Approach to New Navajo Bridge, Arizonia: On our way to northern California in 2017, we elected to visit the Grand Canyon's North Rim, and so took the road over the New Navajo Bridge...

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

On our way to northern California in 2017, we elected to visit the Grand Canyon's North Rim, and so took the road over the New Navajo Bridge (https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/historyculture/navajobridge.htm), which twin spans cross some 500 feet above the Colorado River and its rafters below.

The bridge is out of sight down in the distant river gorge, which has sheer sides. This photo of the distant rock formations of the North Rim captures the remoteness of the area and the notion that at times the journey is equal to the destination.

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D7000, ISO 200, f/10, 1/640, 18mm (kit lens, handheld).

Going to the North Rim
Going to the North Rim...

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New Navajo Bridge
New Navajo Bridge...

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Colorado River Rafters
Colorado River Rafters...

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Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

Fred Harwood wrote:

On our way to northern California in 2017, we elec... (show quote)

Very well done. For me it's a well balanced photo. Like how the road just takes you up, around and through the plateaus

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent work, Fred!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

#3 - the shadow of the bridge really makes this shot for me, that and the dizzying feel of looking straight down

Wonderful!

#1 - Did you have a chance to check the perspective from a few steps ahead of what is shown here? For me, there is too much gravel turnout. A trim off the bottom of the composition keeps the road in a similar position while removing what IMO detracts from the grandeur and vast space of the rest.

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Linda From Maine wrote:

#3 - the shadow of the bridge really makes this sh... (show quote)

Thanks, Linda. I agree about the gravel, which gave me chance to rethink it, and rework it.

Here it is again. Better? Or no?

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Fred Harwood wrote:

Thanks, Linda. I agree about the gravel, which gave me chance to rethink it, and rework it.

Here it is again. Better? Or no?

When I tried a crop prior to posting my comments, I did more panoramic aspect so as not to lose the wide spaces. Is your crop of a different edit, less saturated? When I compare mine (see below) - which is a simple crop of your first photo, I think I'd want to tone down the colors of that lower right corner. Slippery slope, ha!

Whatever works for you, Fred, is obviously the right answer.

Thanks for indulging me!

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Linda From Maine wrote:

When I tried a crop prior to posting my comments, I did more panoramic aspect so as not to lose the wide spaces. Is your crop of a different edit, less saturated? When I compare mine (see below) - which is a simple crop of your first photo, I think I'd want to tone down the colors of that lower right corner. Slippery slope, ha!

Whatever works for you, Fred, is obviously the right answer.

Thanks for indulging me!

Thanks, Linda. I'll experiment further. One of the perspectives I had hoped to keep is that the road went down into that far gully, and not up.

I go back to the raw shot each time. Also experimenting with Adjustment/Equalize and a layer to use the slider on.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Fred Harwood wrote:

One of the perspectives I had hoped to keep is that the road went down into that far gully, and not up.

Ah, subtle but it's there. Cool!

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Linda From Maine wrote:

Ah, subtle but it's there. Cool!

Here's another view, plus 25% Filter/Adjustment/Equalize.

20x8 @300dpi
20x8 @300dpi...

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Fred Harwood wrote:

Here's another view, plus 25% Filter/Adjustment/Equalize.

Gorgeous!