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Mark Metternich
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"Canyon Land" (NOT Horseshoe Bend)

There is almost nothing I enjoy more than adventuring out to shoot new angles on less seen gooseneck bends in the great Southwest (and there are many). This one is about 1500 feet (460 meters) straight down.

I took a calculated risk to get this shot, 4 wheel driving in about an hour, then hiking several miles, as a huge thunderstorm was heading in (via radar reports). I photographed for about 10 minutes, then with a low fearsome rumbling in the very far distance, I literally ran all the way back to my vehicle and sped out of the area as Armageddon descended.

   
Sony A7R2
Canon 11-24@24mm
f/11
ISO200
Hand held
A blend of a couple Silver Effects Pro layers, and simple subtle dodging and burning in Photoshop to control tones.

Feel free to follow me on my FACEBOOK  professional page if you so desire. If you do, I would appreciate you click the “Like” button there.

For those who may be interested, the  iTunes Podcast show "Tripod - The Nature Photography Show" interview is
HERE.

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Mar 07, 2016 at 03:37 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Canyon Land

Very nice, Mark. I like how the various foreground curves meet up with the river to form a whole bunch of curves through the shot.

Mar 07, 2016 at 04:03 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Canyon Land

Fantastic lines. Very strong image, Mark.

Mar 07, 2016 at 04:14 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Canyon Land

Love the curves in the foreground to lead my eye.

Mar 07, 2016 at 05:34 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Canyon Land

Neat B&W, Mark. Getting your photos always seems to be an adventure. Maybe my eyes are playing a trick on me but I'm not getting what's happening in the river in the upper right. Looks like a black hole swallowing an island.

Mar 07, 2016 at 06:10 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Canyon Land

Awesome perspective

Mar 07, 2016 at 06:10 PM

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psharvic wrote:
Neat B&W, Mark. Getting your photos always seems to be an adventure. Maybe my eyes are playing a trick on me but I'm not getting what's happening in the river in the upper right. Looks like a black hole swallowing an island.

Thank you!

Yep, it is a black hole.

Mar 07, 2016 at 07:04 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Canyon Land

Great shot!!

Mar 07, 2016 at 07:08 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Canyon Land

Very nice image, as always, Mark! Great composition and clouds on this.
Keith W.

Mar 07, 2016 at 07:29 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Canyon Land

Nice work Mark, I like the lines in the foreground curving into the shot.

Jim

Mar 08, 2016 at 12:13 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Canyon Land

Fantastic lights and darks. Great angle choice.

Kelly

Mar 08, 2016 at 01:28 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Canyon Land

Ah killer stuff. Nice

Mar 08, 2016 at 07:43 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Canyon Land

Another solid composition with strong lead lines. Mark seems to enjoy his 11-24 a lot

Mar 09, 2016 at 06:06 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Canyon Land

Magnificent!

Mar 09, 2016 at 09:35 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Canyon Land

Nice, that beach at the bottom is where I learned to stand-up paddle board. Anyhoo . . . I think the composition is really good and balanced with this one. Based on the light and the composition, I think the color version may do more to bring out the depth of the scene.

Mar 09, 2016 at 02:03 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Canyon Land

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is superb! Hope you'll post the color version.

Mar 09, 2016 at 09:04 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Canyon Land

The foreground's leading lines suck me right into the scene, very nice

Mar 10, 2016 at 01:05 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Canyon Land

Awesome black and white Mark! You really captured some of the emotion of being there.

Chuck

Mar 10, 2016 at 01:20 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Canyon Land

Again......Epic!

CB

Mar 10, 2016 at 03:48 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Canyon Land

MJKoski wrote:
Another solid composition with strong lead lines. Mark seems to enjoy his 11-24 a lot

Thank you. That might be an understatement.

Slabshaft wrote:
Nice, that beach at the bottom is where I learned to stand-up paddle board. Anyhoo . . . I think the composition is really good and balanced with this one. Based on the light and the composition, I think the color version may do more to bring out the depth of the scene.

What an awesome place to learn stand-up paddle board.

The color version is not that great to tell you the truth. I needed to stay longer for the sunset, but the violent T-storm prevented that from happening.

Ipanematom wrote:
Wow! Wow! Wow! This is superb! Hope you'll post the color version.

Thank you very much. The color version is really not that great. I doubt I'll process it. I needed to stay longer for sunset, but as I previously mentioned it became too dangerous...

ruuskan wrote:
The foreground's leading lines suck me right into the scene, very nice

Thank you. And down into that black hole!

Chuck D wrote:
Awesome black and white Mark! You really captured some of the emotion of being there.

Chuck

Thank you Chuck!

I hope to get you here this year on our "Ultimate SW Tour"!

13867 wrote:
Again......Epic!

CB

Much obliged.

Mar 11, 2016 at 05:25 PM

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