Grand View Overlook & Colorado River

[Michael Pancier]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3678278882_d64f01c881_o.jpg

Grand Canyon National Park

This place is so amazing that i found myself shooting the scene out there at 24mm, or 40mm (such as here), at 100mm etc. as there are so many compositions both with the bigger picture and within the rocks.

Here's (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3677462785_513f31ff48_o.jpg)the image at 100mm, with the sky pretty much cropped out, but more emphasis on the river.

I can't decide which one I like better. I like the sky in the 40mm, but the river in the 100mm. Perhaps I should have tried a horizontal stitch, but I wanted to keep this as a portrait view.

3 image HDR

5D Mark II
24-105L
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100

[Morkel Erasmus]

this is a magical shot! the HDR has brought out so much of the finer nuances. the sky is gorgeous and I'm glad you left some of it in.

[Jay Gould]

Michael, definitely like this image better (it is lovely!) - since you are asking for a comparison. Suggestion: rotate slightly clockwise so that the cliff line just below the far mountains is level. Cheers,

[Michael Pancier]

Michael, definitely like this image better (it is lovely!) - since you are asking for a comparison. Suggestion: rotate slightly clockwise so that the cliff line just below the far mountains is level. Cheers,

drives me nuts over there. the camera was balanced, but since the north rim is higher, it always looks crooked. I wondered whether to rotate it or leave it as is.

[Jay Gould]

Hi, I have been there many times and I agree it is a tough call. Do you present it as it was or as you want to present it? I opened it in LR, made a virtual image and leveled the copy so that I could compare them side by side. I liked it enough to present it to you for your final determination. :D Jay

PS: while this is level by the "notepad" test, I am not crazy about it being perfectly level when seen here. I might compromise and have it rise slightly. What do you think?

[Michael Pancier]

Jay, I'm gonna follow your advice. It looks better.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I like it in the OP. I know the tilt makes it look crooked, but I am always happy to take the photographer's assurance that it is level. :)

Awesome color and tonal range Michael. :)

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Mike, I like this one a lot better. It is a beautiful painting. And I like this one better than the one with the bushes in the foreground (but that one is very good too).

[Michael Pancier]

Hey Mike, I like this one a lot better. It is a beautiful painting. And I like this one better than the one with the bushes in the foreground (but that one is very good too).

thanks Artie. This view is more on the east rim and has the best views of the Colorado ...about 1 hour east of the last post.

[Robert Amoruso]

Michael,

I agree with Jay on the rotation. His post nails it. Very much like the colors you came up with here.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Michael,
Definitely a better vantage point and view. I was going to say a slightly less rotation than Jay did.....but your call there. Very nicely blended and composed.