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Mark Metternich
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The twisted gnarly rolls of sandstone bathed in indirect reflected light displaying one of the countless wonders of the sublime Colorado Plateau.

My approach here was to let my LCD lead me to the composition. I am a huge advocate of (and teach to my workshop clients) taking the camera OFF the tripod and exploring the nearly infinite possibilities of a scene at hand using your LCD as your eyes. Here, experimenting with the Canon 14mmL2, as soon as I saw this composition I knew I liked it. Then the real trick (difficulty) was to get the tripod to match the precise position. The funny thing you will not notice here is that my client is in the middle ground around the left sandstone wall, getting his shot the opposite direction. I actually found this shot as I was getting out of his way!

This is a 16 shot focus/depth of field stack at f/5.6 for enhanced detail from front to back.

Sony A7r
Canon 14mmL2
14mm
f/5.6
200 ISO

Feel free to follow me on FACEBOOK if you so choose. I have a lot of exciting things going on there, they wont let me tell you about here.

Thank you for looking and as always GREAT Light to you!

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Apr 05, 2015 at 10:40 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Taffy Twist

Love this shot Mark. The composition and details are excellent.
Harsha

Apr 05, 2015 at 10:56 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Taffy Twist

Killer composition Mark. This is great.

Apr 06, 2015 at 12:59 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Taffy Twist

Harsha and Scott mimic my feelings exactly!!
Dan

Apr 06, 2015 at 01:21 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Taffy Twist

Wow do I like that shot!

Apr 06, 2015 at 03:40 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Taffy Twist

Sweet shot Mark. Really eye catching composition and the light hitting the foreground and background wall add some nice layers and separation. Good job

Jordan

Apr 06, 2015 at 05:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Taffy Twist

very nice shot.

Apr 06, 2015 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Taffy Twist

I love the composition and the extreme detail!

The image also has a perfect name!

Just so nicely done, Mark.

Tex

Apr 06, 2015 at 07:33 PM

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Mark,
Awesome! very well shot

Apr 06, 2015 at 07:46 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Taffy Twist

Very cool composition Mark!

Apr 06, 2015 at 10:42 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Taffy Twist

Beautiful shot Mark. Congrats

Apr 06, 2015 at 11:28 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Taffy Twist

Mark, I like this one a lot, especially that tiny bright section that creates the perspective.

Sasha.

Apr 07, 2015 at 12:15 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Taffy Twist

Quite a unique takeaway from this beautiful slot. Love it!

Apr 07, 2015 at 06:21 AM

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A big thank you to everyone.

I appreciate the comments.

Apr 07, 2015 at 12:04 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Taffy Twist

Beautifully composed and presented.

Apr 07, 2015 at 01:01 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Taffy Twist

Well done on this one Mark! Great shot!

Apr 07, 2015 at 01:22 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Taffy Twist

I really like this one a lot.... The angle you took is super cool. I would love to shoot here...

Apr 08, 2015 at 10:09 AM

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Thanks everyone for the compliments and feedback. I'm off to Patagonia for 6 weeks with very little communications. Please forgive me if my responses are little...

GibbyNorton wrote:
I really like this one a lot.... The angle you took is super cool. I would love to shoot here...

Thank you very much. Well, if you want, come join us on my workshop this year. I only have a couple more spots on 2 of my 6 SW tours in 2015. 2016 is already booking.

Apr 10, 2015 at 01:40 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Taffy Twist

Most unusual rock formations and coloring and you have done a super job displaying it !

Apr 10, 2015 at 04:35 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Taffy Twist

Great looking photo.

Dec 26, 2015 at 08:52 PM

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