The Blyde River Canyon seen from the Three Rondavels viewpoint near Graskop, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Coordinates:
24°34'20.50"S, 30°47'55.81"E
This image was taken during a photo trip that I took with a friend to the Panorama Route region in Mpumalanga from 10-12 January 2010. From photo from the trip can be seen on my flickr. We arrived at this location shortly after the official closing time and had to give the guard a small bribe to get in. In order to get a less obstructed view, I was standing on a somewhat precarious rock overlooking the canyon. Taken at the 18mm end of the lens. I used a 3-stop neutral density filter to hold back exposure in the sky.
Converted RAW in Lightroom. Noise reduction, resize, sharpen and save for web.
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congratulations on an excellent interpretation of a very difficult shot. controlling those lights and darks was done masterfully. Doing all this while standing on a precarious rock gets extra credit!
:-))
You have received a fine score for this fine image and this member of the Critique Club can find little to meddle with here.
So, with another "job well done" I will move on to the next image in the queue.
personally I would have bumped this up if there was just a bit more detail in the shadows on the left...but that given...this is a stunning picture, such perfect colors
Incredible shot. Not sure if you were in a helicopter or atop a ridge, but you should email this to the national parks service, and see if they will license it for their tourism ads.
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