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bircher
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 05:03
http://www.pbase.com/bircher/image/84553104.jpg
"The Organ"
Canon 5D, Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD IF, tripod mounted

http://www.pbase.com/bircher/image/84553102.jpg
Balanced Rock
Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, tripod mounted

Great little national park to photograph. Just watch out for the heat!

National Parks (Gallery) Photo Gallery by Sam Antonio at pbase.com (http://www.pbase.com/bircher/national_parks)

Cheers,

Sam
dmwphoto
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 05:07
Nice work Sam!
The_Camera_Poser
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 05:24
gorgeous
curiousgeorge
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 06:45
I love the first one, composition is excellent. You've got perfect foreground interest too.

It's slightly oversaturated for my taste but that aside the colours are great.

It looks like you've gone off the beaten path to get this.
Tsmith
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 06:48
Hey Sam haven't seen you around in a while. Beautiful work as always. Gotta put Arches on my NP list.
jdizzle
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 06:49
Nice shots! Good light captured in both. Well done!
jrader
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 09:24
Why is #1 so damned dark in the upper left corner? Is it due to the angle of polarization being close(r) to 90 degrees perpendicular to sun angle? Or is it something else?

I'm thinking that the JPEG compression destroyed that first one too. I bet the full image in either RAW or TIFF is nice.

Great work otherwise!
on da move
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 11:09
Beautiful Shots!
bryanj87
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 11:21
Really nice shots. Love the first one.
harleygirl239
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 11:53
WOW such beautiful photo's. This is one place I want to visit by next year. The colors are gorgeous.
bircher
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 12:00
Since I was using a wide angle lens on a full frame with a polarizer (17-35 lens) you usually get an uneven polarization in the frame. But in this instance I think it worked out with this framing.

I cranked up the polarizer on the 1st one to really bring out the the color of the rocks.

Thanks for your comments.

Sam


Why is #1 so damned dark in the upper left corner? Is it due to the angle of polarization being close(r) to 90 degrees perpendicular to sun angle? Or is it something else?

I'm thinking that the JPEG compression destroyed that first one too. I bet the full image in either RAW or TIFF is nice.

Great work otherwise!
zippy25
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 12:33
Great shots. I especially love the composition on both. The colors are very rich as well. Nice work
harleygirl239
27th of August 2007 (Mon), 12:34
Well you did a great job, I love #1 great colors.
Tdragone
29th of August 2007 (Wed), 20:00
If these are recent; I have to say I'm surprised to see snow on the mtns in the background of #2!

I like the shots.. I'll be there in 2 weeks!
kenyc
29th of August 2007 (Wed), 20:04
Love that first one for all the reasons stated above but feel it could be a bit lighter particularly in the upper left as someone already said.

KAC
Alec Trevelyan
29th of August 2007 (Wed), 20:37
Love the first one! Amazing!
bircher
5th of September 2007 (Wed), 23:25
I was there in May of this year.

If these are recent; I have to say I'm surprised to see snow on the mtns in the background of #2!

I like the shots.. I'll be there in 2 weeks!
cjmatrix
6th of September 2007 (Thu), 18:08
My vote is #1 with above noted concerns.