canyon pair

[Jeremy Roussak]

Thoughts?

Jeremy

[David Eckels]

Interesting formations, Jeremy. I wonder if these would be amenable to Alain Briot's artificial golden hour PP. I know some think that crass, but hey, I can be crass

[stamper]

Too light for my taste, however I think there is potential here. Most people are used to seeing this type of image with a lot of tone and saturation. If you are trying to portray it differently then it would be a "hard sell" to find something away from the "norm"

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Too much info and too broad-daylighty.

[BobDavid]

I like the top one more than the bottom. Were these taken at Bryce Canyon? I think the first one has the potential to work well if you are able to find the right recipe for post processing. I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios  requires one to explore different ways seeing.

[Jeremy Roussak]

Interesting formations, Jeremy. I wonder if these would be amenable to Alain Briot's artificial golden hour PP. I know some think that crass, but hey, I can be crass

I don't. I'll look into it. I think I lack the solid understanding of colour theory that he indicates is vital, though.

I like the top one more than the bottom. Were these taken at Bryce Canyon? I think the first one has the potential to work well if you are able to find the right recipe for post processing. I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios  requires one to explore different ways seeing.

No, Coalmine Canyon. I thought the first was more interesting because of the black rocks framing the coloured formations. I'm sure it would look better if it had not been taken at noon.

Jeremy

[churly]

I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios  requires one to explore different ways seeing.

I think shooting under these conditions is an interesting and difficult challenge as well.  Shooting during the golden hours or with diffuse light is a lot easier but fails to capture the hard edge that is the essence of the high desert.
Chuck

[francois]

The light isn't the best but I still like it, more as a documentary shot.

[BobDavid]

I don't. I'll look into it. I think I lack the solid understanding of colour theory that he indicates is vital, though.

No, Coalmine Canyon. I thought the first was more interesting because of the black rocks framing the coloured formations. I'm sure it would look better if it had not been taken at noon.

Jeremy

I think cropping out the sky will change the way people look at this picture. Without the sky as a reference, the picture is more compelling.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I think cropping out the sky will change the way people look at this picture. Without the sky as a reference, the picture is more compelling.

I just tried it on my screen and I agree with BobDavid, for both photos.
I would also darken them a little, even if it's a bit less realistic.

[EricV]

The top image is interesting.  I would crop away roughly 1/4 of the left side, to concentrate more on the interesting red tones in the canyon.  And dial down the harsh contrast a few notches.  But I like the strip of sky.

[ddolde]

not very appealing partly due to the mid day light, but also not an interesting composition