Ice of Bryce...

This is nice, and I like the play of white snow and red rock. I'm wondering if a little Levels adjustment wouldn't separate the layers of rock? It could use a little more saturation overall I think.

Lillian

The saturation looks fine to me. I love the color. Very powerful image.

- Dan.

Incredible detail from front to rear. Color is wonderful and perfectly balanced on my monitor. Was this with the 1Ds or is this a photo of a water-color painting?

Cool shot. I like the light.

Lillian Roberts wrote:This is nice, and I like the play of white snow and red rock. I'm wondering if a little Levels adjustment wouldn't separate the layers of rock? It could use a little more saturation overall I think.

Lillian

Thanks for the suggestions, Lillian. I tried them out and wasn't completely happy with it. I think I prefer my original version more. Did you look at it in the larger version?...I think the shadow and light serve to separate the layers of rock nicely. Thanks again for taking the time to offer some suggetions, Lillian...very much appreciated.

Juli Wilcox wrote:Incredible detail from front to rear. Color is wonderful and perfectly balanced on my monitor. Was this with the 1Ds or is this a photo of a water-color painting?

Thanks, Juli! LOL! Yes, this was with the 1Ds...now that I look at the image again...it would make a nice water-color painting, wouldn't it? Hehe

Dan and Ken,

Glad you liked the image. Dan, I was totally amazed by the color of Bryce. When I looked over the cliff at the canyon, I literally stuck my finger out and poked the air infront of me...wanted to make sure I wasn't looking at some beautiful painting!

Yes very nice picture

Mahesh, You're blowing me away with the diversity and beauty of your work. This was the first I'd gone to the link of your larger photos because of a slow modem, but the detail in the rocks, trees and snow certainly made the wait worthwhile.

Another fantastic shot Mahesh. I am really enjoying your posts. Too bad you didn't have a "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" post to go hand in hand with your last image.

Kelly wrote:Mahesh, You're blowing me away with the diversity and beauty of your work. This was the first I'd gone to the link of your larger photos because of a slow modem, but the detail in the rocks, trees and snow certainly made the wait worthwhile.

Thanks, Kelly! Ya, the larger version does a lot more justice to not just my images but to everyone's. I wish I could just post the originals, but as you said, those with dial up modems would have to wait a long time to download the shots. I think having a small version is nice and if someone is really interested in seeing more detail, then they can just click on the link for the larger image. The moderators here have it right by placing constraints on size.

Laura Stiefel wrote:Another fantastic shot Mahesh. I am really enjoying your posts. Too bad you didn't have a "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" post to go hand in hand with your last image.

LOL! Thanks, Laura! "Snow of Kilimanjaro"...now that has a ring to it! Maybe I'll have to go there just so I can get a shot to match the title. Hehe!

Mahesh,

This is very nice! The only thiung that worries me a bit is the color of the sky.
Looking at the sun-lit rocks it seems to be a fairly bright white light, but the yellowish clouds in the sky suggests that the light would be warmer than it appears on the rock...

Take this with a grain of salt though since I'm seriously confused by my monitor's lack of calibration. The worst thing I ever did was to get a second uncalibrated monitor :roll: As long as I only had one, it didn't seem all that bad... I'm waiting for the spyder to arrive...


Anders

Another place I haven't been to in WAY too long. A very nice shot as always!

Anders wrote:Mahesh,

This is very nice! The only thiung that worries me a bit is the color of the sky.
Looking at the sun-lit rocks it seems to be a fairly bright white light, but the yellowish clouds in the sky suggests that the light would be warmer than it appears on the rock...

Take this with a grain of salt though since I'm seriously confused by my monitor's lack of calibration. The worst thing I ever did was to get a second uncalibrated monitor :roll: As long as I only had one, it didn't seem all that bad... I'm waiting for the spyder to arrive...


Anders

Thanks for the comments, Anders...the problem may in your monitor, as you suggested. This shot was taken in the late afternoon and the light really is warm and not white. Certain areas were better lit than others and are probably a tad bit overexposed, giving the appearnce of white light...I dunno...hummm...

I can totally understand about monitor calibration, Anders...I'm pretty neurotic about ambient light in my room. Every time I work on an image...I close the blinds, have the certain lights on and others off and sit at the exact place infront of my screen all the time...talk about compulsive, huh?

E.J. Peiker wrote:Another place I haven't been to in WAY too long. A very nice shot as always!

Thanks, E.J. This is certainly a popular place in the summer and fall, but late spring is also a great time to visit because the snow will not have melted yet, but the temperature and weather conditions won't be too harsh. If you're lucky, the clouds will break and give nice lighting.

Mahesh,

I am going to go out on a limb here, but this image really does not spin my beenie. I have been to Bryce and you are right, it simply takes your breath away.

Something about your image here seems to flat. At 9000 ft elevation the air is pretty clean and every image I have ever taken at Bryce wether in sunlight or overcast shows the harshness of that land and the three dimensionality of it. This image just seems flat to me.

Your work is very impressive, but this one just lacks the LOOK factor that your other posts had.

Youssef Ismail wrote:Mahesh,

I am going to go out on a limb here, but this image really does not spin my beenie. I have been to Bryce and you are right, it simply takes your breath away.

Something about your image here seems to flat. At 9000 ft elevation the air is pretty clean and every image I have ever taken at Bryce wether in sunlight or overcast shows the harshness of that land and the three dimensionality of it. This image just seems flat to me.

Your work is very impressive, but this one just lacks the LOOK factor that your other posts had.

Thanks for the honest criticism, Youssef. Perhaps the reason the image looks a bit "flat" to you is because I've chosen not to show all the grandure of the hoodoos, but have focused on a small part of the canyon--choosing instead to show the diagonal layers of the snow intermingled with the orange of the canyon. I can see what you mean about the "flatness", but I wanted to give a different perspective of the canyon. I have many other images that give a much better sense of depth and harshness, but there are sooooo many "classic' images of Bryce out there already. I dunno...I personally like this image...let's just chalk this up to a difference in photographic philosophies...what do you think, Youssef?

BTW, I noticed you have a Bryce picture posted...I'm gonna go and check it out now.

Here's one taken at another time which is a more classic shot but I don't like it as much...do you prefer this because of the sense of depth? I'd be curious to read your thoughts on it...

http://www.fototime.com/56EA51E5FAE8783/orig.jpg

Mahesh,

I looked at the other shot, it is a more classic view. I guess what bothers me about both these shot is that they remind me of the slides that can be bought in the visitor's center gift shop. You know, they have those slide for the photographically challenged that are sitting near a window and have been washed of any real color due to exposure to sunlight.

NOT in anyway saying that you bought these so please don't read that in my post. I know you are not among the photographically challenged at all, but that is what these two shots remind me of.

Maybe its the flat lighting that is making the imges a little unflatering. I am sorry we don't see eye-to-eye on these images.

Peace.