david choo

I stood atop the black rocks as I watched the sun get closer to the horizon. I set my camera

to a slow shutter speed and waited for the perfect wave to come in... this was the result.

 

Yes, I moved throughout the scene with the flashlight as well as the off camera flash. The distance from the rock to the end of the tail is substantial from what I remember.

 

As for the rock moving.. it's a naturally occuring phenomenon at the "Race Tracks" in "Death Valley"

Thanks guys! The exposure time was about 8 hours. The red cast occurs naturally from reciprocity of Velvia 50.

 

The scene in general was lit with perhaps 50 to 100 full powered pops of a handheld flash while the line behind the rock was painted with a daylight balanced flashlight... which took anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes.

Halleys Comet? :P

During my many trips to Death Valley, I often felt as if in another

world. I have recently began an attempt at photographing it as such.

When I took this picture, I realized it might not be well received by

others... but I photographed it according to what I had envisioned in

my mind so that I might remember how I feel when walking on the salty

earth of Badwater. The Panamint mountains were beautifully lit by the

morning sun while the salty foreground had yet to see the light of

day...

Yah, it's completely blown out.

Hi everyone. What do you think of my attempt at the Yosemite Tunnel

View? :) It may not appear sharp on your monitor because of the

compression, but I assure you, the actual photo is razor sharp. :P

Fire away! Tell me what i could have done better please! :D Thank you.

Hey! Inspiration point! :D

David, I agree with you completely. I thought exactly what you said as I was shooting the photograph but was unlucky in finding a foreground dune that would do what I wanted it to do. Thanx for the honest critique. :)

Great composition. Are those colors natural on the ruins? Wow

 

I'm curious to know how you made the background clouds and trees out of focus... was it an aperature thing or a manipulation thing?

This scene is gorgeous. Where is this Mosbrae Falls? Wow! Great composition... although the leaves in the front being blurry is a tad distracting, outside of that, nicely done.

Sand Dunes :)

I can't think of a better place for that baloon...(what do you call that) the baloon basket to be then right where it is with the dark shadows definining it. Even got a foreground! If only the sky was bluer.

If only you had gotten the child up closer's entire feet!

Holy Smamoly!

I would have cropped lower or did the shot vertical. The bridge is so close to the bottom, it makes me feel uptight.