Storm Dwellers

[maddogmurph]

What's worse than hatched dinosaur eggs?

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

"Hatched" is fine, but "Storm Dweller" is superb.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

"Hatched" is fine, but "Storm Dweller" is superb.

-1*

* if the minus sign means “the other way around” 😉

[francois]

I like the dino's eggs but the first one is stunning and is my favorite.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

-1*

* if the minus sign means “the other way around” 😉

Good.
Because "When everybody..."   

[maddogmurph]

-1*

* if the minus sign means “the other way around” 😉

I think "-1" is when you've been eaten by the dinosaur.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

I think "-1" is when you've been eaten by the dinosaur.

It is a 50/50 chance of that. Either I will, or I won't

[armand]

It is a 50/50 chance of that. Either I will, or I won't

I don't think statistics work this way 

Either way I'm with you on this one, I definitely prefer the second.

[Alan Klein]

Nice shots Murph.  I would prefer them a little brighter.  Where were these taken?

[maddogmurph]

Nice shots Murph.  I would prefer them a little brighter.  Where were these taken?

The first is Canyonlands, near the Mesa Arch but on the other side. And the second is Bisti Badlands.

[Arlen]

Put me down as a fan of the second one. Unusual and eye-catching.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Put me down as a fan of the second one. Unusual and eye-catching.

Me too.

[Alan Klein]

The first is Canyonlands, near the Mesa Arch but on the other side. And the second is Bisti Badlands.

OK I recognize it now.  That's the Green River overlook in Canyonlands.  Beautiful spot. Here're my daytime shots of it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/41915179942/in/album-72157694819890421/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/41060603615/in/album-72157694819890421/

Mesa Arch is in Arches National Park about 30 miles east.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... Here're my daytime shots of it...

You were lucky. Your camera didn't malfunction and underexposed the shot, like Murph's

[mistymornings99]

I think you've handled the processing of #1 perfectly to create a very strong image.

The second is certainly better than my attempt when I was there quite a few years ago. 

[Alan Klein]

I like your 1 ires dark and foreboding sky especially.  #2 is done very well too.

[Dave (Isle of Skye)]

I really like both of these images and would suggest that you don't listen to the naysayers about how you have under processed them, or under exposed them etc., as that is and should always be your choice and for my money you have worked them both very nicely 

You know just because we all have 15+ stop cameras these days and the processing tools to squeeze every drop of detail out of every single pixel in an image, it doesn't mean we have to - and before anyone reminds me, yes I do include myself as someone who is guilty of doing just that from time to time. 

So yes, I like the apparent restrain that has been applied to both these images and I think it works really well.

Dave

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I suspect that one reason I didn't respond initially to the second image was jealousy.
On my one trip to Bisti the light was uninspiring and I didn't get anything worth posting, although it was obviously a fantastic place.