Another Visit to Monument Valley

[Minuteman3]

I hope John Ford would be proud of me ...

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Cheers!!

Ken

 

[Bart]

Truly impressive scenery!
Beautifully captured, Ken!

 

[theriksen]

Great composition, Ken. I am so envious that you get to work in such an environment.

I like how the lighter sand flat in the middle creates a leading line towards the rocky castle which stands out as the main subject in the image, but I feel the foreground could be a bit more interesting if you applied just a bit more contrast to it.

I cannot emphasize it enough; the composition and technical work you have done here is of top notch quality. Well done!

 

[Binnur]

Great image Ken. I agree with Tor that the FG has lack of contrast but I think I like it the way it is as it adds to the deserted feel in the image.

 

[Minuteman3]

Great composition, Ken. I am so envious that you get to work in such an environment.

I like how the lighter sand flat in the middle creates a leading line towards the rocky castle which stands out as the main subject in the image, but I feel the foreground could be a bit more interesting if you applied just a bit more contrast to it.

I cannot emphasize it enough; the composition and technical work you have done here is of top notch quality. Well done!

Great image Ken. I agree with Tor that the FG has lack of contrast but I think I like it the way it is as it adds to the deserted feel in the image.

Thanks for your suggestions .... I took this over to Luminar and set an adjustable gradient to add some contrast to the foreground and also dropped the exposure a tiny bit (about .2 stop). Would love to see what y'all think about this revision!!

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(I currently have this image on my MacBook Pro as the background on my external 4k display .. frankly it looks awesome now ... much better!! )

Thanks!!

Ken

 

[Binnur]

It is difficult to choose one.. I think I still prefer the first one as the pale look of the image conveys the feel of deserted Ken. But this is just me

 

[Butlerkid]

I vote for the second version! I've been there many times and there is a lot of color and contrast in the MV terrain.

 

[Bart]

I'll go for your first version as well, Ken.
I think the 'monuments' stand out better.
My choice could be different on another day

 

[theriksen]

I stick to my opinion, Ken. I think the second version brings more depth into the foreground and it is more pleasing visually. At the same time, the shrubbery in the foreground create 5-6 small interesting bodies, just as there's 5-6 peaks in the the background. Very pleasing!

 

[Minuteman3]

Speaking of my desktop ...

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Thanks for your comments!! Quite educational!

Cheers!!

Ken

 

[merlin]

I prefer the greater contrast of #2. Wonderful photograph!