Toroweep Skies

It was an incredible show of light. Just happened as though we were

at an incredible place! Thanks for any comments.

Amasing.

You must have needed to change underwear after this one! Holy crap, that's a colorful and tumultuous sky. The virga at right makes it a cut above any other sky, but the middle cloud has an odd appearance. It is always hard for me to see what's going on detail wise in these smaller previews, but I understand your hesitation to offering larger preview image files. Niiiiiiiice!! 

Mark, thanks.  I'll probably have to blend/mask that cloud separately, as it's looking to me like ACR's continuing inability to accurately record the brightest shades of red/magenta without transitioning towards yellow.  That cloud must have been right on the edge of blown by the initial RAW processing which rendered everything else ideally, and when that happens it shifts yellow.

As always Marc Beautiful,

 

Your POV and lighting are just superb.

 

Great depth and perspective! Magnificent view!

PDE

Speechless.

How long did it last?

this really is a great shot. the scale of the landscape is very well captured through the combination of water earth and sky. my compliments

Hello Marc,

Stunning beauty captured at a magic moment. The image really catches your eye. Amazing depth, perspective with great details and tones.

Definitely an image to ponter at - in awe.

My compliments and all the best to you  

Fantastic view and amazing photo.  I agree with Mark with regard to that funky looking cloud in the middle.  BTW, I've always seen it spelled "Toroweap."

Steve waited until I had to go back to work before heading in to this spot.  He's gonna be PEEVED when he sees how great the light is that you got here!  Question.  Did you rope off on this spot?  It sounds like its a bit hairy standing up here.  We have been planning a trip back, and wondering about bringing climbing harnesses and using the Rubicon's winch to tie off to.  

Miles, I wonder if that would actually yield something interesting?  It pretty much drops off a sheer, if not overhanging 3000 vertical feet here.  I'm not sure you'd find a good ledge for a tripod or something.... I actually don't think it would be a better perspective down low.  The area I'd like to tie off is over at the west end overlook, but no getting the Jeep there legally.  It's an anchor-rich environment though, that's for sure.  No problem there.  This was close to the edge, obviously, but not so close I needed to tie off. 

Super.. Great colors , compliments. 

Marc,  Another amazing example of being in the right place at the right time. How do you do it so consistently?  Excellent wide angle shot. 

Only two things wrong here, I wasn't there and I didn't photograph it. Kidding aside, I just viewed your portfolio and I can say without reservation, "WOW". Thanks for showing these here.......EF

 

 

Larry, thanks.  I miss plenty of these light shows too, but the ones I catch are because I absolutely love weather and skies and track them using every means possible using nearly 300 days per year in the field to do so.  

This is an outstanding image Marc! The sky is simply incredible with the exception of the one odd cloud Mark mentioned but that is easily fixed. What a spectacular location! The composition simply doesn't get any better than this. Brilliant light, and remarkable detail in the foreground. As I've previously mentioned there is no substitute for being out in the field a considerable amount. Your skill, and more importantly your dedication, is what makes you images so good.

All the best,
Neil

Awesome. Thanks Marc. Really looking forward to getting here. I'm partial to your shot facing the other way, but this light this one is just as special. Good to know you can find a spot to shoot there without it being TOO sketchy. Still think I'll bring a harness... I'm old and fat. Doesn't take much of a gust to get me moving the wrong way :)

This is STUPID good!  Where's this spot??

Thanks a lot for showing us your best.  We have been there several times but yours encourages us to visit it again.  Best Regards,

Amazing :O , great colors and composition 7/7, Congrats!