I may drive for days from my home to a place special to me, only to find out it is the backyard of another photographer I met there. It's all relative to where you start your journey or where you live.
The San Juan River and some Hoodoos in Utah. Far from me. Close to you if you live in Bluff!
Shoot RAW and apply whatever profiles you want in post. I shot film for a long time and the last many years I gave up on Velvia. The narrowest dynamic range of any film made!
Thank you Oliver. Luck is often a factor, but what you do with it when you have it is essential. I was fortunate to get to this place when the light was just as I wanted it. But it took a lot of research, planning, and good drone technique. This is a merge of 17 frames!
But, I'm sure everyone here already knows that. For me, this image captures the fundamental essence of the place. I stepped away from it as the photographer to enjoy it even more and then reconnected. Happy that I was able to create this.
Though I am always burned out on the gazillion Milky Way pictures that are all over social media and photo forums, I still had to try it myself. I approached it with no enthusiasm or expectations for a meaningful image. After Jim saw an earlier attempt of mine elsewhere, he gave me a bit of...
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.