When focused (pun intended) in one direction, don't forget to look behind you. This image was taken at Grand View Point in Canyonlands NP. We got to the point late after spending the day hiking into the canyons. When we got there, there must have been 50+ tripods set up pointing west to capture the sunset. I only had my trail camera with me so no tripod. As the sun approached the horizon, it didn't look like we were going to have a spectacular sunset and I was getting tired of the crowd. So I walked over to the east side of the point (i.e. looked behind me) and this is what I saw.
I would like to improve this image so any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, feel free to post any mods to this image as you feel appropriate.
Mike
Moonrise over the La Sal Mountains
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I'd be proud to have it just as it is. Nicely done!
Excellent capture and inclination!
I do like the picture - but I'd try cropping off about the bottom 60% so it looks like a panorama. You have the sharpness to pull it off and I think I like it better that way.
Bob Locher
Excellent capture! I have taken the same shot there under the same circumstances and I have edited it three times. I am still not sure I have it right.
This is an outstanding photo and you have every right to be proud of it. It brings back memories of photos I have take in similar situations where I too have turned around and found something far more interesting to photograph. There is the time I took pictures at the south rim of the Grand Canyon in the dead of winter at sunrise. Everyone was shooting towards the sunrise, but when I turned around I found shots that were far more spectacular than what everyone else was shooting. And it reminds me of the numerous times I was attempting to take pictures in Yosemite only to be foiled by a jet contrail forming in the sky. While waiting for the contrail to dissipate, I would turn around to see if there was anything else to photograph during the wait. So your advise has been my motto for many years and I would encourage all Hedgehogs to always look around for new photographic opportunities after taking your shots of what initially interested you.
Absolutely breathtaking scenic, with exquisite light and color. I have shot moonset at sunrise and found lovely pastel colors in my western sky, plus have photos of western mountaintops hit by first rays of sunrise behind me, so I whole-heartedly endorse your message!
Your moonrise at sunset is exceptional, hard to believe you didn't use a tripod. Geologists would love this image especially. If anything, a touch of brightness at the center would balance the tones.
Congratulations!
There's another reason to always check behind you. I was in the Great Smokey Mountains when I saw a mass of color, it turned out to be around a hundred butterflies near a puddle of water on the side of the road. I got out to take pictures. After a few minutes I got the feeling I was being watched, when I turned around I saw this. Tried to get a shot at a bear for a few years, this time I wasn't. Fortunately I had my other camera with my 100=400 just inside the car.
I think it’s excellent the way it is--I would change nothing.
SalvageDiver wrote:
When focused (pun intended) in one direction, don't forget to look behind you. This image was taken at Grand View Point in Canyonlands NP. We got to the point late after spending the day hiking into the canyons. When we got there, there must have been 50+ tripods set up pointing west to capture the sunset. I only had my trail camera with me so no tripod. As the sun approached the horizon, it didn't look like we were going to have a spectacular sunset and I was getting tired of the crowd. So I walked over to the east side of the point (i.e. looked behind me) and this is what I saw.
I would like to improve this image so any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, feel free to post any mods to this image as you feel appropriate.
Mike
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That is an excellent capture and certainly illustrates your point. As far as improving the photo, it's wonderful as it stands. Unless maybe a silhouette of ET on a bike against the full moon..............................
Stunning image...thanks for sharing!!
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
Excellent image and advice. I might add that one should also look up/down/right/ and left. Wouldn't want to miss any opportunities for pics.
It is a great shot. Looks fine to me the way it is.
Always look back. Some of my best shot came that way.
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