Painted Hills Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is another look at these beautiful Hills. In this image I have tried to capture the white line created by the ash and mineral decay of the hills with the line of the three tumbleweeds. These hills are soft and velvety appearing in the evening light. They are a stupendous study of line, color, shade and shadows.
Hope you enjoy...

fabio_ts, peck, tjanze, benkrut, jafadabret, aznegrao, apazevedo, alainh, burGu has marked this note useful

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fabio_ts (13674) 2006-01-20 3:35

Absolutely fantastic Steven, ..magical place and wonderful picture.. it goes directly in my favourites, GREAT!!

have a nice week end,
Fabio.

iamxa (2840) 2006-01-20 3:39

Excellent colors, compo, frame, focus. Just really excellent.

alekpet (4659) 2006-01-20 3:43

Wonderful image, Steven.
Nature provided the beuty, you provided the wonderful photograph. Everything is wonderful, colours, lines, repetitions, the tree in the foreground...

Aleks

desman (2132) 2006-01-20 4:43

Très jolie, beau cadrage, bravo

par contre j'ai l'impression que ton appareille pousse un peu trop les contrastes (ou toi qui abuse du filtre de netteté :) )

christian

logios (1889) 2006-01-20 6:35

Hi Steven
I agree with , this a study of line , colos and shadows. Wondreful. Thanks for posting.
Regards
Ioannis

yannick (1469) 2006-01-20 7:34

The range of colours, as well as the structure of the stones is really fantastic. I ama always keen on such matural wonders. This picture is really great!
Yannick

marietom (32018) 2006-01-20 8:25

wouaw, belle réussite ! Quelles couleurs et quel graphisme !
J'adore.
Marie

peck (2779) 2006-01-20 8:36

Hello Steven,
Very amazing hills... the colours too ...
The flowers on the foreground in great frame.. well done :)))

best regards
Gregory

bigtim (3487) 2006-01-20 10:04 [Comment]

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capthaddock (28640) 2006-01-20 10:16

Hi Steven - wow, ideal mix of strong graphics and explosive colours, the painting-like image quality is a bit strange, it enhances the surreal landscape of the hills but the bushes look really oversharpened.

poulinp (4464) 2006-01-20 12:26

Wow, the colors are stunning! Almost an abstract shot, this is very creative. Good composition, high saturation is adequate here.

Good work.

tjanze (5674) 2006-01-20 13:27

Hi Steven,

Fantastic shot.Good composition,magic colours and lines.Very artistic work.

benkrut (3395) 2006-01-27 14:20

What a great colours you captured here! It really look as painted.
Nice composed too.
I'm looking forward to see it in person. Hope this year :)
Best wishes
Henryk

Cel (227) 2006-01-29 6:53

Adorei!!!!
As cores são fantásticas?? São naturais???
Que tipo de mineral predomina neste local??
Parabéns!!
Um abraço!

caresp (763) 2006-01-30 4:10

Hi Stev
Extraordinary view , of this painted mountain,
I particlary like the foreground bush, that give us the scale. A very good pict
jacques

dHitman (0) 2006-02-06 2:34

Hi Steven,
Very beautiful picture. I love the colors and lines and the lining of the tumbleweeds really show how detail you are as a photographer. Bravo!
Regards, Jino.

jafadabret (39777) 2006-02-06 14:05

Steven, cette photo me plaît pour son graphisme et ses couleurs c'est presque un tableau abstrait.
Jacques

buzelman (306) 2006-02-06 14:10

Great colours! If I hadn't been sure that it is true, I would have asserted that it is either computer-animated of another world!
Well done!!

Regards Oli

Aido (317) 2006-02-09 4:10

Hi Steven,
Stunning colour and form, it look almost like a painting. I think it's amazing to see the beauty in the world such as this everyday through this site.
Adrian

smash2707 (2516) 2006-02-13 11:24

Amazing colors. The picture looks almost unreal. Great composition with teh color lines and the lines created by the mountains. The only thing I would do to improve it is to include a black frame. Regards, Yvonne

aznegrao (10246) 2006-02-14 10:01

Wowwww Steve!!
Gosto muito das texturas mostradas neste tipo de apresentação, com o padrão bem forte no enquadramento.
Rgds.
Friend.
aznegrao.

besir1 (2470) 2006-02-18 0:04

absolutely owesome picture Steven! The is only one thing You should pay a closer attention to. It is in "post production"...the sharpness on this photograph is slightly overdone. If You look closer to strong edges, You would see strong contrasty lines ( amost black and almost white) That got tendency to "posterize" the picture. Still - what a great shot!

apazevedo (5469) 2006-02-18 18:55

Exactly, Steven, "a stupendous study of line, color, shade and shadows", that's what I liked here. Really great photo, great dynamism and amazing Nature!

drimi (20) 2006-02-22 7:47

Hi Steve,
I like this picture very much, beautiful colours and great composition. thanks for sharing.
Judit

jmdias (19429) 2006-05-10 18:58 [Comment]

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Albrecht (11130) 2006-05-24 6:39

Hi Steven
A piece of art;great compo and well cropped and captured miracle of nature.
greetings Albrecht

dimitrisT (932) 2006-08-22 13:37

Unbelievable! Great lines and colors, painting-like result!

gmg (1911) 2007-12-23 22:08

Hallo Steve

Very nice colours and good POV, with the lines driving the eye from the bush to the top of the hill through all those coolors changes!
Cheers
gmg

drama (4) 2007-12-26 9:44

Hi,
a wonderful photograph.
I want to visit this place.

best regards

Aydanur SARAÇ

rmkrshnn (46) 2007-12-28 11:41

hello steven,
awesome place to see.
almost like a painting.
exellent range of color and pattern.
thanks for sharing.
regards,
rmkrshnn.

batalay (21006) 2008-01-13 13:55

Hello Steven,

What a compelling image of the hills, resembling cannelloni sprinkled with paprika. The composition, perspective, colors and resolution are all flawless.

Warm regards,

Bulent

alainh (35379) 2008-01-30 22:52

hello Steven
a pleasure to come back in these extraordinary textures and colours ofnd incredible place and a good post-processing to give us the painting impression !
very nice
have a good day Steven
alain

smarcell (14385) 2008-02-04 1:08

I have seen other pictures of this place, and it looks amazing.
Mother Nature at best. Your picture is an abstract paint.
The bush is a perfect contrast for what concerns colors, and it helps to give the size of the place.
Stefano

amazon (10695) 2009-01-02 1:51

hi steven,
i visit your nice galery and i saw very beautiful shots...
what a nice colours,
really great,
i wish you happy new years,
iffet

burGu (4540) 2009-01-02 3:24

definitely look like velvet, a piece of a blanket that will keep me warm while I am sleeping...
graphism of nature, pastel colors of nature, warmth of nature... all mixed well in your photo steven, congrats
Burcu