Infrared desert

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Saguaro IR rev 040424c.JPG
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The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I posted another shot of backlighted cactus a few days back. This place is fairly near me so after I realized how good the light was right after sunrise, I went back with an infrared camera and took this one in the same general area.

Specific Feedback

The desert doesn’t light up evenly and there are a few spots in the background that were lighting up. I wasn’t sure what to do with those. They’re somewhat distracting but I didn’t want to remove them all. I toned some down and removed a few but I’m not sure I found the best solution.

Technical Details

ISO 100, 135 mm, f/11, 1/5 sec.

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The strong contrast works well Don; it’s always interesting to see how the IR camera views scenes.

Those saguaro are the star of the show for me, and my personal preference would be to crop to a 2:3 ratio to make them stand out even more.

Those background spots could be toned down a bit more to help focus the eye more on the saguaros and surrounding vegetation, but they’re really not bad as is.

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Thanks for the suggestions, John. I’ll give some thought to a crop.

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