Saturday, July 23, 2011

A multitude of colors

I've been playing around with some of my photos from our trip out west. This shot, taken from Highway 128 heading into Moab, Utah, shows off the many colors the desert has to offer. I like how the burgundy cliffs contrast with the strong oranges and greens of the desert floor.

I did a little tweaking on the vibrance and contrast in PS Camera Raw. Hope I didn't overdo.
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  1. Two Apples (Christine)July 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Beautiful. I enjoy how the road just trails off.

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  2. SherrieJuly 23, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Hi Val,
    Awesome shot! Love all those colors and the road just meandering through it all. Have a great day!

    Sherrie

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  3. GiseleJuly 23, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    I like it - I don't think you overdid it.

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  4. LoisJuly 23, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Your processing brought out the colors beautifully. The composition with the road leading to the cliffs is great.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    The Mesas are a treat and I can imagine it is "The Painted Desert" which has to be vibrant. I particularly like the little bit of separated Highway off to the right of the Mesa Line. - You gotta enlarge it real big though.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    So cool. Love the colors of the southwest, and how your road conforms to the terrain.

    I take it you entered into Moab from the east, skirting the south boundary of Arches? I have never done this road (having come in from the north and south) but now it is on the to do list. Beautiful!

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  7. BobbieCoughlinJuly 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I know exactly that spot on that road--and the colors ARE that intense and varied. It's something that is almost incomprehensible to the eyes of someone who has spent her life in the lush East.

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  8. Christina, SwedenJuly 23, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    great scenery, the colors look almost unreal but I've seen similar places as on Gran Canaira last time where it a greenstriped mountain

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  9. JackiJuly 24, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    What an interesting landscape to drive through, love all the colours that you've captured.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Wowser! You composed this so well to have the road take us through this technicolor scene.
    I'd love to go there.

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