Beautiful image Mark! Those two formations are so striking it's hard to resist anthropomorphizing them. Not real sure about the one on the left, but the one on the right is definitely Jabba the Hutt. In stone. Kidding aside, it's a wonderful image of an apparently rare phenomenon and you captured and processed it as expertly as always. The comp and colors are perfect. Very cool! Steve
Lovely image! What on earth is this? What are the white and copper layers made of? Are the whote layers salt, sulfur or something else? Never seen anything like this.
Mark! You’ve taken my breath away with this image. That warm/cool color combo is so tasty. This shot evokes serenity which is not always the case with Southwest formation shots. Thank you for inspiring us!
In Portugal, Algarve, there are some rocks which are similarly colorfully composed.
Mark, could you please explain what that "lossless RAW curve" is and where to find/apply it in Camera Raw / Lightroom? Thanks! (Linear profile I know already.)
Mark - fantastic photo. Great colours and great composition. I am sold on your processing technique. I just have to find the time to get trained. Thanks for sharing. Scott
[I like the leading lines of water and tree on your previous post link too. I was fantastic]
Hello again, I have done some research on the net regarding that "lossless RAW processing" thing.
The image (and many of Mark's other images) is really great. There is no doubt.
His theories regarding optimal processing are very much to be doubted, though.
One question only: If his allegedly new or optimal way of processing a RAW file is so good and if it is "lossless" as opposed to all the other "lossy" ways - why is he apparently the ONLY one who has discovered this, and NO ONE else talks or writes about it?
