Bryce Snow

[GB1]

JUST scanning these 35mm slides that I took in Dec 2010!

Not bad, not great, I think .. What's your opin?

GB

[Overbeyond]

Incredible scenery here GB. i find them a little hard on the eyes; maybe a little less contrast?

[smhardesty]

After trying to view these here on the web page, I took the liberty of saving them (temporarily) to my laptop and then viewing them full screen. I'd have to say these present a stunning use of repetition of lines, both horizontally and vertically. Very pleasing to my eye and really fantastic scenery. My wife and I both like the second shot best.

[Grandpaw]

I prefer the first one. Having the snow on the closer left section gives it more depth and having more space at the top looks better to me than the tighter crop of the second one, Jeff

[GB1]

Tom - Yeah, that contrast is slightly painful. I reduced it a bit already, but it needs more reduction.

Thanks Smhardesty. I guess that's why this place is so popular. I think I've seen these Bryce structures (whatever one would call them!) in several really nice photographs over the years at art shows. I think the snow adds another dimension, though it was -2F just before I took this. One has to balance getting the shot with the danger of frostbite

Jeff, thanks, I see what you mean. I like them both for different reasons myself: the first tells more of a story (and provides more depth), whereas the second provides more detail.

I have to see this place at sunset one of these days!

G

[NoKnees]

Love the photos. The first one is a bit stronger in the contrast area, but the second is a bit softer and doesn't hurt the eyes so much.

As a reference for some other photos someone captured there during this time, you can check this guys work out: Mars Attack - Zach Clanton Photography He shot in digital, and the contrasts are pretty harsh in many of his too. Definitely a challenging dynamic range to deal with.

I do really like your photos and would love to see the second one nice and big on a wall...

Random note, the first shot has a sloping valley in the back left side of the background... Looks like the photo is tilted if you focus on that, but the lines in the foreground all look spot on. Is that valley really sloped like that, or is there some wide angle lens curvature playing tricks on my mind?

[GB1]

Love the photos. The first one is a bit stronger in the contrast area, but the second is a bit softer and doesn't hurt the eyes so much.

As a reference for some other photos someone captured there during this time, you can check this guys work out: Mars Attack - Zach Clanton Photography He shot in digital, and the contrasts are pretty harsh in many of his too. Definitely a challenging dynamic range to deal with.

I do really like your photos and would love to see the second one nice and big on a wall...

Random note, the first shot has a sloping valley in the back left side of the background... Looks like the photo is tilted if you focus on that, but the lines in the foreground all look spot on. Is that valley really sloped like that, or is there some wide angle lens curvature playing tricks on my mind?

Ha .. good question NK... I also noticed that tilt but don't know if that's the real topography or just me not leveling the camera on the tripod, which is more likely. It was about 0 F at the time and you couldn't face that direction for more than about 10 seconds because of the wind, which would freeze the skin on your face (the only part of me exposed).

Zach has some decent shots, and it looks like he explored a little deeper in than I. Is it just me, or do those photos seem a tad blue? That can certainly happen in the winter with the intensely blue skies, but perhaps he should color correct them a little.. I did that on mine, but need to work on the contrast.

G

[NoKnees]

I hear you about the temperatures shooting in those conditions... Having tried, I have that much more respect for those like you who actually manage to get off some good photos...

For Zach's shots, they all did have a similar cold/blue cast. I'm wondering if the red soil and rocks affected his WB adjustments....

Either way, your second photo of this set keeps growing on me... Not a photograph I'd get tired of....