dave.englund

Thank your for your comments:-)

Thanks Chris. This is one of those shots I keep coming back to in Photoshop to see if I can get it just right. It seems a challenge because of what I'm trying to do with the shadows; to make the lighted areas stand out more. It keeps bringing me back to trying to work out the kinks in my color management - on some computers (e.g., my parent's LCD) the shadow areas are too dark. Strangely, they are a tad bit lighter on my computer than what we see here at photo.net. I've been noticing that when I upload images to photo.net they display a bit darker online. I have yet to figure that out. And, of course, I have no idea how other folks are actually seeing them on their computers. But complements like yours at least tell me I'm getting close;-)

Speaking of those amazing colors...just wanted to share with visitors to my Grand Spring Prismatic images (see my Yellowstone photo gallery)...that these colorful runoffs are actually rivers of living micro-organisms called "thermophiles." Truly amazing to think they can live and thrive in such hot waters! In fact, Montana State University has developed a whole curriculum around studying Yellowstone's thermophiles at their "Thermal Biology Institute." Stop in to their site and prepare to be fascinated!

I really like the composition. Good detail and sharpness throughout. I'd be tempted to try brightening up the foreground a bit(inside of the cave), while darkening highlights and midtones in the outside area to give it some more snap.

Glorious!

Not sure if this is Dunraven pass. But it was a welcome stop after

some nerve racking mountain driving. A number of serious animal

watchers were peering through their spotting scopes at wildlife on the

distant hills. I watched for a while and then realized the light was

what I was interested in, so I got out my camera!

Thanks for your kind comments Joe. Actually, the original image had much less going for it, so it would seem from your comments that my post-processing efforts paid off;-)

 

Do try to get to Yellowstone. It was my very first visit there and it was awesome! But my feelings do also encompasses the entire road trip, which included South Dakota's Badlands National Park, the Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore memorials, and Devils Tower in Wyoming. It was a great overall experience.

 

I had great weather in Yellowstone through my four days there, except for the first day where the first half was rainy and overcast. But, I think that helped me in my shots of the Canyon falls by not producing harsh shadows. This year I came into a little extra tax money, and that enabled me to finance my Yellowstone trip for under $1,800 (except for that unexpected car repair on my last leg home from Dakota!). I stayed in cheep motels, of the $55 to $65 variety, and never regretted it. It was a photo workshop on a budget.

A very interesting color approach and great composition:-)

I like the vertical composition very much - I am enjoying the rocks in the foreground, which seem to be leading me to the fascinating clouds at the horizon.

Works for me;-) Awesome shot and very nice work!

Yea, this is way cool. Seems more like a photo-journalistic shot; it's telling a number of very interesting stories.

This shot was taken at 5:58 AM on an overcast day at Yellowstone. I'm

trying to overcome the overcast feeling and convey a sense of an early

morning shot. What do you think?

Fantastic shot Lucas! What a great looking place to visit!

I very much like the vertical composition - it brings together two powerful elements, the storm clouds and the rocks. There seems to be a little something lacking in the foreground however. Not sure, maybe a little more contrast in the rock area to give them a little snap? Anyway, Fascinating!

I like it! Just a great composition! So glad you included the foreground elements you did. They really make the shot.

Ditto! I like the blue, orange, yellow color themes! Good comp too:-)

Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to find the right color balance for this shot. It was taken at 5:58 AM on an overcast day at Yellowstone. I'm trying to overcome the overcast feeling and convey a sense of an early morning shot. Here are a couple more options:

 

(2)http://gallery.photo.net/photo/6241943-md.jpg

and

(3)http://gallery.photo.net/photo/6242034-md.jpg

Any opinions?

Would appreciate your comments:-)

I really like what you've done with this shot. The perspective is great, and along with the vertical composition, draws your attention to the Savior. Seems fitting - a very humble setting.

What a great composition!

I like the setting and composition, as well as the black and white approach. But I'd like to see more detail in the dark foreground areas, and recovered detail in the washed out sky. Your camera and lens seem to be of great quality - when you look at it in the Larger view the detail in the midtone areas is fabulous!

You took an image that already had a lot going for it and turned it into a real work of art! Congrats!

Breaks the dead center rule with utter abandon and works supremely well in that compositional method!

Has a wonderful meditative feeling to it. Congrats!

Thank you for thinking to rotate the image so the mind wouldn't have to work so hard to enjoy it; it's more about two delicate things meeting each other than it is about orientation. Wonderful detail and clarity. And the pastel colors are awesome. Thanks for sharing!