Grand Canyon

dlplumer

Just returned home from two days at the South Rim. Great weather and not too many people. I'll post more later, but here is one I particularly like.

Sunrise At Yaqui Peak

Travel

Great shot!

shniks

Very nice Dan. :-0


Cheers,

Sexy6Chick

Fantastic!! I'm jealous - no such lighting both times I have taken a trip up there. Beautiful shot Dan.

PGM

Beautiful! Best, Pam

dlplumer

Travel wrote: »

Great shot!

Well thanks Travel, and welcome to dgrin

Doug Solis

Really nice Dan, love those rays.

dlplumer

shniks wrote: »

Very nice Dan. :-0

Thanks Nik
Cheers,

Sexy6Chick wrote: »

Fantastic!! I'm jealous - no such lighting both times I have taken a trip up there. Beautiful shot Dan.

I was very fortunate, but I did track the weather very carefully before deciding to go. I wanted to make sure the ozone level was low, and that there would be partial clod cover. When the time was right I took off. Learned all this from our friend Ron Coscorossa. You really have to be an amateur meteorologist to shoot landscapes

schmoo

dlplumer wrote: »

I was very fortunate, but I did track the weather very carefully before deciding to go. I wanted to make sure the ozone level was low, and that there would be partial clod cover. When the time was right I took off. Learned all this from our friend Ron Coscorossa. You really have to be an amateur meteorologist to shoot landscapes

Ain't that the truth! Being retired suddenly seems to have new perks.

Looks like it really paid off, too.

Snowgirl

Absolutely gorgeous Dan. The light is amazing.

dlplumer

PGM wrote: »

Beautiful! Best, Pam

Doug Solis wrote: »

Really nice Dan, love those rays.

Thanks Pam and Doug

dlplumer

Doug Solis wrote: »

Really nice Dan, love those rays.

Thanks doug

schmoo wrote: »

Ain't that the truth! Being retired suddenly seems to have new perks.

Looks like it really paid off, too.

Thanks Steph. Yes, retirement is good. Yosemite in May

Snowgirl wrote: »

Absolutely gorgeous Dan. The light is amazing.

Still gotta get up your way for puffins. :D

CatOne

I really like the feeling of depth by the multiple layers. It's tough to really capture the scope of the grand canyon in a photograph and I think you've done a great job there.

One issue that bugs me, though, is the foreground. There are lots of purple splotches all over the place; I assume they are snow but that means the color cast is so far off. Tried warming it up a couple thousand degrees? I know you can't get the foreground and sky both correct because one is pure shade and the other is sunlit, but I think that would improve things. It's too blue right now.

dlplumer

CatOne wrote: »

I really like the feeling of depth by the multiple layers. It's tough to really capture the scope of the grand canyon in a photograph and I think you've done a great job there.

One issue that bugs me, though, is the foreground. There are lots of purple splotches all over the place; I assume they are snow but that means the color cast is so far off. Tried warming it up a couple thousand degrees? I know you can't get the foreground and sky both correct because one is pure shade and the other is sunlit, but I think that would improve things. It's too blue right now.

Thanks. Here is a re-do attempt?

dlplumer

Better/worse?

schmoo

I honestly didn't even notice the snow in the original. I think it's because they were dark like their surrounding areas, but in the re-do I think they stand out a bit too much, like artifacts.

Curious to know what others think, too.

08whitex

I Like the first one

Stella7d

Wow! Such magnificent beauty!!

SYMPL

Dan, just a suggestion. The little snowy bits are rather insignificant. Perhaps just selectively desaturating them a bit in the original would would suffice.
The original is a lovely image.

Nasser Radi

great photo

happione

Awesome shot, a reminder of the reason why i work...so i can retire...and travel to places like this.
You must be stoked with the picture, personally i prefer the first shot (withouth the snowy highlights).

Thanks for sharing.

dbd

Captured a feeling

dlplumer wrote: »

I was very fortunate, but I did track the weather very carefully before deciding to go. I wanted to make sure the ozone level was low, and that there would be partial clod cover. ...

I like the original interpretation. If you intended to capture a moody, clouded day, you succeeded remarkably. Why make the snow look sunny? Snow doesn't appear white in moody light.

Dale B. Dalrymple
http://dbdimages.com

coscorrosa

dlplumer wrote: »

I was very fortunate, but I did track the weather very carefully before deciding to go. I wanted to make sure the ozone level was low, and that there would be partial clod cover. When the time was right I took off. Learned all this from our friend Ron Coscorossa. You really have to be an amateur meteorologist to shoot landscapes

Coscorossa!?

Here's how I look at it: the forecast should not be used to dissuade you from photographing something (if the forecast sucks everywhere, you can still find something worth photographing even if it's not your ideal light/situation), but the forecast can and should be used to break ties among several different locations or to encourage you to make a bit more of an effort than you would normally.

I like the comp of the second better, but if possible you should mute the snow a little bit so it's not as distracting.

Also - Yosemite in May eh? Going there during the full moon? Apparently the snowpack and waterflow is really high this year, some good moonbow opportunities.

dlplumer

schmoo wrote: »

I honestly didn't even notice the snow in the original. I think it's because they were dark like their surrounding areas, but in the re-do I think they stand out a bit too much, like artifacts.

Curious to know what others think, too.

08whitex wrote: »

I Like the first one

Stella7d wrote: »

Wow! Such magnificent beauty!!

SYMPL wrote: »

Dan, just a suggestion. The little snowy bits are rather insignificant. Perhaps just selectively desaturating them a bit in the original would would suffice.
The original is a lovely image.

Nasser Radi wrote: »

great photo

happione wrote: »

Awesome shot, a reminder of the reason why i work...so i can retire...and travel to places like this.
You must be stoked with the picture, personally i prefer the first shot (withouth the snowy highlights).

Thanks for sharing.

dbd wrote: »

I like the original interpretation. If you intended to capture a moody, clouded day, you succeeded remarkably. Why make the snow look sunny? Snow doesn't appear white in moody light.

Dale B. Dalrymple
http://dbdimages.com

coscorrosa wrote: »

Coscorossa!?

Here's how I look at it: the forecast should not be used to dissuade you from photographing something (if the forecast sucks everywhere, you can still find something worth photographing even if it's not your ideal light/situation), but the forecast can and should be used to break ties among several different locations or to encourage you to make a bit more of an effort than you would normally.

I like the comp of the second better, but if possible you should mute the snow a little bit so it's not as distracting.

Also - Yosemite in May eh? Going there during the full moon? Apparently the snowpack and waterflow is really high this year, some good moonbow opportunities.

Thanks everyone. Very helpful feedback. thumb. Moonbows

dlplumer

A Couple More


Snow On The Rim