Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Me and my wife did a road trip to Utah over the Christmas holidays, here’s one of the first photos I processed, plenty of left.
This is from the Needles Overlook, bit south and west from Moab. The overlook itself is not part of the any nearby National Parks, but looking down to Canyonlands NP.
This was unplanned spot on our trip, luckily we had an “extra” day in Moab as one day was quite rainy, so we decided to drive south to Needles area of the Canyonlands NP, which we did not originally plan to go. On the way back to Moab we took this side trip to Needles Overlook.
When we arrived to parking lot it was around 32F and wet snow was coming down sideways, visibility was probably 20ft. When I was ready to give up, probably after waiting 20-30mins, I saw it started clearing up and suddenly I was looking this view.
Specific Feedback
Final colors seem to give me the biggest trouble, maybe others feel this as well - you work with the images, staring them with high zoom level etc. Finally think it’s done, and then half an hour later you take a new look and there’s either color cast you don’t like or too much/little saturation etc. So please let me know if something bothers on that aspect.
All other feedback is welcome as well. Sky is blended from shorter exposure so if I missed anything with the blending etc., thanks!
Technical Details
Nikon Z9 with 16-35mm f/4 at 16mm & f/9
ISO64
1/8sec and 1/15sec (sky and foreground details). I also had focus stacked images, but did not end up using them as there wasn’t really a need.
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