Re: Bryce Dawn
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Composition is excellent, the colors are rich and deep and it has an awesome emotional impact
I can't decide if I want to see a bit more contrast, or, if it works better the way it is
Beautiful photo though
Julie,
Thanks for the positive feedback. I have to tell you that this rendition is almost exactly as I remember the scene from that morning. The dawn light was somewhat flat due to some filtering by clouds. If you had been there that day I know you would have gone with the flatter look I used here.
Thanks again.
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Re: Bryce Dawn
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08/04/07 09:31 AM
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I agree with Julie. This shot has really captured some of the beauty of Bryce.
I love Bryce, but have found it difficult to photograph because of the repetition of the hoodoos. I think the way you brought out the clouds, and particularly the way you composed the shot to bring your eye into the canyon on the left, helps the viewer to appreciate the beautiful hoodoos.
Additionally, the line of white tops on some of the hoodoos also makes the shot more interesting and breaks up the repetition.
Last edited by daveman; 08/04/07 09:34 AM.
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Re: Bryce Dawn
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08/04/07 11:37 PM
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Composition/use of frame space - this is a very solid composition. I particularly like the way that the ridgeline is matched by the clouds.
Colors/White Balance - WB looks great - though the colors, particularly at the bottom of the canyon, look a bit unsaturated as compared to the rich blues and warm colors above. Very nice though.
Exposure - I can see how tricky a shot that this was to capture. I think you did a great job.
Creative use of Aperture/Shutter - NA
Perspective - NA
Creativity - Very nicely done. I am told that you can go to Bryce and shoot a thousand rolls of film and still not have enough.
Emotion - I would say that this image shows scale in a serious way. It provides a sense of microcosm.
Forethought/Visualization - Well visualized, I am not sure how to photograph it differently... I would be very interested to photographing some of the rock structures more tightly. However, that is for a different day. This photo is nicely framed.
Post processing - Again, you did a nice job work with the dynamic range issues of the photo. It might be nice to see a bit more saturation in the bottom of the photo, but honestly, it looks better than fine.
Thanks for sharing. Nicely done.
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Re: Bryce Dawn
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08/05/07 09:57 AM
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I agree with Julie. This shot has really captured some of the beauty of Bryce.
I love Bryce, but have found it difficult to photograph because of the repetition of the hoodoos. I think the way you brought out the clouds, and particularly the way you composed the shot to bring your eye into the canyon on the left, helps the viewer to appreciate the beautiful hoodoos.
Additionally, the line of white tops on some of the hoodoos also makes the shot more interesting and breaks up the repetition.
Dave,
Thanks for the positive feedback. I know what you mean about loving this place. And I also agree that as beautiful as it is, it is hard to photograph. I think it really pays to get up early and catch it in different lights. You also caught my trick on selectively lightening the white hoodoo tops. I was trying for just the effect you describe of adding some snap in the otherwise repetitive hoodoos.
Thanks again.
George
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Re: Bryce Dawn
[Re: James Morrissey]
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08/07/07 10:04 AM
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Composition/use of frame space - this is a very solid composition. I particularly like the way that the ridgeline is matched by the clouds.
Colors/White Balance - WB looks great - though the colors, particularly at the bottom of the canyon, look a bit unsaturated as compared to the rich blues and warm colors above. Very nice though.
Exposure - I can see how tricky a shot that this was to capture. I think you did a great job.
Creative use of Aperture/Shutter - NA
Perspective - NA
Creativity - Very nicely done. I am told that you can go to Bryce and shoot a thousand rolls of film and still not have enough.
Emotion - I would say that this image shows scale in a serious way. It provides a sense of microcosm.
Forethought/Visualization - Well visualized, I am not sure how to photograph it differently... I would be very interested to photographing some of the rock structures more tightly. However, that is for a different day. This photo is nicely framed.
Post processing - Again, you did a nice job work with the dynamic range issues of the photo. It might be nice to see a bit more saturation in the bottom of the photo, but honestly, it looks better than fine.
Thanks for sharing. Nicely done.
James,
Thanks for the detailed critique. Yes the saturation in the lower parts of the imagae was a problem since they were the darkest and had to be pumped up quite a bit in PP. My feeling was that I had gone far enough with pumping up the saturation and it was going to look "unnatural" if I went any further. Maybe a little more on the bottom wouldn't have hurt.
Thanks again.
George
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