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Harquahala Sunset
Harquahala Sunset
taburton


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Landscape V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Harquahala Plain, Arizona
Date: Nov 22, 2009
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 8 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Nov 22, 2009

Harquahala Peak on the left and Big Horn Peak on the right side. This spot is about an hour West of Phoenix.

This was a set of 5 images bracketed and combined with Photomatix.

Cropped 1x3 Pano
Adj Levels and Curves
Minor tweak with Shadows/Highlights
Hi Pass Sharpen
Adj contrast
Re-size & save for web

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 136
Avg (all users): 5.5909
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4603
Avg (non-participants): 5.6637
Views since voting: 854
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 176
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)


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AuthorThread
12/04/2009 08:17:18 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Great image but oh so small! Never be afraid to max out the dimensions, especially with an image like this.

Technical: DOF looks quite good, composition draws the eye to the mountain on the right. The sky and purple/blue tones help offset everything beautifully.

Artistic: Love the sage and scrubby land of the desert visible in the foreground, give an idea as to how darn far away those mountains are. Terrific pan work.

Overall: Again, just aching to see this shot, completely maxed out in terms of dimensions (or as much as possible without distortion).

Good work, keep shooting and don't be shy about going BIG!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2009 02:00:37 PM
Beautiful
11/29/2009 11:37:47 AM
Lovely panoramic landscape with a wonderful sky.10
11/27/2009 09:10:46 PM
Nice panoramic. The colours and textures and patterns of the clouds immediately catch the eye and create a sense of dynamic tension and quick movement. After studying them for awhile, then the jutting grey hills and peaks come into focus and only lastly the scrubby foreland of this vast Arizona landscape. Wide, balanced, evocative of desolation and wilderness.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/27/2009 06:34:12 PM
I like the panoramic scene.
11/27/2009 02:25:38 PM
I hope you left a pronunciation guide to the title in your notes.
11/24/2009 11:01:56 PM
Stunning capture. I give this an 11
11/24/2009 10:16:08 PM
Great sky capture.
11/24/2009 11:27:20 AM
nice panoramic shot...good color...just a bit small...you loose something in this sizing
11/24/2009 01:52:05 AM
Great colors!
11/23/2009 10:38:30 PM
Reminds me of the Sandias :) 8
11/23/2009 02:19:59 PM
Lovely clouds.
11/23/2009 11:22:45 AM
Love the wide format, but the ground lighting is weak, and there is a loss of detail.


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