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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Rajan Parrikar on April 06, 2014, 09:16:18 pm

Title: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on April 06, 2014, 09:16:18 pm

Taken earlier this week.

Sunset at Zabriskie Point (http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2014/04/06/sunset-at-zabriskie-point/)

Looking towards the Panamints -

(http://www.parrikar.org/images/LL/Zabriskie-Point-Sunset.jpg)

Last light on Funeral Mountains of the Amargosa Range -

(http://www.parrikar.org/images/LL/Amargosa-Range-Sunset.jpg)

Title: Re: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: francois on April 07, 2014, 04:21:19 am

I love the first one, especially the combination of rows of clouds and the layers of rocks. The second is more classical but very nice also with the contrasting colors of the sun lit mountain and the foreground hills.

Title: Re: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on April 07, 2014, 05:26:30 am

Both nice, but I find the composition in #1 more dynamic, with the nice diagonal lines of the rock layers.

Title: Re: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: sdwilsonsct on April 07, 2014, 10:50:21 am

I like these. If #1 was mine I might try a slight curve application on the foreground.

Title: Re: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: luxborealis on April 07, 2014, 09:08:21 pm

Great work, as usual, Rajan. Both resemble paintings more than photographs - and I mean that as a compliment!. You've done a lovely job of showing enough to capture our interest, but not too much to give it all away.

Title: Re: Sunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on April 09, 2014, 12:28:25 am

Thanks, Francois, Paulo, Scott and Terry!

Terry, the temptation is there to jack up the contrast.