Park Ave II-8031a-bw-med

This is another take on the Park Avenue section of Arches National Park.Your

comments and feedback respectfully requested and always sincerely appreciated.

Excellent composure and scene, like the balance to this.

The play of light and shadow works well here to emphasize the rugged beauty.  Superb capture and presentation... Mike

At least on my monitor the highlights are a little muddy.  I would brighten it up a little.  Love the composition, especially how the light plays from the left.

I like the composition, the view of the land beyond the mighty rock structures and the route between shadow and light where the journey lay ahead (In my imagination of course)  There is something about the sky too, it looks like a long exposure, a kind of painted sky that too is very attractive.  Ideally I might have liked a bit more foreground, but I guess something has to give when your photographing such huge rock formations.

Nice work David!

 

Alf

What an amazing scene. This feels like a place where legendary kings live..

First time I looked, I wanted some brightening of the shadowed cliff face, but now I don't think so. 'Just love the crisp, clear tones & textures. 'Beautiful composition well executed.

Chris, as always, thank you for your time, interest, and feedback.

Mike, I'm glad you like it. I'm always awestruck whenever I visit this place, whether the first or 12th time. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated.

Tom, did you view it at large size? If not, I think doing so makes a big difference. The rock is so very soft and eroded that the highlights tend to have fewer sharp details than on a granite face. I'll experiment and see if I can punch up details in the highlights. Thank you for taking the time to comment. It means a lot.

Alf, I'm grateful for your feedback. FYI: From this viewpoint the trail drops precipitously down into the deep canyon between these fins. (see my previous image, here.) At this focal length there's no foreground to be had. Ground level is far below the bottom of the frame. For scale, these fins are about 500 ft/150m above the trail below. As you imagined, there is a trail that transits down through this canyon. It is an awe-inspiring walk. Just make sure there's somebody to pick you up at the far end. Thank you, again.

Jack, yes, it is an amazing place. The scale is impossible to really capture in a photograph, but this is my feeble attempt to do so. Thanks for taking time to view and comment.

Doug, I wrestled with the same dilemma. In the end this is the balance I felt best illustrated my experience of the place. Thank you for your interest. I'm glad you like it.

beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!