Motif: Gates Pass

Posted by Dan Baumbach on Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:39 pm

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A big Thanks to E.J. for telling me about this area. I was in Tucson this past weekend for the opening of my exhibit. This was shot about 5 minutes before I had to leave to get to the opening. I had a change of shirt in the car.

I didn't like heat too much, but the desert outside of Tucson is beautiful. I hope to get there again soon.

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by robert hasty on Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:19 pm

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Great image Dan, the sky and fg look great, the mg where the sky is looks a little hot here.

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by Lillian Roberts on Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:26 pm

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This is a pleasant image of what must be a wide landscape. However, I can't find a point of interest. I wish for a splash of color, an interesting rock or isolated cactus. The sky is nice but IMHO not enough to put this one over the top.

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by Kelly on Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:47 pm

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Dan, where are the waves? I do like this, but not as much as most of your others. The similarities between the colors of the sky and ground really pull it together.

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by Anders on Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:49 pm

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Dan,

Interesting biotope that I don't have much experience with.

I'm afraid this is not one of my favorite among your shots. The sky looks a bit hot (at least on my not-yet-calibrated screen). I also see ND artifacts in the form of dark areas on the hill.

Wonder if you could move closer to the FG plants?

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by Ken Cravillion on Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:49 pm

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Dan, this is a nice shot but... The sky is too hot near the horizon and the landscape just below the horizon is a bit dark for my taste. With the 65mm you should get a bit closer to the FG.

Ain't 65mm fun to use though?

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by biologist on Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:07 pm

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Hey ther Dan,

I see you made it to Tucson and the Sonoran Desert.... Was it too hot for you down there?

Actually, it is the humidity this year with the monsoon clouds.

Too bad you could not stay, I bet those clouds would have turned colors...

Great atmosphere...

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by thapamd on Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:32 pm

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Great composition, Dan...I would like to have seen a bit more detail in the horizon...the lighting was tough and the distant sky is just a tad bit blown for my taste.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:17 am

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Glad you found some good opportunities due to my suggestions

I like this shot. It does immediately scream reverse grad to me though. I don't have those but if I did, this would be a great time to use it to hold back the bright sky and open up the dark clouds at the top a bit.

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by Svein-Frode on Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:18 am

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The sky looks way too hot above the horizon, but otherwise this scene is very nice! I have the Singh-Ray 3 stop Reverse GND - superb filter that I use very often!

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by Eric Fredine on Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:39 am

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Dan,

Congratulations on the show - I hope it is going well.

You have a wonderful dramatic sky and I don't mind the hot horizon. The foreground though is a bit too busy with too many mergers between the different bits of vegetation for my tastes (though it sounds like you didn't exactly have a lot of time to be hunting around for alternatives).

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