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Orderville Canyon
Orderville Canyon
dsidwell


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Challenge: Duotones (Classic Editing)
Collection: Zion
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Zion National Park, UT USA
Date: May 23, 2003
Aperture: f 2.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2003

This was taken in Zion National Park, in Utah, USA. There is a somewhat famous section of the river in the park called the "Narrows" in which the canyon is only a few feet wide, yet the canyon walls are 2000 feet tall. This section of the trail, called Orderville Canyon, is several miles upstream from the more popular "Narrows" hike. At this point the canyon is about 5 feet wide and the walls only 600 feet high.

I hope your monitors are good enough to see the intricate patterns on the sandstone!

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 147
Avg (all users): 6.7360
Avg (commenters): 7.6316
Avg (participants): 6.6596
Avg (non-participants): 6.9677
Views since voting: 1722
Votes: 125
Comments: 26
Favorites: 4 (view)


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01/20/2004 02:13:25 PM
very nice, i would kind of like to see it straight BW over the duotones,
but this is quite nice as is...

01/20/2004 12:10:25 PM
Magnificent and inspirational.
Great choice for a subject, examplary black and white. -(I grow restless taking it in).
06/02/2003 03:46:41 PM
I thought this looked like Zion's when I saw it during the voting. This was definitely one of my top 10 in the challenge.
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06/02/2003 12:10:46 PM
This is a wonderful image. I had you picked as the winner! The shadows, and textures and shapes are all perfect IMO. GREAT shot and good luck in future challenges.
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06/02/2003 01:29:58 AM
YOu have the coolest place to take photos. Excellent shot!
BTW~you beat me by 1.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2003 10:59:03 PM
Interesting rock striation, but I think a dark/light pattern would have suited better. I do like the lighting overall, how it fades into shadows off-center, though.
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06/01/2003 02:51:45 PM
Nice rhythm of lines and of darks and lights. 9
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05/30/2003 10:29:04 PM
I hope to visit a place like this before i die :) Great shot... This makes a great black and white as well... beautiful contrasts and great tonal range... excellent exposure as well...
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05/29/2003 11:19:25 PM
I really like the contrast and textures in this - great shot!
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05/29/2003 05:40:28 PM
The lines and shadows in this photo are incredible, but I think a different "duotone" would have had more impact - maybe a sepia? The b&w is a bit blah. Great subject, great composition.
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05/28/2003 03:21:27 PM
This is a great B&W subject. The way the shaddows carve out and define the space is wonderful. All those layers of earth - tiny lines. Nice job. I keep bobbing my head up and down to see if my monitor is showing it right - it seems a little bright. I would wish that the dark spot at the back of the photo - where the wall curves around and disappears, I wish it were black black - and if you could get it larger it would give a destination for the viewer eyes - "what's around the next corner?" The whole photo might look a bit better darker. Play with levels? Still I love it! 8
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05/28/2003 02:24:52 PM
a bit more inrease in contrast would be better. Also, wider angle lens would work well (show the path).6
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05/28/2003 04:28:09 AM
Great work.
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05/28/2003 01:03:17 AM
MMM...I like this! The lighting and focus is perfect. Shows nice depth. I feel I could walk right into the picture and follow the trail through canyon. Great texture noted in the rocks.
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05/27/2003 11:28:56 PM
Stunning.
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05/27/2003 05:52:10 PM
Nice detail. Works well in B/W.
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05/27/2003 12:24:39 PM
Amazing texture - the bottom seems a little blown out but it's intriguing. 9
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05/27/2003 10:53:12 AM
Wonderful shapes,lines and texture. I find it a little uninteresting, I guess I need something for comparison....person, sky, lizard. 7
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05/26/2003 10:35:23 PM
Shows nice texture, like the lighting and contrast... nice simple shot (does lack that WOW appeal though).
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05/26/2003 05:37:46 PM
Cool. I wish I was there. nice curves. Jacko. 7
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05/26/2003 01:32:23 PM
I feel that this shot was as exciting in B&W as it would have been in color because of the great history in the rock strata that just pops out at you.
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05/26/2003 11:41:30 AM
Now there's a subject worthy of this challenge! Could work even better without the high-key approach?
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05/26/2003 02:57:15 AM
Great textures, fantastic-9
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05/26/2003 01:56:01 AM
Damn! SOmeone is in the canyons without me! Great tones and lighting. Bet this looks much better in color, but works for me!!
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05/26/2003 12:42:50 AM
ahh.. very nice. I love the texture. The lighting is a bit bright though, but not too bad. great shot.
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05/26/2003 12:03:50 AM
The textures on the rocks here are so interesting. It almost looks surreal. Excellent photo!
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