Not Horseshoe Bend + Edit

[Bob]

Here is an image I captured yesterday. This is not horseshoe bend. It is another bend in the Colorado river that is very very difficult to get too. I would like to know what everyone thinks of this image.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I think it's a great find and gorgeous image.

 

[Sunny Sra]

Hi Bob,
Nice find! I would've liked to see more of the water instead of the foreground rock.

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting find - you could have passed this off as Horseshoe Bend for the most part. I like the scene and hopefully less of a crowded mess as the real Horseshoe Bend has turned in to these days.

I understand Sunny's lament about too much foreground rock at the bottom but I have no idea in what you would have to do to access a view without it.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice find and a nice image. I agree with Sunny about more water, though not sure if that is possible i.e. if the place from which the image is taken allows that.

 

[Bob]

Hi Bob,
Nice find! I would've liked to see more of the water instead of the foreground rock.

Sunny,
I completely agree with your comment. However, I was so close to the edge it would have been extremely dangerous to try and move forward to cut that out. I could have cropped it out but I thought it added some interest on how close to the edge I was. This is an uncropped image.
Bob

 

[Bob]

Interesting find - you could have passed this off as Horseshoe Bend for the most part. I like the scene and hopefully less of a crowded mess as the real Horseshoe Bend has turned in to these days.

I understand Sunny's lament about too much foreground rock at the bottom but I have no idea in what you would have to do to access a view without it.

Alan,
Way Way to dangerous to move forward and more.

 

[Bob]

Nice find and a nice image. I agree with Sunny about more water, though not sure if that is possible i.e. if the place from which the image is taken allows that.

Jameel,
I took to much risk moving out on the edge as far as I did to capture this image. It is not clear from that image but that rock slopes down and I was not comfortable moving any more forward. My friend that was with me was having a fit I was as close to the edge as I was since I had the keys to my vehicle in my pocket.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Bob, this is super cool! I was thinking by the look of this that you might have been too close to an edge.

One thing I would do is darken that foreground rock to match the rest of the color/darkness of the rocks around the bend. That will visually help it be part of the scene I think.

My other thought was do you have a shot with a little more foreground? Just a bit more and perhaps it wouldn’t have that cut off feel either?

But I think with both suggestions. We could just be being nit picky. Overall this is a really cool spot, and it’s a great bend!

 

[Bob]

Hey Bob, this is super cool! I was thinking by the look of this that you might have been too close to an edge.

One thing I would do is darken that foreground rock to match the rest of the color/darkness of the rocks around the bend. That will visually help it be part of the scene I think.

My other thought was do you have a shot with a little more foreground? Just a bit more and perhaps it wouldn’t have that cut off feel either?

But I think with both suggestions. We could just be being nit picky. Overall this is a really cool spot, and it’s a great bend!

Great suggestions. I will try darkening the foreground.

 

[TimMc]

Bob, your description reminds me of an old waterfall picture I have looking down the falls and out the river below. These days I get near that fall and my wife tells me not to even think about it. Safety restraints come in all sizes

 

[Bob]

Here is another version of the above image that I played with a bit.

 

[Amy Earl]

Great suggestions. I will try darkening the foreground.

This is a great photo! I love the contrast of red rock and blue-green water. I don't mind the rock in the foreground. I like Jim's suggestion and am curious to see the version with darkened foreground.

 

[Sunny Sra]

Sunny,
I completely agree with your comment. However, I was so close to the edge it would have been extremely dangerous to try and move forward to cut that out. I could have cropped it out but I thought it added some interest on how close to the edge I was. This is an uncropped image.
Bob

Hi Bob,
Totally understandable. my solution to that has been to lie down, with camera over the edge, the camera strap firmly wrapped around my wrist, when done...do the army crawl backwards till you feel safe to stand up.

 

[Amy Earl]

Here is another version of the above image that I played with a bit.View attachment 26273

Oh, that is nice!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

The second one is even nicer, Bob.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

That second one is great, Bob.

 

[Terry Farrow]

Here is an image I captured yesterday. This is not horseshoe bend. It is another bend in the Colorado river that is very very difficult to get too. I would like to know what everyone thinks of this image.View attachment 26261

A beautiful view well captured Bob.

 

[JimFox]

Bob, your description reminds me of an old waterfall picture I have looking down the falls and out the river below. These days I get near that fall and my wife tells me not to even think about it. Safety restraints come in all sizes

Ha ha, that's so true Tim!

 

[JimFox]

I really like your edit Bob! It was well worth the additional editing. This took a really great photo and elevated it to Legendary status I think!