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    Early Morning at JT

    Sunrise at Joshua Tree. I personally find these shots lacking, though am not sure why, maybe not a strong enough composition? Your C&Cs are welcome.

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I would have to agree with what you said that your pictures lack competition. For me its more of lacking life and spark but all in all both are really okay not just something extraordinary.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    So that is hat velvia looks like! Awesome colours!

    I'm not sure what else you could have done about composition, other than take a different shot. I think you have one well.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    Call me crazy but I like these photos. (We don't have trees/cacti/plants/whatever like that around here so the subject, in itself, becomes very interesting.) I like the shape and the bend in the tree. I also like the composition -- I prefer the shot with only one large tree. Suggestions: the colors are already very striking but, if you have Photoshop, you might try adding a bit of saturation to make the colors come alive. You might also try sharpening a bit. Be careful, over-saturating and over-sharpening can add some nasty pixelation (you probably already know that). Nice work.

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    i like the first one a lot. i don't think it lacks of composition. to me it looks like two monsters with some kind of fur. funny shot. the second shot does not attract me much though, but this could be a matter of taste.

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I like them. i love the colors and the Silhouette. But thats just my opinion.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    Shutters - I actually located this spot the night before and got there in plenty enough time before sunrise to find the right composition, but I just didn't discover any ideal spots. Mildly disappointing, but its a big park - there's always next time

    danic - Thks, yeah that's Velvia .. Digital has come a long ways for sure, but I still prefer Velvia for powerful color, and Kodachrome for accurate colors and people shots. If you have a film camera lying around, try that Velvia!

    That being said, don't know what type of digital camera you have but several of them have a saturated rgb color space that comes pretty close.

    freedom1500 - Thanks. Funny but I actually think I desaturated one of them a tad, thought it was just strange looking You're right, I didn't sharpen them, guess I felt they weren't worth it. You have got to see the desert one of these days, there's really a lot of photo ops out there.

    Engineer - monsters? Ha.. well to me it looks like two Yield signs. I agree on # 2, it could have been good, but...

    Thks AW - Silhouette and color is all you have to work with in situations like this. They aren't terrible but I've gotten better images. At least it wasn't completely clouded over (that's happened).

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I like the colors. The Velvia is nice. I need to try some. I like the second one best but the tree hanging out of the frame on the right is distracting.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I like the silhouette shot. Joshua Tree is awesome, and I really enjoyed your series of shots from there.

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    Thks Greg and bindows. I picked up the last batch of slides tonight and will post a few more JT shots soon.

    Stay tuned,

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    Quote Originally Posted by GB1
    Sunrise at Joshua Tree. I personally find these shots lacking, though am not sure why, maybe not a strong enough composition?
    Colors and composition.

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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I'm thinking a little fill flash to give some texture to the closer Joshua Trees in the second image would make it pop a bunch.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    I find something lacking too, the sky makes a great background, but maybe I want to see some more ground in the background. I too can't really put my finger on it. Maybe the sky is just a little lacking because the clouds are so far behind the subject?? I think maybe in the first one I would like to see more of the bases of the trees, it bugs me that the silhouette obviously continues below where it disappears into the background.

    I had a lot of trouble getting anything I liked when I lived in the Antelope Valley for a year. I could never compose the Joshua Trees in a way that I liked. The year I lived there the rainfall wasn't right and the poppies and other wildflowers never bloomed. I hope you get a great wildflower crop this year, and I can't wait to see the photos.
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    Re: Early Morning at JT

    nice color GB, I like it. hey Gb maybe the crop is to tight just the thought I guess

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