y'all can probably guess what this one's all about ...
Bigg Spyre Canyon
http://www.math.utah.edu/%7Esfolias/sc/spyre.jpg
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y'all can probably guess what this one's all about ...
Bigg Spyre Canyon
http://www.math.utah.edu/%7Esfolias/sc/spyre.jpg
I'll play. Does it have to be in Utah? This is Lower Antelope Canyon.
nope ... just a narrow space
lovely :2thumbs:
so, this image is taken from a video eric (shaggy) made on trip a bit back.
i stitched together about 5-6 frames from the video. had a bit of stretching
going on, since the camera actually shifts location during the pan
Your Fault Canyon
http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/yourfault.jpg
Main Fork of Blue John
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...rrowsinBJC.jpg
Shimrock Canyon
http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/lep.jpg
I like narrow spaces and slot canyons. So here is one of my favorite pics
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...3005.07229.jpg
Lower Antelope Canyon
Clear Creek, Zion N.P.
Win
http://www.fototime.com/D11D7B316552AB0/standard.jpg
b/w study of iron wash
Wow, this is one is really striking :2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by goofball
Not as good as you pros, but one of my most favorite pics.
Upper Chute canyon just above Baptist confluence.
James
glowing subway, wiggum gulch
http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/wiggum.jpg
WOW Jason! That's an incredible picture!Quote:
Originally Posted by goofball
I LOVE it! :2thumbs:
~Randi
thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
and here is one for you from lower long canyon -
http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/24...600x600Q85.jpg
yeah no kiddin' ... you framing that one goofball?Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
[b]wingate falls, cha canyon
being a slave to perfection and an uber critic of (especially) my own work, that one will always let me down. teh depth of field isn't there to satisfy me as the far side is not sharp enough to blow up big. landscapes need to be BIG prints in my mind. gives me fuel for a return trip ! as if anything more than the beauty and fun of it is needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefan
aside - i saw an exhibit of moran's work at gilcrease museum in tulsa a few times when it came thru years ago. some of his works took up whole walls in large rooms. incredible... i almost got the feeling i was there, in the image, as it nearly filled the whole of my vision. words cannot describe...
My favourite "light in a narrow space" shot. Buckskin Gulch, March '07. This photo always takes me to a serene, peaceful place.
http://kev.cirruswebsolutions.ca/uutah/imgp2679.jpg
Another fave. Spooky Gulch, October '07
http://kev.cirruswebsolutions.ca/uutah/sany0994.jpg
Interesting perspective. Personally, I would have no fear in framing that big, despite the technical qualities you seem to think might be lacking. Landscapes should be printed large, but they need to be judged by their entirety. For me, I like images that stand out on there own, regardless of their technical qualities. A great picture isn't necessarily made by certain criteria met, it is made by a photographer interpreting the scene with the tools at his disposal. By their nature, photographs are always imperfect. Or at best, always subjectively examined. At least, that's what I like to think.Quote:
Originally Posted by goofball
IMO, there is way too much judging of photographs today by their technical merit. Unfortunately, I think it is too easy to miss the real power of an image, and instead look at images and think "oh, if only that corner was in better focus, it would be superb." It's always easier to meet the "technical" criteria of an image, because that criteria is defined and measurable, and quite frankly, always attainable if desired. But it's the intangible and unmeasurable qualities that make for great images.
So, that's my opinion. I'm sure there are many who won't agree. But for what it's worth, I think that image would be mighty powerful hanging on my wall in a nice large print. If you blow it up big, and take a step back to take it all in, I would bet 99 percent of all people could care less about that corner being out of focus....
Anyways, great shot. :2thumbs:
Very nice, Kev. I love the texture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cirrus2000
Here are a couple from Little Wild Horse I like a lot.
Cirrus2000 - I really like the pic of spooky.
fouristhenewone - It looks like her head is glowing.. was this the trip right after the big storm in Oct?
Two from Crawford Draw.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/...0cb0c3ccc8.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/29...a97a006229.jpg
it's from the trip we took with you. you had to bail early, I believe cause Lanik was sick.
I am heading back to the Swell soon, so I hope to have more for this tread. In the mean time, Little Wild Horse...
http://www.richardbarron.net/galleri...whc/LWHC14.jpg
-R
i hear ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggs
and i totally agree on the undue weight afforded technical criteria. to the naked eye, i dare anyone to tell which of 2 images was shot w/ one camera or another, or what film or software was used. mostly, the viewer colud not care less, but as artists it is easy to play favorites and think the work flow we develop is the pinnacle of artistic achievement.
i like to think i am a balance of the technical and the aesthetic. i realized after reading my post again that at proper viewing distance, that corner would look just fine. i spent many years perfecting my craft in the wet darkroom and as a lab tech w/ MANY verrrry picky commercial photographers. the technical aspect has to be understood. just as painters have to knoiw how to use a brush and illustrators a pen. each medium has its own qualitys that must be understood, or else results will be intermittently acceptable. i have heard people say, in response to things such as bellows extension factor, that they "do not believe in that stuff". wtf ? physics ? they do not believe in physics ? if i want teh same result time after time after time, and right the FIRST time, i understand the b-e-f so i can shoot once and have it ready for my client later that day or the next. efficiency and reliability are a must in commercial work. once all that painstaking technical knowledge is achieved it does get pushed back more, but it is always a factor in how we achieve the look we each want to please our aesthetic.
and me ? i'm a slave to tack sharp, corner to corner, and dynamic range tucked in nicely between my 11 zones. my one and only shortcoming :roflol:
following the LWHC theme .....
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/...636f5c074e.jpg
Summit, you've got a great collection of slot shots. :hail2thechief:
A little ways up Dang Canyon in the Swell last week...
http://myweb.cableone.net/abbysm/pix/ding01.jpg
-Richard
That is cool. It is a little M.C. Escher (sp.?) like in that it appears vertical at the bottom then shifts to a horizontal perspective at the top. Interesting indeed.
Stupid web site, keeping me from my homework, ok here are a couple of mine then it's time for my chemistry quiz.
A few more
Our friend from MI, Nikki, in Willis Creek.
Win
http://www.fototime.com/03F12A2D13E1320/standard.jpg
My wife and our friend in a short canyon off Burr Trail Rd.
Win
http://www.fototime.com/6E35D47ADBF02A2/standard.jpg
I've been in that short canyon on Burr Trail.
bw waterpocket fold study.
Here is my token slot pic of Kanarraville Canyon. Not a drool worthy camera :slobber: as some on here; but I like it. My other half steped into frame to look at the sandstone, so I photoshoped her out. :lol8:
been awhile since anything new hit here.