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Alone In Death Valley
Alone In Death Valley
TommyMoe21


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
Location: Death Valley National Park
Date: Apr 3, 2007
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800th
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2007

 Shot looking back from the Natural Bridge area in Death Valley. Not much done besides cloning out 2 cars parked down there. Cropped and levels, resized, sharpened and SFW.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
05/07/2007 06:02:14 PM
I love Death Valley. I've been to that spot many times. You've done a nice job capturing the lonliness of the place, and I like the variety of colors you've captured. The biggest problem with the image is the sky. It's kinda blown out and featureless. On a cloudy day (I assume) like this, you might consider composing the shot in a way that leaves the sky out, because the rest of what you have is very nice.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/05/2007 03:13:45 PM
The car gives a nice sense of the sheer scale of the place.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/02/2007 08:53:52 AM
It looks like the dark ground and hills have tricked the camera into overexposing the sky which is a real shame as it has real potential. A good technique to avoid this is to take a spot meter reading on a brighter part of the image (ie the sky) and then lock these settings for use in the actual shot. Most DSLR's as far as i know have the capability to lock the exposure and shutter readings so perhaps read up on the manual??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 05/01/2007 04:20:23 PM
A formidable prospect well represented.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 05/01/2007 12:14:34 AM
I think cloning out the map would really improve the impact of this photo because it would make the car the only truly unnatural thing in the whole place and would create greater contrast
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