Last Stand
Another take on advancing shadows, this scene was along the Main Boulder route as I drove to the Natural Bridge. The clean, sharp edge of light gets me every time, and on this occasion it was no different. The shot had a high potential of being ‘blown out’, but a little drop in my exposure helped capture the scene with detail. I’m curious how the details show in the dark shadow across the middle of the frame to other viewers. I didn’t set a color profile for this shot and wonder if it will have an adverse effect. Let me know if you see any weird coloration in there…
Before we get to the photo itself, though, I’d like to ask for your help on a different matter. I received an e-mail recently from a gentleman who is having a number of issues with both my site and my RSS feed. My site fails to load entirely in one browser, and when it does in another…the images don’t all display. In addition, my images aren’t coming through via the RSS feed for him, which has been acting up a bit since the middle of May (even for me). If you would, take a moment to participate in the poll that follows – it will help me get to the bottom of the problem as quick as possible. Unfortunately, my polling plugin doesn’t allow for multiple selections. If you’re experiencing more than one of the issues listed, just reload the page and vote again. Many thanks in advance, I hope to have the issues resolved as soon as possible.
Oooh, very cool image! Love the composition, use of light and shadow. No problems color-wise that I can see. (well, perhaps the sunlit hill-top right-seems a little washed out in comparison to the other greens in the foreground. But, overall that’s pretty minor. Then again, maybe it helps it to receded a bit visually.)
Thank you so much for the tripod info, much appreciated! We’re in sync on the Bogen 486 head, but I’ll probably have to go with 190PROB legs, dollar-wise. A monopod has also been suggested, especially for hiking, but I’ve never used one so I’m a little unsure about that choice.
Ok now, funny you should ask, I have been having a little trouble with a couple of your image functions recently. I didn’t know whether it was you or me?
(1)- When I click on “Elements of Nature” sometimes it will enlarge beyond the size of your image format box. Then if I try it again, it will appear correctly. (2) When I click on “Falls on Full” the grey enlarged format background will appear with the photo in the smaller blog size. No enlargement has occurred.
These are the only issues I’ve come across, and only with the two photos I’ve mentioned. Sorry, I can’t help with the RSS. Also, thanks for your visit and comment on my Pigeon/Dog photo, glad you enjoyed it. It’s good for a laugh anyway!
Again, thanks for the great feedback, Diane, it will definitely help me zero in on what’s going on. I have to admit…I’m pretty confused by it all and am really just trying to connect dots at this point to see the bigger picture.
Glad I could help on the tripod. The 190XPROB should be great for you. The height will probably be fine for you - it extends to 48″ with the center column down and 57″ with it up (stooping to look through your viewfinder gets old fast…) It is pretty light though, so you’ll find that it’s not quite as steady as a heavier model in certain situations like when it’s windy or when you have the center column fully extended. But overall it should be a great purchase for you. Cost is definitely an issue with these things, I still can’t believe I paid what I did for mine!
Let me now how you like it.