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Desert Falls
Desert Falls
rjkstesch


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D700
Location: Antelope Canyon, AZ
Date: Jun 6, 2009
Aperture: f13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.3
Galleries: Nature, Blur
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2010

 Lens: rented Nikon 12-24mm

After all of the Antelope Canyon shots I've seen, this one is unique with the ray and the sand fall. It's been a favorite of most who have seen it. I hope it will do well here.

No major editing. Converted from RAW in lightroom, red increased, reduced in size, border added, saved for web.

Expected: 6.7, hoping for a top 10 and 7+

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 445
Avg (all users): 6.3102
Avg (commenters): 7.1200
Avg (participants): 6.2256
Avg (non-participants): 6.6400
Views since voting: 968
Views during voting: 409
Votes: 245
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/29/2010 05:03:04 PM
seems under-rated … I was looking for this one to place higher. Certainly worthy or a poster as well. I suppose the highlights are slightly high and the contrast and sharpness could be improved slightly but the long exposure is really nice here.
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 01/29/2010 02:52:20 AM
Well done for not oversaturating and 'popping' your image - this look is so much more mesmerising :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 08:41:11 PM
Very cool! Love the light coming in and the "falls."
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 01/28/2010 01:05:41 PM
What a cool shot. The sand flowing down looks like water, but then it's hard to imagine sand flowing without some sort of source. Very interesting.
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 01/28/2010 06:29:17 AM
Lovely & tranquil.....6
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 01/27/2010 11:03:26 AM
Great textures and play of light.
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 01/27/2010 08:28:02 AM
the sand fall is so cool
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 01/27/2010 07:48:13 AM
wow ! the falling sand add that extra dimension to this lovely shot , 9
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 01/26/2010 10:37:09 AM
Lovely pic and like the light dropping in with the sand as well. Nice idea
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 01/25/2010 03:55:54 PM
I have wanted to take a trip here for a while, just so i can take shots like this.
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 01/25/2010 03:49:14 PM
WOW! amazing detail in here
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 01/25/2010 11:17:36 AM
Gorgeous, I hope you make this a print. 10
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 01/25/2010 10:03:46 AM
Great scene, but I feel the processing could have been a little edgier - perhaps some levels to make the colors and layers pop. Or perhaps the whole thing in BW.
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 01/25/2010 09:55:57 AM
absolutely beautiful ... someday I might make it out west to see these caverns!
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 01/25/2010 03:29:53 AM
Holy smokes. This is beautiful. You are so lucky to have been able to experience this firsthand.
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 01/24/2010 07:50:29 PM
beautiful shot, having been here I know that the rocks are much richer than what I see in this shot...did you do curves/levels?...your upper exposure is much better than mine (more light) I lost soooo much detail in the background that it just didn't work for me to use....you have such excellent detail in this
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 01/24/2010 07:37:23 PM
Gorgeous.
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 01/24/2010 06:16:00 PM
This is very lovely, but it seems like it could use a little more contrast to bring out the beautiful sunbeams and highlights and get a little more mood. What a wonderful spot and very nice shot.
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 01/24/2010 02:55:33 PM
beautiful the texture is superb
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 01/23/2010 07:40:00 PM
good idea - add your own element
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 01/23/2010 01:56:07 PM
Too cool! Very nice monochrome image. Highlights just a little blown out, but its still impressive.
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 01/23/2010 09:12:44 AM
Whoa, its like a giant hourglass. Cool find.
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 01/23/2010 12:35:00 AM
Very cool place to photo.
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 01/22/2010 11:08:25 PM
The rays of sun light really add a lot to this.
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 01/22/2010 05:33:38 PM
Lovely place to shoot, would love to see this myself some day. I'd like to see this with a bit more saturation and contrast.
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 01/22/2010 03:36:01 PM
Special shot. Your timing was great here. Beautiful image.
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 01/22/2010 10:08:18 AM
Usually I only see these pictures with the light rays so it's a nice change of pace with the sand streaming down.
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 01/22/2010 12:37:39 AM
It's like a dry waterfall, lovely.
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