Some of my favorite places of 2014!

[hurstclan]

Here are some photos we took on our vacation this year. We 'toured' the 4 corners region last April. Some of the most beautiful places I've ever seen!







As always - critiques are welcome/encouraged!

[IzzieK]

Good shots Branden. Beautiful place. I would have like #1 -- this is my kind of place, high/low, isolated (almost!), lots of textures on the rocks, curving path of the water BUT that little white thingie (whatever that is...) is distracting as I looked and looked at it most of the time. I don't know -- but I would have cloned out the vestige of civilization wires...My favourite here in this series is #3. I've seen this one before. It is interesting. Where is this place?

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[hurstclan]

I haven't honed my PP skills yet - I was going to clone out the lines, but wasn't happy with the results

The first one is from Glenn Dam, 2nd and 3rd are from Mesa Verde - in Colorado. I have some other shots from the trip if anyone is interested. We also visited Zion National Park, Canyonlands, Newspaper Rock, Arches Nation Park, and the SLC Zoo...

[Geoff F]

It is possible to clone out those wires but because there are so many it will be difficult to get a natural looking result.

Pity about the haze in #2. It tends to reduce the distance perspective but isn't dense enough to produce a misty scene.

The last one is excellent.

[hurstclan]

Geoff, I agree - I was also hoping to clean that up with some PP - but couldn't get a natural look. Here's my attempt at removing the wires - not great... I was actually really surprised at how many there were in the area too! They were everywhere Is there anything I could have done in-camera to try and reduce the appearance?

[Geoff F]

Assuming that physically removing them from the scene before shooting wasn't an option.

The only other real alternative is to shoot, or crop, to totally lose the sky area and concentrate more on the river.

[hurstclan]

Bummer... no magic bullet A crop would work, I guess - but I do like the look of the canyon walls as well. Guess I'll just have to get proficient with Gimp/Photoshop now as well.

[Wavelength]

Wow; what a place to visit.... well done images

[Stagecoach]

Interesting series Branden and you have done a pretty good job on those wires.

[hurstclan]

Thanks Nandakumar and Grahame!