Arizona Desert

masterofone

No photographer nor any amount of editing wizardry can show its beauty this time of year. Very very soon the mountains will become a sea of wildflowers.



#1




#2




#3 single image edited with aperture 3.




#4 5 image hdr made with photomatix plugin for Ap 3. (my 1st hdr)




#5

dlplumer

Excellent set Brian. As a fellow Arizonan (Tucson), I know how hard it is to capture the beauty of the desert, but your set is really very good imo Nice job.

Dan

grimace

Nice series. I like #3 the best

Sexy6Chick

dlplumer wrote:

Excellent set Brian. As a fellow Arizonan (Tucson), I know how hard it is to capture the beauty of the desert, but your set is really very good imo Nice job.

Dan

Agreed. I am always amazed by the landscapes here in AZ. You captured it quite well!

masterofone

Thanks for looking, and for the kind words.
Dan, let me know if you need an apprentice to carry your gear sometime. Your shots are always terrific.

anwmn1

I too am anxiously awaiting the colors to explode. Pretty nice job here. The greens are a bit neon but it still works pretty well.

Trying to locate the butte in the background. Is this out near Lake Pleasant?

JC

Very nice
Very nice- The subtle greening of the desert in early spring is damned difficult to capture, you did well. I like #3 especially.

I was out a couple of weeks ago with my point and shoot trying to capture it, and didn't really get anything I was happy with.

masterofone

anwmn1 wrote:

I too am anxiously awaiting the colors to explode. Pretty nice job here. The greens are a bit neon but it still works pretty well.

Trying to locate the butte in the background. Is this out near Lake Pleasant?

The tip of Pinnacle Peak can be seen on the right edge of the first shot.

redleash

I think you've done a terrific job of capturing the colors and textures of the desert. I enjoyed them all.

Lauren

acowan

I like the cactus in #2 and I prefer the single shot edit rather than the HDR treatment. It looks like everything is fine in the single shot. That's a pretty green scene for the desert. Nice set

christinamae

Very nice captures! I knew it looked familiar... I live just down the street from these shots.

Marc Muench

#2 thumb

dls

acowan wrote:

I like the cactus in #2 and I prefer the single shot edit rather than the HDR treatment. It looks like everything is fine in the single shot. That's a pretty green scene for the desert. Nice set

anwmn1

masterofone wrote:

The tip of Pinnacle Peak can be seen on the right edge of the first shot.

That area was my first thought but then I over thought it.

I am heading up that direction Sunday to shoot sunrise around Bartlett. I heard the flowers were in bloom now.

morgan20

My fav is 1. #2 makes me think spiders are escaping. :cry

masterofone

anwmn1 wrote:

That area was my first thought but then I over thought it.

I am heading up that direction Sunday to shoot sunrise around Bartlett. I heard the flowers were in bloom now.

Don't take all the good shots. I may be out and about also.