Topic: mesa arch (Read 4917 times)

Jeremy Roussak · « **on:** March 29, 2014, 02:56:02 pm »

Not exactly original, I know, but this one's mine! (And I got jolly cold taking it, too.) Comments?

Jeremy

sdwilsonsct · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2014, 03:48:14 pm »

Quote from: kikashi on March 29, 2014, 02:56:02 pm

Not exactly original,

I don't think I've ever seen the sky sliced so thin, and with a mountain and the sun to boot, in this kind of arch shot. Very pleasing overall.

churly · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2014, 04:32:09 pm »

Nice. I would be glad to have this one in my collection.

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2014, 06:08:55 pm »

Neat! You did very well, Jeremy!

RSL · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:54:02 pm »

Nice, Jeremy, but did we push the color saturation a bit?

BobDavid · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2014, 10:15:56 am »

Well done--love the way you handled it in post. The color is tasty, the composition is spot-on, and the image has impact.

PeterAit · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2014, 11:55:22 am »

I was there recently! I have not seen any other shot of this arch like yours. Great framing, the massveness of the arch comes across well and the sun is wonderful! I do think that the underside of the arch looks a little over-processed, at least to me. Maybe not quite so orange?

cjogo · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2014, 12:28:14 pm »

I find yours better exposed /composed then the past classics ... great work

William Walker · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2014, 03:50:59 pm »

Really nice Jeremy!

I do not recall a picture of yours that I like more...

Well done
William

Jeremy Roussak · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2014, 05:34:23 pm »

Thanks, all; you're very kind.

Quote from: RSL on March 29, 2014, 08:54:02 pm

Nice, Jeremy, but did we push the color saturation a bit?

We might well have done, Russ; but by a lot less than you'd think. The colours are really extraordinary for those few minutes each day when the sun is in the right place1. Anyway, I strolled round Peter Lik's shop in Las Vegas when I was there last week, and the experience has reset my views on where the saturation slider should be.

Peter, you may be right about the underside, as Russ observed.

Jeremy

1 When it's not in the right place, the arch is just dull. I took a few steps back while waiting for The Moment and snapped this with my iPhone (the unattended tripod in the middle is mine).

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2014, 06:04:39 pm »

The iPhone shot is definitely not your typical mesa arch photo!

In the original, which is superb, I feel that toning down the sunlit parts under the arch a little might make the scene a little more believable (and I wouldn't need my sunglasses to look at the image on my screen), even if it might end up a little less "accurate."

Eric

Harald L · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2014, 12:02:25 am »

Quote from: kikashi on March 30, 2014, 05:34:23 pm

Thanks, all; you're very kind.

We might well have done, Russ; but by a lot less than you'd think. The colours are really extraordinary for those few minutes each day when the sun is in the right place1. Anyway, I strolled round Peter Lik's shop in Las Vegas when I was there last week, and the experience has reset my views on where the saturation slider should be.

Peter, you may be right about the underside, as Russ observed.

Jeremy

1 When it's not in the right place, the arch is just dull. I took a few steps back while waiting for The Moment and snapped this with my iPhone (the unattended tripod in the middle is mine).

With this iPhone shot you've proved that in photography it's all about light.

Harald

Tony Jay · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2014, 01:45:54 am »

An absolute cracker Jeremy!
Definitely gave my serotonin levels a boost!

Tony Jay

Christoph C. Feldhaim · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2014, 06:56:39 am »

Great shot of a well known place.
Definitely worth getting cold for it.
Well done !
Cheers
~Chris

francois · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2014, 07:43:25 am »

I like it a lot even if it's not very original. The colors are quite OK in my opinion, at least the underside of the arch. When the sun is in the right place, the rock glows like embers - almost magical.

RSL · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2014, 09:35:18 am »

To me the main thing is that Jeremy waited until exactly the right moment to catch that unusual shot. The average tourist would have lifted his phone, shot, and walked away. It's pretty obvious that Jeremy isn't the average tourist.

RSL · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2014, 12:22:04 pm »

Great advice, Isaac. How about demonstrating where you put the saturation slider with a picture?

Christoph C. Feldhaim · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2014, 12:48:32 pm »

Quote from: RSL on March 31, 2014, 12:22:04 pm

Great advice, Isaac. How about demonstrating where you put the saturation slider with a picture?

Isaac is an AI bot programmed by MIT specialists.
You can't see any images from it.
Cheers
~Chris

RSL · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2014, 01:12:27 pm »

Sounds good. Show us! Just talking about it doesn't convey any useful information.

Jim Pascoe · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2014, 02:53:28 pm »

Quote from: kikashi on March 30, 2014, 05:34:23 pm

Jeremy

1 When it's not in the right place, the arch is just dull. I took a few steps back while waiting for The Moment and snapped this with my iPhone (the unattended tripod in the middle is mine).

Ha - lovely but yes, not quite original. I saw another picture recently of the same scene (not as nice as yours) and my thought was I wonder if the photographer is miles from any other living being or he surrounded by others and the place full of tripod holes. Well your iPhone snap answered that one. There must be loads of other arched around though- aren't there.....?

Jim (green with envy)

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