Mesmerising shot Fred. There's a great learning here - how a 'very small (and perhaps insignificant) tree bush' can be used to transform the complete composition.
WOW! I really shouldn't have seen this! I'm stuck between getting this lens and the 5dsR. I think you just nudge me a little more towards the lens! This is pretty epic very well done!!!
Love this shot Fred. This is not an easy place to get a good composition and you nailed this. great FG to show off the capabilities of the new lens.
Harsha
treebeard wrote:
Wow...wow...wow. So much to really like about this image, the loneliness of the tree, the crater, the sun in the back....and of course the colors and contrast too! TFS
-Tree
Thank you Tree, I'm glad you liked it. The composition needed something in the foreground to tied everything together. I was lucky to find something quickly as the light was changing rapidly.
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psharvic wrote:
Neat shot, Fred. Really like the clouds and light on the mountain.
Thank you! The light was the mountains faded way very fast by the heavy clouds.
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gnwatts wrote:
Very Intense.
I like it a lot.
Greg
Jred wrote:
Nice!
Thanks guys!
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Gary Clennan wrote:
Love the light and shadows in this shot. Very nice.
The shadows were brought back a little bit in post. Thanks for the high dynamic range of the A7R, they were still clean at 100%.
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ChrisKayler wrote:
Hi Fred, there is a lot going on here visually that is nice to look at. The light is really special. Love that dappled and slightly diffused light on the crater to the right in particular, as well as on the mountains in the distance of course. The composition does feel a bit too left heavy for me. A step or two to the left so that the bush wasn't starting in the middle and sweeping left would have really helped a lot in my eyes. As is, the right side feels quite empty with both the bush and the crazy mountain light happening off to the left. Colors, exposure, sharpening all look great. Is the top of the bush darker because of a sloppy exposure blend or is it simply the color of the bush? A darker branch mid-day down the bush suggests that is its natural color (weird!), but if not I'd tidy up the blend....Show more →
Thanks for the great critique. I really appreciate it.
Fred
Stunningly dramatic, moody, balanced and exposed Fred! Foreground is "locked" with the tree and the scale, depth and emotion it provides to the rest of the image. Sky touches the mountains and boy is it dramatic! Great work!
Dan
Regan wrote::
I've stopped by this location before but could never get a good composition here. The crater is too wide and there is nothing of interest around it. How big was this tree?
I really like what you did here. Very dynamic shot.
Same here. I have been to this location a couple other times but was never blessed with good lighting. This time, the sky was dramatic and the light was right. Except for the gusting winds, conditions were great.
The tree was not as big as it looks. I was using a very wide lens (11mm) and that distorts the foreground quite a bit. That was my intention for this shot.
Fred
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JR Photo wrote:
Now that is a great com. Thanks for showing us patience in waiting for this moment. Great skies. I hope shoot this glass & Top both.
And Fred we will leave heavy packs to youth!
J. R.
Thanks JR. I love waiting for the best light, it's what gives pleasure in photography. For this shot, it was a little difficult as the wind was almost pushing down towards the crater!
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ckcarr wrote:
Excellent desert view Fred!
Great lead in and foreground...
Thanks! I was lucky to find this bush as it worked for the angle I was shooting.
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sgupta65 wrote:
Mesmerising shot Fred. There's a great learning here - how a 'very small (and perhaps insignificant) tree bush' can be used to transform the complete composition.
Sanjay
Thanks Sanjay,
The same goes for Racetrack. We are usually shooting a tiny stone on the ground but when we pull out our ultra wide angles, perception changes.
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mike1207 wrote:
WOW! I really shouldn't have seen this! I'm stuck between getting this lens and the 5dsR. I think you just nudge me a little more towards the lens! This is pretty epic very well done!!!
Hi Mike,
I love my TS-E17mm prime but this 11-24mm zoom is just as sharp all the way to the edges at 11mm! IMO, it's must have for landscape photographers shooting Canon.
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Davis B. wrote:
Very cool image. Really like the composition and the use of light.
I'm sold! I have the TS 17mm as well, and I just love the heck out of that glass. Hard to believe they got a zoom, and an unusual one at that, as sharp as the TS-E 17mm!! Wow!!
I'm stuck between getting this lens and the 5dsR. I think you just nudge me a little more towards the lens! 
This is pretty epic very well done!!!