Red Rock

[phyfer1]

A day at Red Rock. Thanks for comments.

[rutt]

A day at Red Rock. Thanks for comments.
The rock needs to be sharper and more saturated to make this work. At least. I'm not sure what's wrong with the composition. Maybe if the rock were more fun to look at the whole would work.

[phyfer1]

The rock needs to be sharper and more saturated to make this work. At least. I'm not sure what's wrong with the composition. Maybe if the rock were more fun to look at the whole would work.
I was attempting to capture the circular shades in the rock, or make that the focus. It looked interesting to my eye, but it doesn't stand out like I thought. :dunno Thanks for your comment. I'm a work in progress. :1drink

Tina

[fish]

Hiya phyfer1 (was there another phyfer?),

The ruttinator was spot on...needs more saturation and sharpness. I tried to work on it, but there wasn't a lot I could do with this particular copy. If you shot RAW, you might consider an EC of -0.3 or so to richen it up.

The rock itself is a fascinating subject, and I think you could work it up pretty well. Is that something near where you live, so you can go back easily? With a subject like that, I think I'd stay away from a telephoto lens, as they tend to flatten things out. There's some great patterns and textures to the rock, and based on your title, I'd assume that's what your main focus was.

With the caveat that everybody has different ideas and perspectives, if I were shooting that subject, I'd probably get up as close as I could and shoot it with a wide angle lens, filling the frame. The wildly OOF plant in the foreground just doesn't do anything for me and I think it's so OOF that it detracts from the main subject. However, on the flipside, if you set it up for max DOF, perhaps hyperfocal, and got the plant in focus too, there are some interesting compositional possibilities.

Well, that's a lot of words to say that I think you've got a good eye for interesting subjects. Unfortunately, I don't think this shot can be saved, so if possible, go back and work it over. Take lots of images with several different lenses from several different perspectives and see what it looks like. If shooting in bright direct sunlight, you might consider underexposing or at least bracketing if you're not shooting RAW. Or...wait another hour or two, until the sun is lower in the sky and the shadows dance on the rock and improve the contrast of the texture.

Hope that helps.

[phyfer1]

Thanks Fish it does help. I will go back and work with it a little more. I live in Las Vegas, and I was shooting at Red Rock Canyon National Park, which is on the far western part of the city limits. I can't wait until late March when the desert is in full bloom. We had "tons" of rain this winter. Hopefully, I'll have a better handle on capturing a better shot.

Thanks again. :1drink

[fish]

Thanks Fish it does help. I will go back and work with it a little more. I live in Las Vegas, and I was shooting at Red Rock Canyon National Park, which is on the far western part of the city limits. I can't wait until late March when the desert is in full bloom. We had "tons" of rain this winter. Hopefully, I'll have a better handle on capturing a better shot.

Thanks again. :1drink
You're lucky to live so close to such a beautiful area. I'm looking forward to seeing more shots of the park.

Cheers,
fish