The Hottest Day

wfeller

It was the morning of the hottest day
the warm, thick air began to weigh
heavy on God's creatures one and all
and hugging the slight shadows however small
they found a hole to scurry in
before the hottest day would begin

dlplumer

Well done Walter

Kory Lidstrom

It's a nice compo, but the colors are off, at least on my monitor.

wfeller

dlplumer wrote:

Well done Walter

Thanks Dan!

wfeller

NugBlazer wrote:

It's a nice compo, but the colors are off, at least on my monitor.

Thank you. Might be the Velvia look I was working for along with the sweeping sunrise light. Looks hot, huh? I go by the sky, because the geology is crazy.

thapamd

I agree...beautiful composition but the colors on the rocks look too warm/bright to me.

NorthernFocus

Beautifully composed. Since the sky is clear and there are no distinct shadows I assume this is pre-sunrise??? That's my impression which then leads me to the conclusion that it is overall just too bright. Looks artificial. Then again I have limited experience with desert lighting conditions

wfeller

thapamd wrote:

I agree...beautiful composition but the colors on the rocks look too warm/bright to me.

Thanks. I'll check it out again in a couple weeks to see how I feel about it. Right now it's good by me. I wanted it to match the verse.

wfeller

articblooms wrote:

Beautifully composed. Since the sky is clear and there are no distinct shadows I assume this is pre-sunrise??? That's my impression which then leads me to the conclusion that it is overall just too bright. Looks artificial. Then again I have limited experience with desert lighting conditions

Thank you. This is immediately before the sunrise, like within seconds. It can be very artificial, but the Velvia sw filter I used made it radical. The shot is more about expression rather than realism.