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They don't call them the Painted Hills for nothing! I was fortunate

to observe this rare combination of light on a stormy day.

What a wonderful image. The colours in this photo are amazing and so is the formation on the hill. The compo and presentation are just great.

... is it real??

if u asked me i wil say no , u made it

very nice ,well done

Great image, as usual Marc. Where is this wonderful place?

Khaled, IT IS ABSOLUTELY REAL! No manipulations of any kind here! My only adjustments were curves, a little dodge/burn, fine tuning the contrasts, and minor color adjustments. I made no color enhancment at all to the background hills! This is a National Monument in the state of Oregon. It is called the Painted Hills beacuse of the beautifully colored textures of the hills found here - truly like very few other places in the World. There are many, many other pictures that can be found from this place if you do some research, and they all showcase the same amazing color. The wet ground and direct sunlight against a stormy sky made the color on this day especially amazing.

wow... great capture!

 

Mike

 

bravo...fantastic shot:)

I don't think I have ever seen such treatment like this one,just one of kind!

Your treatment lets the hill like some kinda painting.

 

If you had never applied by some special filter of PS,I should say you got a pair of great eyes to know how to shoot to let this happen!

I also admire your shooting life,just traveling and shooting,I hope I can go with you if you are lack of a partner,LOL!you know wild life is always in my mind!

 

congrats on this amazing piece!Marc

The clarity and detail you achieve just amazes me. Very very nice. Fred

Excellent composition. Love the light and the colors. Your rendition is probably one of the best I have seen. Regards.

This is Stunning...What an amazing display of light and cloud you had to shoot with...and what a comp you found. Great shot!

Marc, This is really great shot and I'm wondered of pattern and how you captured this shot, You could control the light smartly as you always overcome.

FANTASTIC, great color capture. Kudos, rek.

Very well composed. Although not as colorful or dynamic as some of your other images, it still is one of my favorites.

I can see you fiddled w/ the curves a bit as the hills are one notch over realistic. Could just be internet low quality image. The stormy sky almost looks dropped in, but I have seen it like that at sunset & it is surreal. Still, it looks like a digital image. Not film.

Nope. No fiddling with curves at all. Perhaps something lost in the web presentation. This would probably be a good time to get used to the look and feel of the digital image - I think it's here to stay.

Marc, beautiful landscape,superbly capture. Excellent composition,very good exposure,light & colors.

You prove again why you have become my favorite landscape photographer, and, I believe, the one who carries the mantle of Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

Yinka

You have a very good eye. This is awsome. The sky is so dramatic and still - the mountains are soft and warm. This makes an very interesting contrast.

Wow. what a great colors and textures daer Marc :) I never saw something similar :0

 

Biliana

Superb use of the golden hour light. Never been there, but I've seen similar hills elsewhere, different color spectre, though. Congratulations, well done.

This scene is totally possible and realistic...at least as real as these odd hills can look.

 

Superb light, and fascinating comp. Well done Marc.

For a photography newcomer like myself, your work is incredibly inspiring. Awesome!

Hi Marc,

 

I am a fan of your pictures and this one is quite different than those you produce frequently... very nice one, great colors and forms.

 

Vincent

Marc, this is another one of my favorite images of yours. I was going to write something about perfection, but then that could be applied to so many of your images that are wonderful but somehow don't impact me like this one. Funny, I have never visited this area; this shot just strikes a chord. The flowing, rounded lines all working in concert, the special light on the central hill.... I don't know. Thanks for sharing.