice results as this one if my skill is good enough as yours, keep posting your photos from this camera, i like how others can shoot with their gear.
Thank you for your feedback.
I also agree with Jim on the tones in the rock, but I don't think it hurts the photo. I'm hoping to explore that side of the canyon before monsoon season ends. Keep the stoke coming.