Chama Wildnerness

[david cramer]

Autumn is a great time to explore the Rio Chama Wilderness in New Mexico, with bright golden cottonwoods and red rock cliffs.

http://davidwcramer.smugmug.com/photos/394393147_Qngt7-O.jpg

D300 with 17-55 @ 46mm, f/10, 1/320, iso 800, ev -0.67

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[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey David,
I was going to say 2 steps right.......to avoid the evergreen on the UL......but that may have put you into the drink. I reposted a few crop ideas for you to explore..........the most radical being the red one............ I think this would have been very effective as a vert with an extremely strong s curve. The green isn't my favorite....as I like the LL corner of land. Ideas to possibly explore next time out.
The cottonwoods against the red rocks are always very appealing to me.

[david cramer]

Roman - Thanks for the suggestions on the crop. I made a similar one (http://www.davidcramer.com/blog/?cat=1)to the red crop, but I think I like yours more, as it moves the viewer even more toward the far cliffs and cottonwoods.

You are correct about falling into the drink, as I was hanging on the edge of a 6 foot embankment.

[Joanna Trescott]

Beauatiful colors. I like the red crop the best. The little bit of pine on the green one doesn't work for me. David...I hope you are able to get out again -- this has been a beautiful fall.

[Robert Amoruso]

Roman expressed my views on the image well.

A nice scene that would have been great standing in the water but that seems out of the question.