False Kiva
May 4, 2015 17:02:53 #
I originally photographed this site about eight years ago. This past summer I revisited on a day when the sky contributed more to the composition.
Have at it! :-)
Have at it! :-)
May 4, 2015 17:09:43 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
I originally photographed this site about eight years ago. This past summer I revisited on a day when the sky contributed more to the composition.
Have at it! :-)
Have at it! :-)
Wonderful, how can it be improved on? It's much better than Tom Till's. Conveys the feeling of the place without going too far in the colors. It's just right. Very impressive work.
May 4, 2015 17:43:12 #
minniev wrote:
Wonderful, how can it be improved on? It's much better than Tom Till's. Conveys the feeling of the place without going too far in the colors. It's just right. Very impressive work.
I've seen Tom's original in a very large print and would unequivocally give him the nod, but thank you for the very nice complement! :-)
May 4, 2015 18:39:08 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
Photographer Jim wrote:
I originally photographed this site about eight years ago. This past summer I revisited on a day when the sky contributed more to the composition.
Have at it! :-)
Have at it! :-)
minniev has said it all. I love the far off rain showers. Truly a finished image as the rules here require. haha
May 4, 2015 18:39:45 #
May 4, 2015 21:14:29 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
I originally photographed this site about eight years ago. This past summer I revisited on a day when the sky contributed more to the composition.
Have at it! :-)
Have at it! :-)
Jim,
I've admired several images made from near where your camera was...but this tops them all.
Why?
The others seem intended to include as much as possible of the interior, as well as the distant view.
Your image, of all, to my mind is the most magnificently moving.
For ten to twelve thousand years the view you captured through that opening was the first morning sight and the last evening sight experienced by the hundreds of generations of people who lived there and, in an unimaginable variety of ways, experienced the emotional and spiritual effects of that scene.
I can't imagine, Jim, how one could pay greater homage to their existence.
Sorry; photo criticism could not, at the moment, be farther from my mind.
Dave
May 4, 2015 22:20:46 #
You have done a fabulous job exposing for the inside and outside of this cave. Is it a multiple exposure, Jim? It was well worth the trip back. I admire a photographer that goes back until he get's it just the way he envisioned it. It's a habit that produces photos like this one.
May 4, 2015 22:54:09 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Jim, br I've admired several images made from near... (show quote)
Dave, this was my forth time hiking out to the site. Of all the places in the Southwest it is probably my favorite. I usually spend a few hours there, mostly just sitting in the back of the alcove and listening to the wind and occasional raven call.
May 4, 2015 23:01:48 #
Nightski wrote:
You have done a fabulous job exposing for the inside and outside of this cave. Is it a multiple exposure, Jim? It was well worth the trip back. I admire a photographer that goes back until he get's it just the way he envisioned it. It's a habit that produces photos like this one.
The exposure isn't all that tricky. The alcove is fairly large but not that deep, so there is a good amount of light inside. The hardest part is not totally blowing out the sky, but nothing a grad ND can't fix along with the typical dodge/burning I do.
I was actually expecting more concern over the saturation level. I didn't want to go too far over the top, but I did want to intensify the colors some. But from comments so far, it might be ok. (Print looks ok)
May 5, 2015 09:15:19 #
I haven't been commenting on your images because I haven't had anything to add that others hadn't already said, but I have to jump in and say this is gorgeous and I agree with all the previous comments. This is absolutely perfect. The saturation is right on.
May 5, 2015 10:26:13 #
This is beautiful and absolutely belongs on a wall. If you are concerned with saturation and use photoshop (which you indicate that you do), you should check out Tony Kuyper style luminosity masking to control saturation filters (if you haven't). His instructional images are mostly from Southern Utah and those images were the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw yours. And as you mentioned, nice job catching this scene with those great clouds and very nice atmospheric perspective.
May 5, 2015 11:06:45 #
pfrancke wrote:
This is beautiful and absolutely belongs on a wall. If you are concerned with saturation and use photoshop (which you indicate that you do), you should check out Tony Kuyper style luminosity masking to control saturation filters (if you haven't). His instructional images are mostly from Southern Utah and those images were the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw yours. And as you mentioned, nice job catching this scene with those great clouds and very nice atmospheric perspective.
I actually did use luminosity masking on this image. Thanks for the comments.
May 5, 2015 11:16:42 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
I actually did use luminosity masking on this image. Thanks for the comments.
LOL -- thanks for pointing that out.. I have much to learn about the technique. I later read you signature line and was properly fearful that you probably knew all about it!!!
May 5, 2015 11:50:35 #
This is a wonderful photo and I think you got it just right on the saturation.
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