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Description
We hiked in early to be the first at The Wave, the astonishing weathered rock in the Vermilion Cliffs in Utah. When seeing photos of these formations beforehand, I had no idea of the perspecive: where they four feet high, or forty? So I added my partner in the scene to give perspective.
I decided to leave this photo in colour to show the varied colours when bathed in early morning light.
Specific Feedback
Does this photo give you an idea of the size of the cliffs in The Wave?
Technical Details
1/80 @ F7.1, 18mm
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Yes. It works nicely for me. The only complaint from me is the bright triangle at the top center. I’d either find a way to exclude it or in the field move slightly left to avoid it. Nice image!
Wow! It’s like a blast. It’s like that spaceship in Star Trek when they put it into warp speed. I agree about the missus. I would argue that this is more powerful when you don’t know the size of objects. I prefer seeing this as an art abstract than a geological feature with her for comparison.
On the other hand it does work with her. She seems to be suspended in space and that’s a point of interest as well. That’s the thing about pictures - they have many interpretations.
Wish I could win the lottery ticket to this place.
I have not seen a photo from the Wave in a really long time so it is refreshing to see it again. I hope some day to go there myself. Your partner in the frame does give a sense of the size, but it still does not give the full scale of it. I think one has to be there to really know. I agree with @Matt_Payne about the bright triangle at the top. A small crop should take care of it.
Thanks for your comment, Mark, but my whole point in this one was to give perspective of size, since that is something I had always wondered about after seeing photos of The Wave previous to my visit. I have plenty of others the same day with no one in them, which celebrate the amazing patterns and colours.
Patrick
I hope you do win the lottery, Igor. It’s an astounding place. Thankfully the rangers are keeping the numbers to a minimum (at least they were when I shot this years ago.)
