Shadows on Road

[ChasMcRae]

Not sure if this fits landscapes in the usual term, but it caught my eye. One of the most unusual fences I have seen surrounded the Prairie Dog colony in Wichita NWR,Ok. and created these shadows in early morning.

Chas.

amera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
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[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Chas,
I find this interesting and you composed very well with nice seperation between the shadow areas. I would recommend cropping out the bright curved area off the top (doesn't clip the top shadow)........and maybe a bit off the bottom......just above your signature........to further strenghten the comp. There is a rock about 2/3 of the way up the right side.......my choice is the crop......to get rid of it.......but cloning/healing brush..........to get rid of it.......wouldn't hurt either........if you aren't against such things. I am still debating the tire tracks....as part of me likes it and another part wants you to smooth them out. We'll see what others chime in. Nicely seen!

[Robert Amoruso]

Nice job seeing this image Chuck. I agree that a tighter crop would accentuate the pattern more. I vote for cloning out the tire tracks.

[denise ippolito]

I don't know the shadow pattern looks like race flags and the tire tracks help w/ that feel

[ChasMcRae]

I looked at the tire tracks and afraid that big clone or patch might stick out like a sore thumb in my hands so let it stay ,since I acknowledged ground as a road. I did mean to get rid of the rock.
Thanks for comments.

Chas.

[Robert Amoruso]

I looked at the tire tracks and afraid that big clone or patch might stick out like a sore thumb in my hands so let it stay ,since I acknowledged ground as a road. I did mean to get rid of the rock.
Thanks for comments.

Chas.

I am cool with that. Still a great job seeing the pattern here and capturing it. I did not notice it when I was there.