Velvia: In Memoriam

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• Roly (1714)
• [2008-05-11 20:29]

Gorgeous shot with incredibly good exposure thanks to your ND filter. Very nice, original composition with the red arch clearly catching the eye before the pinnacles in the back. I have never shot Velvia but I hold on to my old film camera with the intention of taking it along once on a photo trip and giving this film a try. Digital is simply so much easier!

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• albertz (1486)
• [2008-05-11 20:38]

Well chosen foreground of those arch in the background. Your timing here is perfect to get the proper light condition as it accentuates the overall picture. Another excellent shot.
Regards
Albert

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• Wanda1 (7572)
• [2008-05-11 20:43]

Hi Ryan,
The colours and light are really superb here, aswell as the varying textures of the rocks which also create a great natural frame to the beautiful scene beyond. Great work and a nice dedication to Velvia!
Regards
Wanda

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• bostankorkulugu (23307)
• [2008-05-11 21:06]

what a skillful use of light... i like the almost monochrome misty background and that striking diagonal piece of orange on the front... good job ryan... as always...

korkut

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• jimkilgallon (841)
• [2008-05-11 21:21]

Hey Ryan

Another impressive capture here. The strong vibrant orange/red up against the more hazy yellow in the middle is superb. The image is sharp and the rocks at the bottom are holding very good shadow detail and really draw the eye also.
Excellent note to accompany.
Good work
Regards
Jim

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• SteveH (1487)
• [2008-05-11 21:50]

Hi Ryan, Like you I went to digital expecting less PS work, with the same result. I like the convenience and cost of digital relative to Velvia (which is about A$20.00/roll + as much again for processing in Australia). This shot shows well another advantage of Velvia, dynamic range. In this shot there is bright and dark and nothing blown out or black. Great composition using the deeply coloured rock to frame the rocky outcrops in the BG. cheers, Steve

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• SergeMtl (235)
• [2008-05-11 21:59]

This is quite spectacular. Ohtherworldly actuallly, that orange light slaps you right in the forehead! I had never heard of Velvia film but I know the travails of scanning prints. Good job.
Serge

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• aadilj (8953)
• [2008-05-11 22:30]

Seems inspired by the many gothic flicks one gets to see with
a matching and superbly striking colour scheme. here is no facet
which really needs to be modified here. Great is all I can say,
for you and your image!

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• brandstaetter (7047)
• [2008-05-11 23:22]

Hi Ryan,
always a pleasure to visit your gallery...I get a lot of inspiration and I see that I have still to learn a lot..
I also did a lot with Fuji Velvia..
compliments, it´s a great quality for a scan.
Chris

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• ohe (2330)
• [2008-05-11 23:29]

Dear Ryan,
Very nice composition.
Colors and athmosphere are really well rendered.
Thanks for sharing,
- Olivier -

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• smarcell (7767)
• [2008-05-12 0:17]

A fantastic light for this well known point. When I was there it was cloudy... You are right about Velvia. Just yesterday I was making some order in my Velvia archive, and I noticed how Velvia already incorporated any Photoshop saturation, level adjustment and most of the fency modern software tools.
Cheers Stefano

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• Floydian (24151)
• [2008-05-12 0:40]

Hello Ryan,
A famous location, every serious photographer has been there, except me ;-)
Your work is so good my friend, it has always so much dedication inside, you are very high on my list of favorite photographers here on TE because everytime you produce stunning material. Or is it also my love for the good old Velvia, a film i miss sometimes because of his very deep colour toning which still can hardly be produced by a RAW file and the pp.
A very beautiful picture and if there is one reason to go back to Utah that it's this location. Thanks for uploading this and the Velvia...a stunning shot.
I could put on all your images a green star, but that would look rather silly, but here i can't let it pass. Velvia....thanks Ryan..!!!!
Regards, Henk

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• filidor (652)
• [2008-05-12 1:39]

Wow project! This the one of the best captured Arch shots I have ever seen on TE. Lot of respect especially is taken by analogue technique and more with Velvia. It required good mettering! Great work Man...!

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• zeynepe (2674)
• [2008-05-12 1:44]

Hi Ryan,
It is a marvellous composition. I really enjoy looking your photo galeries.
Best regards,
Zeynep

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• ku-fotak-chtik (377)
• [2008-05-12 3:10]

Very nice picture with special unusual view. I really like colours, POV and DOF. Great job with Velvia and PP.
Kind Regards Jirka

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• Dpbours (7027)
• [2008-05-12 4:46]

Hi Ryan,

It didn't die yet!?
I used the Minolta Dimage Scan Elite III in the past. Worked very nice, since it focussed the slide and took a colour profile. Yeah, quite some work as well. A high definition scan could take up to 5 minutes...
But look at the results!!! Even with the VelviaVision plugin you do not get that result - though it gets pretty close.
Yes, it exists. A post processing plugin called 'VelviaVision'. ;-)

Greetings!
Dennis

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• crckt (6435)
• [2008-05-12 7:42]

Hi Ryan,
This is a superb shot! I love the lighting here, Velvia did the wonders too.
Excellent work.
Shaeri

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• fallan (1512)
• [2008-05-12 8:25]

A beautiful job of composition. I also miss the old camera at times, mainly those with red rock, only it was E100vs that I preferred.

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• bombilla (3339)
• [2008-05-12 8:52]

Prehistoric technology for a prehistoric vista. I enjoy it as much as the rest. Nostalgia rises like the sun over the canyon. F22? Don't see that too often. Thanks for the memories, Ryan. Best, -Hugh

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• johnfreeman (1601)
• [2008-05-12 9:23]

Hi Ryan,
A beautiful picture and touching dedication… I finally abandoned Velvia a few days before my Iceland trip last summer when I couldn’t bring myself to fork out 500 plus euro on a supply of film for the trip when just about everyone else had long switched to digital. You’re right about it being hard work with scanning but you’ve done a magnificent job here. The red glow on the underside of the arch literally leaps out of the picture and the buttes in the distance are beautifully framed. What really brings it to life for me though is a small detail, the thin line of golden light along the edge of the rocks at the bottom.
John

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• tomescuc (905)
• [2008-05-12 11:06]

Truly gorgeous. The view beyond as well.
tfs,
CT

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• cherryripe (13479)
• [2008-05-12 11:32]

Hi Ryan
Interesting contrast beween the rich red rock in the foreground and the somewhat mystical formations behind. The sharpness is very good and you've dealt well with the difficult light.
Regards
Nikki

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• npecanhuk (2978)
• [2008-05-12 13:46]

Hi Ryan!
Such a wonderful picture!
It doesn't seem to be in our planet, yet, in some other place in the Universe!
The colors and sharpness are great!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

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• dvlazar (4097)
• [2008-05-12 15:45]

Ryan - an intense landscape photo! I love the strong but warm light, and the way the rock formations in the distance are framed by the orange one in the foreground.
Thanks,
Dave.
:) later

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• pboehringer (18164)
• [2008-05-12 17:59]
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Ryan,
a real eye-popper and an excellent advertisement for Velvia - a film that I never used and only got to know through TE from people dedicated like you. Looking into this shot and being in awe with the colors that you achieved here through the bouncing back of the warm morning sun is stunning. It makes me really curious about this film and ponder to go back to my old camera and try a little bit around charged with a velvia. But, I have to confess that the easiness of the digital hooked me so much up that I probably won't do it. The only exception for not using my digital camera are my plans to do some long hours exposure to get some star tracks. Does velvia suit for that too?
Peter

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• tehanu_f (5341)
• [2008-05-13 3:17]

Like a lesson in light management and compo. Superb as usual.

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• Leonie (8042)
• [2008-05-13 3:18]

Hi Ryan,
Wow, very impressive light! A great and original shot of this overphotographed place..love it!
Cheers, Léonie

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• stego (13694)
• [2008-05-13 3:27]

Hi Ryan,
Absolutely stunning! There is the wild beauty of the landscape, there is the POV, the light and, of course, the colours(!). Having suffered much trying to get anything decent from my slides, I am amazed by the quality of the scan and PP here. Scanning can be very tricky in cases that don't look so difficult, but here that light on the BG looks really hard to tame. If I hadn't read the note, probably I wouldn't suspect that it was a scan.
Regards, José.

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• IgorDeleze (14236)
• [2008-05-13 4:08]

Hello Ryan,
WOW! Incredible light you have catched here!!!
I realy like the sight over the distant roc peak in the strong light.
Great shot.
Greetings.
igor

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• baba_flies (4072)
• [2008-05-13 4:38]

It seems difficult to forget the old film days but every now and then you read that they are alive. I am not far away from standing there, in late May, so I will be thinking of you and the old days when you could not just do 25 pictures of the same location but had to think twice what you did. The orange glow is strong and beautiful and I love the golden sun light in the back. It makes me want to leave right now :) Barbara.

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• chawax (1899)
• [2008-05-13 11:35]

Hi Ryan,
Very well done. The arch makes a natural framing to your shot. I love the contrast between the red colour of the arch and the misty atmosphere of the valley.
Regards,
Olivier

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• Bandit (1392)
• [2008-05-13 13:42]

Bonjour Ryan,
quelle lumière !!! C'est absolument splendide !! Le cadrage est parfait pour nous montrer cette merveille de la nature !!
Bravo, magnifique !!
Fabien

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• Polonaise (15244)
• [2008-05-13 15:21]

And then he said:
Let there be light !
And so it happened...

Just about as super duper as it can be...

g.

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• cdmonson (1263)
• [2008-05-13 18:31]

Hi Ryan:

Ah, there really is nothing like Velvia. This is one of the best shots of Mesa Arch I've ever seen, and in a way I like it better than your other Mesa shots, because it's different. With only half the arch showing, the focus is on the light rather than the arch itself, and I like that with lighting like this. Wonderful job. Makes me almost wish I'd shot film (other than that I'd be completely broke if I did). :)

Clark

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• chpp (2731)
• [2008-05-13 19:18]

Hi Ryan
nice shot, I love the intense light and colours in the FG, shown with good sharpness. The Bg looks amazing, it's a pity the haze tha blurs the view. But for being a scan looks amazing
great job
cheers
C

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• Danzi (2231)
• [2008-05-14 0:23]

Absolutely fantastic shot Ryan!

Your image are really inspirational and make me go out and shoot more landscapes! Lovely colours and tones of this Mesa Arch in Island in the Sky in Utah. Good compo, contrast between orange sendstone and grey valley! One day I must go back to Utah!
I enjoy it a lot and thanks for sharing!

*Denis

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• Rodrigues (897)
• [2008-05-14 4:26]

Old or new ones, your photos are all high level.
Although the location is important, the equipment is important, the critical point is the photographer, and obviously you are a very good one, despite location or equipment.
This is not a traditional composition...it's a wonderfull composition, with warm tones (I like it so much). It makes me want to be there so much...that's how evaluate a photography.
Keep posting.
João.

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• lrw1966 (298)
• [2008-05-14 6:35]

Ryan Hi:
Beautiful, just Beautiful. A KEEPER FOR SURE.
Larry
United States
TFS!

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• macondo (8676)
• [2008-05-14 6:37]

Hi Ryan.
Superb shot and remarkably good scanning job. I found your comments interesting, although I had never discovered Velvia when I used a film SLR. The colour rendition is magnificent here, with the red area looking as though it is molten hot, and you composed the shot well to give sharp detail up front and haziness surrounding the landforms behind. Just a marvellous image.
Regards,
Andrew

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• patdeph (7368)
• [2008-05-14 9:00]

hello Ryan
I have to come more often in your gallery,because there are real jewels,like this photo!Here,the strong contrast between the red lightened cave and the blurred golden landscape is absolutly fabulous!Thanks to this old velvia film,I don't know if one day,there will be a digital camera that will give the same satisfaction!
Regards.
Pascale

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• bach37 (128)
• [2008-05-16 6:34]

Hi Ryan.

I'm a beginner in photography, so when I started taking some pictures it was already in digital. This way I can't feel your love with the pre-digital techniques.
But one thing I can tell you and I have no doubt: you did a great job here!
To me it's a favorite!

Thank's for sharing such a beautiful picture.

Best regards,
Márcio Costa

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• Leilani (1216)
• [2008-05-26 12:12]

Hi Ryan, it doesn't have to be "In Memoriam" (not yet anyway) You can still find velvia ;) I've got a load stashed in my freezer :D This is gorgeous. Kind Rgds, Leilani

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• rbcy1974 (20182)
• [2008-05-29 15:19]

Hello Ryan
Very beautiful
the light coming through the archway is magical
very nicely done
regards
Daniel

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• Elaine_Blath (8396)
• [2008-06-04 3:25]

Hi Ryan,

perfectly composed and a fantastic light captured, you did most from it, and of course, the place is wonderful...

Take care, Ivana

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• mphotographies (1281)
• [2008-06-20 0:36]

The worth of getting up early pays very well in this rare moments of nature. The image shows nature alone beautifully rendered in an atmospheric manner with a play of colours as the sun rises. The early morning orange is amazing as it reflects and glows from beneath is remarkable. Fantastic work Ryan!

Cheers!

Jom

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• PaulVDV (1203)
• [2008-06-21 3:50]

Hello Ryan,
A very good POV for this beautiful and colourful composition.
Well done, Paul

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• niphredil76 (300)
• [2008-07-01 14:38]

Ciao Ryan,
I came upon this shot after a long time fat from TE... it's really beautiful, with it's strong colors and great contrast in a perfectly framed composition.It'so typical of you!
Finally I perfectly understand you for your Velvia love... I still take photo with Velvia, because I like to treasure my photo, not only to share it!
Laura

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• zeca (16542)
• [2008-07-03 14:39]

Excellent work, Ryan! A picture really difficult, but you did a great management and here is something unic! The warm tones are very nice and the details are amazing. Well done!
Regards,
Zeca

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• Dillinger (42)
• [2008-07-18 9:51]

This is a lovely scene, captured at just the right moment. Excellent composition and exposure on this shot -- the shadow detail is not lost, and the light is not overpowering. And I love the layering of the hoodoos and mesas in the distance. This stirs fond memories of my all-too-short trip to the canyonlands last year.