Arizona Obscura

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited February 27, 2010 in Landscapes
Here's a brief selection of shots from a chilly three day trip through obscure parts of AZ with Aaron Newman (anwmn1). I still have lots to process, but wanted to put a couple of shots up (basically to keep up with Aaron who already posted a few of his!)

1
736337292_9b2vR-XL-6.jpg

2
736347576_9KtGz-XL-6.jpg

3
736339056_yaWjA-XL-6.jpg

4
736349330_2DD4D-XL-6.jpg

5
736344600_3vPUQ-XL-6.jpg

6
736345503_8DPzA-XL-6.jpg

7(gratuitous self-portrait)
736354898_XnotC-XL-6.jpg

8
736346542_NoBZf-XL-6.jpg

9
736356245_PfUEk-XL-6.jpg

10
736354189_B7Ds6-XL-6.jpg

11
734464049_nXUux-XL-7.jpg

Comments welcome, and thanks for looking!
-joel
Moderator of Landscapes forum
Link to my Smugmug site
«1

Comments

  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    WoWzer... the first is my favorite - its - DIFFERENT! 4 and 5 after that but they are all pretty amazing! clap.gif
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • astockwellastockwell Registered Users Posts: 279 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    6 is a great composition. Great leading line into the shot. I also like the contrast and lighting/shadows in 3.

    4 has a great use of slight long exposure in it to give motion of the clouds, with the staticness of the rocks.

    And 10 has great color and tones. Again great lighting.

    Great work

    -Andy
    Northeast Light Photography | New School of Photography | My RedBubble Site | The ND Filter FAQ
  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    Wow! I love the first and fourth photographs! bowdown.gif
  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    some very cool photos in this series, especially # 4, 5 and 10. where were these taken? some of them look like the area near Coyote Buttes...
    ~ Rocky
    "Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
    Three Dog Night

    www.northwestnaturalimagery.com
  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    I can't get over the crazy landscaping - never seen anything like it. You captured it wonderfully!! So what i'm saying is awesome shotsclap.gif
    ~*Natalie*~

    A lover of all things photography.

    Olympus E-500

    My Smugmug Gallery
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif azzaro
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    #1, #4, and #5 :jawdrop




    I was editing pics until I saw these. Now I am going to bed. :cry
    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


    Aaron Newman

    Website:www.CapturingLightandEmotion.com
    Facebook: Capturing Light and Emotion
  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    The amazing landscape is unreal and the processing is superb.bowdown.gif

    Cuong
    "She Was a Little Taste of Heaven – And a One-Way Ticket to Hell!" - Max Phillips
  • sgonensgonen Registered Users Posts: 178 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Great stuff Joel, need to go there one day - looks pretty amazing.
    Shimon
    http://sgonen.smugmug.com/
  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Joel, I'm not going to bother trying to pick a favorite. They're all great! thumb.gif

    I really need to make some time to get to AZ to shoot. Coming from New York and now in San Diego, these types of landscape features (you know, the canyons, hoodoos, voodoos and whatnots) are infinitely fascinating to me. Nice work! clap.gif
    Chris
    SmugMug QA
    My Photos
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,240 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    OOOOOoooooohhhhhhhhh!!! :wow
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Eia wrote:
    WoWzer... the first is my favorite - its - DIFFERENT! 4 and 5 after that but they are all pretty amazing! clap.gif

    Thanks, Eia! I got lucky, the dramatic clouds added a lot to those shots.

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    astockwell wrote:
    6 is a great composition. Great leading line into the shot. I also like the contrast and lighting/shadows in 3.

    4 has a great use of slight long exposure in it to give motion of the clouds, with the staticness of the rocks.

    And 10 has great color and tones. Again great lighting.

    Great work

    -Andy

    Hey Andy, thanks so much for the thoughtful critiques! 3 and 10 were especially challenging shots for me to process because of the heavy shadows in both of those. I never know how much to bring up the shadows which of course washes out the tone when you do that. I actually created versions of both of those to try to lighten them up, and then finally gave up and went with the heavy shadows. Sounds like a made the right call since you specifically called them out. You've been very helpful.

    Thanks!
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    christinamae wrote:
    Wow! I love the first and fourth photographs! bowdown.gif

    Thanks, Christina! First and fourth, got it. I see a pattern developing here. mwink.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    squirl033 wrote:
    some very cool photos in this series, especially # 4, 5 and 10. where were these taken? some of them look like the area near Coyote Buttes...

    Thanks, Rocky. Yep, Coyote Buttes. Lots to see and do there. nod.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Sexy6Chick wrote:
    I can't get over the crazy landscaping - never seen anything like it. You captured it wonderfully!! So what i'm saying is awesome shotsclap.gif

    Thanks so much, Natalie. It's a great state we live in.

    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Azzaro wrote:
    bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif azzaro

    Thanks, Gary. Much appreciated.

    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    anwmn1 wrote:
    #1, #4, and #5 :jawdrop




    I was editing pics until I saw these. Now I am going to bed. :cry
    Thanks, Boss! Haha, now you know I always feel when I see your shots. :D
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Cuong wrote:
    The amazing landscape is unreal and the processing is superb.bowdown.gif

    Cuong

    Thanks so much, Cuong. That's quite a compliment because processing has not traditionally been a strength for me. Hanging out on Dgrin has helped immensely.

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    sgonen wrote:
    Great stuff Joel, need to go there one day - looks pretty amazing.

    Thanks, Shimon! We'll have to arrange a shoot out here some time. So many great places to shoot, so little time. :cry

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    CWSkopec wrote:
    Joel, I'm not going to bother trying to pick a favorite. They're all great! thumb.gif

    I really need to make some time to get to AZ to shoot. Coming from New York and now in San Diego, these types of landscape features (you know, the canyons, hoodoos, voodoos and whatnots) are infinitely fascinating to me. Nice work! clap.gif

    Thanks, Chris! You and Shimon should carpool out here sometime and go shooting with us. nod.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    David_S85 wrote:
    OOOOOoooooohhhhhhhhh!!! :wow

    Thanks David! :D:D:D

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Are those from our trip or did you guys revisit our tracks? headscratch.gif
    Did I say they look great? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Nice set....can't wait to see the rest of the shots. #1 & 6 are really cool.
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    They are all superb Joel, but that first one is truly spectacular clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    How accessible is this area by car, and did you guys have to hike much?
    Dan
    http://danielplumer.com/
    Facebook Fan Page
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    1
    736337292_9b2vR-S-6.jpg

    bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
    Aaron Nelson
  • acowanacowan Registered Users Posts: 156 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    #1, 10 and 11... clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif ...the whole series is very nice too!
    Aaron Cowan

    www.aaroncowanphotos.com
  • bryanj87bryanj87 Registered Users Posts: 859 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Wow, 1, 4, 5, 6 =epic shots. You guys are so lucky! Thanks for sharing!
    bjbphotos.com | nepg
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    Are those from our trip or did you guys revisit our tracks? headscratch.gif
    Did I say they look great? mwink.gif

    Thank you, Aperture. And yep, it's a reshoot, so these are totally new. And it won't be the last time there either. mwink.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Thwack wrote:
    Nice set....can't wait to see the rest of the shots. #1 & 6 are really cool.

    Thanks, Thwack! I can't wait to see them either. rolleyes1.gif (Just a minor detail of processing them. eek7.gif)

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
Sign In or Register to comment.