Monument Valley

Travis F · Aug 10, 2010

Took a road trip from Michigan to Las Vegas in early July. On our way home we made a stop at monument valley in Utah/Arizona. While we were there a thunderstorm rolled through and I thought, oh great I'll probably never make back this way again and I'm stuck in a thunderstorm. Luckily the storm didn't last too long and we were able to continue our journey through the trail. It ended up working out nicely as I was able to capture the most impressive rainbow I have ever seen.

Just thought I would share.

Thanks for looking,
Travis

Buckster · Aug 10, 2010

Now THAT's a beaut! (butte? - shoot - duh... lol)

iamsneaky13 · Aug 10, 2010

wow thats gorgeous!

Robin Usagani · Aug 10, 2010

Nice.. IMO i think it is better if you crop out the tree on the left but keep the same aspect ratio.

Travis F · Aug 10, 2010

Thanks everyone for the comments.

I thought about cropping the tree on the left but I wanted to leave a little foreground interest too. Maybe it doesn't work, I don't know....

Thanks again,
Travis

LaFoto · Aug 10, 2010

Very beautiful. It looks so close! As if you were onto the pot of gold in a minute!

oldmacman · Aug 11, 2010

Great opportunity. How did you get the rainbow so vibrant? Settings? I've tried before and it always comes out so faint.

Robin Usagani · Aug 11, 2010

oldmacman said:
Great opportunity. How did you get the rainbow so vibrant? Settings? I've tried before and it always comes out so faint.

Bingo.. vibrant setting i bet LOL

Travis F · Aug 11, 2010

oldmacman said:
Great opportunity. How did you get the rainbow so vibrant? Settings? I've tried before and it always comes out so faint.

I had a circular polarizer on which really helped. I also bumped the levels and saturation slightly in PS then masked out everything else on the saturation layer.

Maybe I'll post one or two more after I get home from work. Darn filters here don't allow access to smugmug....... :grumpy: