Dead Horse point, UT (Shootout '08)

ivar · October 31, 2008

One very early morning, a group of photographers decided to drive up to Dead Horse point.
At that very location, I shot this shot:

I like the shot, but think it may be missing something. I may also just have to get used to it, as it's not what I'm used to as far as shooting as well as processing. What do you think?

jamesl · October 31, 2008

I like it!

The inclusion of the lit forground adds a ton of depth and interest to the shot. I do feel like it should be a bit wider, but then, I like wide all the time.

I think you pretty much nailed this one.

James

kriyababaji · November 1, 2008

I think it is a superb piece of work! Print it big and gasp in ah!

Well Done, Shane

ivar wrote:

One very early morning, a group of photographers decided to drive up to Dead Horse point.
At that very location, I shot this shot:

I like the shot, but think it may be missing something. I may also just have to get used to it, as it's not what I'm used to as far as shooting as well as processing. What do you think?

schmoo · November 1, 2008

Awwwwwwwwwwwwesommmmmmmme!

That's me yelling praise down the canyon. I'm sure it would echo quite a ways.

I can see how you might want a dead tree or something in the fg but while that's good and gives a very solid subject to anchor you, I kind of like the space and just the use of light that draws your eye down the center. Don't change a thing. The light/shadow as it is makes me feel like I'm slipping down to the bottom. Tension!

Fantastic balance of light in the sky and on the land!

(Do we have enough gas to get back to town?

)

work2fish · November 1, 2008

I really like the shot as well -- what focal length was used? As mentioned, the foreground really captures the depth of the scene. It has been so long since I've been to that spot and I've been seeing lots of photos of the area in several different venues... Thanks for sharing the great photo.

Dooginfif20 · November 1, 2008

I love it! How did you capture it?

DavidTO · November 1, 2008

Awesome shot, Ivar.

It's a little bright for my taste. Especially the rocks on the right and the bottom of the valley. I'd like a bit more mystery in it. But the mix of light in the shot is very nice!

Dee · November 1, 2008

Why are you questioning yourself? I think it's great! I particularly like the vertical aspect, most I've seen use a horizontal format.

The only little nit I might pick with you is that the very top of the clouds look a little too dark to be real. I might try lightening them up just a little, while keeping the darkness for the "framing" or vignette effect you have going on.

Is that someone's shadow on the extreme right?

ivar · November 2, 2008

jamesl wrote:

I like it! The inclusion of the lit forground adds a ton of depth and interest to the shot. I do feel like it should be a bit wider, but then, I like wide all the time. I think you pretty much nailed this one.

James

Thanks James!

I do have some wide shots from the same area, also, but they don't do anything for me, really

I do really like the foreground myself, and I think that's what is missing in the wider shots.

ivar · November 2, 2008

kriyababaji wrote:

I think it is a superb piece of work! Print it big and gasp in ah!

Well Done, Shane

Wow, thanks shane! that great to hear from you

ivar · November 2, 2008

schmoo wrote:

Awwwwwwwwwwwwesommmmmmmme!

That's me yelling praise down the canyon. I'm sure it would echo quite a ways.

I can see how you might want a dead tree or something in the fg but while that's good and gives a very solid subject to anchor you, I kind of like the space and just the use of light that draws your eye down the center. Don't change a thing. The light/shadow as it is makes me feel like I'm slipping down to the bottom. Tension!

Fantastic balance of light in the sky and on the land!

(Do we have enough gas to get back to town? )

I was a bit shaky and wound up on the trip back, wasn't I?

Thanks Schmoo, for the great compliment; I do feel like I'm missing something, but on the other hand I can't imagine a tree being in the foreground and still have the same sight down the canyonland for some reason

ivar · November 2, 2008

work2fish wrote:

I really like the shot as well -- what focal length was used? As mentioned, the foreground really captures the depth of the scene. It has been so long since I've been to that spot and I've been seeing lots of photos of the area in several different venues... Thanks for sharing the great photo.

Thanks so much!

I used a canon 10-22 on a canon 30d. I love that lens

ivar · November 2, 2008

Dooginfif20 wrote:

I love it! How did you capture it?

Thanks!

It was captured one very early morning, with a 10-22 on a Canon 30d.
There are actually 2 exposures with a 1-stop difference, blended in PhotoMatix and further processed in LR.

ivar · November 2, 2008

DavidTO wrote:

Awesome shot, Ivar.

It's a little bright for my taste. Especially the rocks on the right and the bottom of the valley. I'd like a bit more mystery in it. But the mix of light in the shot is very nice!

Thanks, David!

I'm going to try a different version of this shot in processing, using Dee's comments as well (see above/below). I'll post a different version here if I have something to my liking

ivar · November 2, 2008

Dee wrote:

Why are you questioning yourself? I think it's great! I particularly like the vertical aspect, most I've seen use a horizontal format.

The only little nit I might pick with you is that the very top of the clouds look a little too dark to be real. I might try lightening them up just a little, while keeping the darkness for the "framing" or vignette effect you have going on.

Is that someone's shadow on the extreme right?

Thanks Dee!!

The sky was actually darkened a bit with the Grad-ND tool in LR, so that may be an easy fix.
I'll see if I can process it a different way, with a bit lighter sky, and see what I can come up with.

Awais Yaqub · November 2, 2008

Splendid beauty makes me want to fly into the scene.

ivar · November 11, 2008

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Splendid beauty makes me want to fly into the scene.

Thanks Awais

ramdisk · November 11, 2008

ivar, nice view, it's good to see something alittle different for this stop

torags · November 11, 2008

You might be looking for more pop. The shadows seem to take that away. Nice vantage point tho' to capture your time there.

My guess is midday would have been a better time (with a CP?)

Rags

ivar · November 11, 2008

ramdisk wrote:

ivar, nice view, it's good to see something alittle different for this stop

Thanks, Ramdisk

I'm not sure what the 'normal' shots are from this place, but I'm glad mine is different

ivar · November 11, 2008

torags wrote:

You might be looking for more pop. The shadows seem to take that away. Nice vantage point tho' to capture your time there.

My guess is midday would have been a better time (with a CP?)

Rags

Hi Rags, thanks for the look and comment!

I'm definitely not looking for more pop; this is about as poppy as I'm willing to go already. I'm more looking for something to anchor the foreground a little more, i think.

I doubt midday would be better; For one there would be much more, and harsher, shadows. But also, this was shot at 10mm, near impossible to use a CP with.

Dead Horse point, UT (Shootout '08)

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