Virgin River

Virgin River, Zion NP, Utah.

Posted by Jeff Dye on Mon, 01/26/09 12:52
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 01/26/09 13:59

From your perspective one must surmise you got a little wet in taking this shot. I find this to be interesting composition with both attention at the macro level with the stones in the river bed and at the distant view with the rock formation rising clear of the tree line into the low hanging clouds. I find myself particularly drawn to the area on the left with a vertical slice containing the red/yellow grasses at the bottom, then the trees and finally the more distant rock formation.


Comments by Rick Longworth on Mon, 01/26/09 17:51

Great position.


Comments by Steve Owen on Mon, 01/26/09 20:21

Beautiful shot--I really like those low clouds.


Comments by Bryan Palmer on Mon, 01/26/09 20:27

Looks mighty peaceful!


Comments by Dave Robertson on Mon, 01/26/09 22:10

This must have been one of the rare days that there were clouds to diffuse the light. :) I really like the monolithic formation in the background.

My only nit my be to punch up the saturation just a tad, but it's only a small suggestion for a a very nice shot.


Comments by Maria Salvador on Tue, 01/27/09 10:18

Another very nice landscape. A perfect flow from bottom to top (as I see it!) and beautiful natural colors.


Comments by Greg Collins on Tue, 01/27/09 13:39

Humm, all previous posts really like it, but I have a problem with the rocks along the left side. For me, they throw the balance off, but then that's just me. I played with it in PS but can't get to a good crop without loosing all the action in the water which I think you intended as an important part of the image.


Comments by Jeff Dye on Tue, 01/27/09 15:32

The reason I like the rocks: river rocks can often blow out the highlight side of the histogram and these didn't. Cudos for the camera and some cloud cover. They're near the left side and don't bisect the frame. The edge of the rocks also form a good leading line, as well as the flow of the water, into the distance. And there's a nice little curve at the end. All IMO of course. I'll deal with Greg later :-)


Comments by dannyshyan on Tue, 01/27/09 20:52

Very nice jeff. At first, I was wondering OK, now how did he use such a slow shutter speed to slow down the water AND get such nice depth of field...and then I thought, OK, a slow shutter will mean a small aperture so there should be a nice depth of field. Even still The fact that the rocks a foot from you AND every crevase in the distant mountain are crystal clear is pretty good. Must be a pretty expensive lens !! what was this shot at, about 1/30th ISO 100 and f16??


Comments by dannyshyan on Tue, 01/27/09 20:53

Jeff, Your photos all seem to have a more subdued, painterly look to them. What filters or settings are you using to create this effect??


Comments by dannyshyan on Tue, 01/27/09 20:58

Yes, the rocks are need as a draw in, or leading line as you call it...forget about the other guy :)