Redrock Angles

drdan · May 3, 2004

I took this one Saturday at Garden of The Gods. I passed it the first time and the angle and lighting struck me so I went the rest of the 2 miles back around the loop and stopped in the road and took this out of the car window. I did almost no cropping and very little clean up in PS.

Sharkbait · May 3, 2004

Beautiful contrasting colors on a similar diagonal. Very nicely done. I might beef up the contrast a bit or compress the histogram to bring out some more detail in the crags of the rock faces, but that's just me.

photobug · May 3, 2004

That's just some awesome natural architecture. Really looks great with the clouds. Nice job Dan!

terri · May 3, 2004

Very nice!! You know you've nailed your exposure when you don't have to sit and play with it in PS to bring out shadow detail. This looks really good. I like your composition, and the fact you have some interest in the sky. Ever think about using any filters? A polarizer might have enhanced that sky even more. The more you capture when out in the field the less PS you'll ever have to fool with.

drdan · May 3, 2004

That is with a polarizer terri. It was partly cloudy and a lot of hazy clouds were right in the frame.

terri · May 3, 2004

Wow - really? I took another look at the image and there isn't much blue sky to be seen, true.... I guess I expected more blue in those shadows from using it. Interesting.