Eroding Cinder Cone

anwmn1

Formed 740,000 years ago this cinder cone mountain continues to erode with each passing storm.

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Comments and Critiques are welcomed.

Sam

Nice!!

I have never seen these in person.

Sam

joshhuntnm

the green really makes for a nice contrast. I like the color better.

anwmn1

Sam wrote: »

Nice!!

I have never seen these in person.

Sam

Thanks Sam. This was my first visit to the location.

anwmn1

joshhuntnm wrote: »

the green really makes for a nice contrast. I like the color better.

Josh- thank you for your comments.

kdog

Interesting place, Aaron. I like 1 and 4 the best in this series.

anwmn1

kdog wrote: »

Interesting place, Aaron. I like 1 and 4 the best in this series.

Joel- thanks for the comments.

CatOne

#4 is my favorite of the series, by a long shot. I like the abstract scene broken up by the tree.

Four things I'd change to the processing:

1) I'd crop it tighter in the upper left. Get rid of that extra small triangle as it's dark and it leads the eye out of the frame
2) The processing is rather flat. I'd probably exaggerate the curve here
3) I'd probably put a vignette around the borders of the whole image
4) I'd probably darken much of the image by about 1/3 stop, and lighten the area around the tree by 1/3 stop to put more focus on it. 1/3 stop is a guess; I'd have to see in playing with it.

Looks like a great area to photograph!

Oso

Very nice. I like #4 the best. Good lines and the tree stands out well against the rock -- adds to the story you're telling about thhis place. Maybe a tad tighter crop to lose the crack in rock in top lefthand corner -- bit of an eyecatch. Adding to already long list of places to visit in the West. Congrats!

Steve

Stumblebum

#1 would have made me happy!!

anwmn1

CatOne wrote: »

#4 is my favorite of the series, by a long shot. I like the abstract scene broken up by the tree.

Four things I'd change to the processing:

1) I'd crop it tighter in the upper left. Get rid of that extra small triangle as it's dark and it leads the eye out of the frame
2) The processing is rather flat. I'd probably exaggerate the curve here
3) I'd probably put a vignette around the borders of the whole image
4) I'd probably darken much of the image by about 1/3 stop, and lighten the area around the tree by 1/3 stop to put more focus on it. 1/3 stop is a guess; I'd have to see in playing with it.

Looks like a great area to photograph!

Thanks for the comments and the feedback.

anwmn1

Oso wrote: »

Very nice. I like #4 the best. Good lines and the tree stands out well against the rock -- adds to the story you're telling about thhis place. Maybe a tad tighter crop to lose the crack in rock in top lefthand corner -- bit of an eyecatch. Adding to already long list of places to visit in the West. Congrats!

Steve

Steve- thanks for the comments. Yes- the list for the West is a very long one!

anwmn1

Stumblebum wrote: »

#1 would have made me happy!!

I was happy once I climbed back down from there.