What changed: This is an attempt to increase the contrast between the “flame” and the background as suggested. For better or for worse, I opted to stay subtle. I also knocked down a couple of bright spots, including the one Don mentioned.
Added after receiving feedback from the community.
The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
When visiting Yosemite this May, @Lon_Overacker graciously caravanned with @Steve_Kennedy and me and showed us some of his favorite stops on the way in. We stopped at several places with interesting rock walls. This photo is from a pull out a little farther along the road from “The Wall” where several of us have posted images from. The patterns and colors of the rock and the plants living on them were captivating for me, and this was an attempt to show a snippet of that.
Feedback Requested
Any suggestions for improvement are welcome. The rock’s color was rich, and I’ve tried to highlight that without making it look garish. I would have preferred the “flame” slightly to the right of this, but moving the composition left brought unwanted conflict in that upper left corner.
Technical Details
Camera: NIKON Z 7_2
Lens: NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 1/8s
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 64
There’s a lot in this image to look at . Incredible shapes and colors. The light is about perfect. I think you did a good job with the processing considering that you could’ve made it rather garish. Lots of nice diagonals. Really enjoyable composition.
Woah…this is something. Your interpretation of the scene is mesmerizing in the way the colors work together and are distinct enough that it’s hard to believe they are real. The foremost formation is so beautifully lit, it seems like it’s being kissed by a fall of sunlight. I get a sense of fragility in the way the rock seems to be cleaving away on the right, but it will probably stay just there for thousands more years. And in that way, the permanence speaks as well. Bravo. Print and hang in a prominent location.
Now we’re talking … Love this image. Only thing I would experiment with is to make the background rock face just a tad darker than the main rock. I’m not sure if that would be better. You may have done that already. There is good composition here. One thing I’ve decided with my rock work is to simplify. Simple constructs seem to work better for me. But really this is marvelous work.
John, this looks great as presented. While the big triangle of stone dominates the view, there are so many details both in the textures and the colors to keep the viewer engaged. I do like how thee big triangle stands out gently with the lighting.
What a great image! The shapes, colors, textures and light are just amazing, and you have combined them very pleasingly in your composition. The changes in rev. 1 makes it even better. You could sit for a long time looking at this image on a large screen and just exploring all parts, surfaces and details.
One idea could be to rotate the image slightly to the right to make the rock “peak” to become more stable and at the same time deleting a little part of the URC that IMO is the less interesting part of the image.
This is fantastic! I could swear I’ve seen this before… but then, oh yeah, I forgot we shared some images privately - so now I remember! But what I don’t remember was the second or subsequent locations! I don’t think I captured anything from this spot. Dang it!
Your revised version is just awesome. The colors, contrast and processing in general is superb!
John: When I first saw the thumbnail I thought this was from @Igor_Doncov. I hope you will take that as the compliment intended. Also reminded me of some of Tony Kuyper’s work with sandstone and how he brought out the colors. I could look at this on a wall for hours. Wonderful subject superbly captured and presented. >=))>
