Delicate Arch with Glowing La Sals

In this version of the arch the light was less intense on the arch

and the distant mountains started to glow. Compare to other version

in My Best Images folder. Which one works better? Your comments and

ratings are appreciated. Thanks.

Both are good but i personally like the tonality of this one better. Probably because the foreground is toned down a bit and leading my eyes better to back mountains that has more color and better lightning in this version. Regards!

Beautiful image Morey. Very minor nit, the nob of stone in the very lower right bothers me a bit, but insignificant in the overall scheme of things.

I like the vibrance of the mountians in this exsposure a little better, but I think the arch is more porperly exsposed in the other photo. Over all however, I think this one better captures the icredible beauty of the scene.

Morey: Is this another frame you found? I like it immensely! The hues and values are extravagantly rich. Nice work!

beautiful Morey

well, another one...

I love the light in this photo. I think that, IMHO, the depth of the photo and the details in the mountains adds strength to the shot. In the other one, the mountains are not as well defined.

It must be a kind of magic place 'cause we can see some pictures of this arch but it's always attractive to my eyes mostly when the light & the photographer together give us this magnificent result.

fantastic shot of a fantastic location. the location's only half of it, the rest is knowing when to be there.

I think this is the strongest image- the light on the mountains adds depth to the scene and captires the moment. Nice work.

Looks over saturated. IMHO

Wonderfull colors. Very nice picture.

Contrasts, leading eye, interesting subject, colours. This has got it all

I don't want to sound rude, but everybody has done this shot. Great colors and composition as far as the photography. My suggestion--you have a good eye---take it to a location that no one has ever seen!! Landscape photography is hard in this aspect--we want to surprise the viewer with a new perspective and place! keep up the good work and travel as far and as often as you can!

Alethea

 

Thanks for your comments, but I must take issue with the idea of originality. Yes, this picture has been done many times, but that is what makes photographing it that more challenging and interesting. To be able to capture it in a different way, with a different light. If there are those who claim it lacks originality, let them compare the different versions of the arch and see if they are really the same. If you could have stood in this place as I did and watched the light dim on the arch and than light up on the mountains, you would have said, this is unique and a new interpretation. This place is one of the most magical spots in the United States as far as the play of light and structure is concerned and each time I go there I see it differently. Having said that, I agree that one must venture out and explore new vistas, however, there is something to be said about refining our photographic eye by visiting areas that have been highly photographed.

In any case, one does not say to the sunset each evening, why don't you learn to glow in some different way, we have seen this all before. Why not just enjoy the image and see if there is something special that the artist has brought to it, instead of dismissing it as unoriginal, because it resembles others. Take the time to notice how the intepretation is different. Shakespeare's plays have been produced thousands of times and no one says the next version lacks originality, we see what the artists brings. Again,I appreciate your comment, I have heard it before and this was a good opportunity to respond to it. I believe this originality rating is too often misinterpreted, as in in "saw it before, down go the ratings". Imagine Shakespeare in the same vain. Happy shooting.

Wow, even better coors on this shot, then your other delicate arch photo. I think I'd crop a little off the top and maybe right on this one too.

I've seen too many critique requests for this overshot and misnamed "Delicate Arch," so no more words from me.

Well done; nice light.

Great light, was there some Photoshop done on this image?

Colours and details is excellent! I suggest you crop it on the right side to get a better balance in the picture.

You have a very amazing eye for color - this shot seems a little too centered, but the red is fabulous