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Just got back from Mars, it was a cool placeBut in reality its Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
This place really makes you feel like your on another planet, the sand and rocks, the whole landscape is red, and a blue sky complements nicely
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Comments: 52
Rhavethstine [2004-08-29 08:41:10 +0000 UTC]
Wow... I just came from viewing a B&W image and the jump from that color scheme to this one is most startling (in a good way)! Try it. Look at a B&W image for a while and then flip back to this one. Shows you how much color is actually in this image. The varying degrees of burning red and striking blue complement each other well. I've always been averse to going on trips to Nevada, as I've never seen anything but boring desert in my brief excursions there. The Valley of Fire looks well worth visitng. While normally I would suggest arranging a landscape photo without footprints in them, the ones you have in your shot do have the advantage of leading into the desert/image, so I guess that's another positive aspect of this image. Primo shot!
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cravingfordesign In reply to Rhavethstine [2004-08-30 00:47:01 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah I have done that a couple of times, I will do anything to see more color!
Now Nevada is one of my favorite places in the states, I think why I like it so much is at first glance it looks boring and dead but if you scratch below the surface you will discover Nevada is full of colors and beauty
Next time your in Nevada check out Valley of Fire and Redrock Park, both are fantastic landscapes
Thanks for your time and feedback
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SinisteR-NL [2004-08-18 17:39:37 +0000 UTC]
How the hell did i miss this shot???
I realy love this... the red realy stands out against the blue... exelent shot!!!
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scotto [2004-07-30 14:33:31 +0000 UTC]
I have to visit place like this sometime, Ive never experienced anything even close to this Martian type landscape! great shot man!
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darkened-flame [2004-07-29 02:48:39 +0000 UTC]
yeah i gotta go there
just wanted to say i like your description...
"just got back from mars. its a cool place"
it made my laugh and go "ah!"
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OceanStorme [2004-07-27 18:19:04 +0000 UTC]
This is seriously awesome. So crisp and sharp and SUCH amazing colors!! The blue gradient in the sky really contrasts well with the incredible orange-red tones of the barren landscape. I wish I had more to say, but it's just a gorgeous photo.
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bliitz [2004-07-27 10:46:58 +0000 UTC]
really awesome colors and contrast between the sky and the red rocks, nice gradient in the sky too!
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honz12 [2004-07-27 09:12:52 +0000 UTC]
That's some great contrasting colours! Nice lighting.
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freezejeans [2004-07-25 23:17:04 +0000 UTC]
Excellent capture! It's true, the southwest does indeed resemble another planet North of here at Meteor Crater, they trained the Apollo astronauts for Moon missions because it's so rocky and barren. This does indeed resemble Mars, perhaps a reddish sky to fool people
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tohappiness [2004-07-25 18:21:40 +0000 UTC]
I like the footprints, at least, I think they're footprints.
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hollyw0uld20 [2004-07-25 05:11:34 +0000 UTC]
welcome back, looks like a cool place to me too.
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patrx [2004-07-25 01:18:04 +0000 UTC]
Quite the pix, there!! Love the contrasts... Could almost be a scene from Mars if the shrubs weren't there and the sky a bit redder...
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syphonvector [2004-07-23 18:09:44 +0000 UTC]
Your photography, as always, takes my breath away.
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suzums [2004-07-23 16:15:35 +0000 UTC]
The landscape of the desert is amazing! I love your shots from Zion too! Now you've given me to places that I really must go to The warm colors and textures of the desert really does make it look like a different planet. The mixture of colors from the sky is just a great match. Well captured Mark!
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cravingfordesign In reply to suzums [2004-07-23 23:33:03 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Sooz!
If you go to Zion, this place (Valley of Fire) is only two hours away
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suzums In reply to cravingfordesign [2004-07-24 05:24:47 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! Now i'll just have to decide when i can go! May be a camping trip would be good!
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fotodog [2004-07-23 15:13:11 +0000 UTC]
I love the colours and textures.
Mark, you've got yet another great capture. You could fill an encyclopedia with all of your landscapes.
Very very nice!!
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xXbleedingXredsoulXx [2004-07-23 05:04:35 +0000 UTC]
awesome shot I love the way everthing fits togethere
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Llyria [2004-07-23 05:00:47 +0000 UTC]
The color scheme of this photo is incredible. Beautiful place, I am going to have to visit next time I am in Nevada!
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cravingfordesign In reply to Llyria [2004-07-23 23:40:37 +0000 UTC]
Its a must if you go to Nevada, and iits only 45 minutes from Los Vegas
Thanks for the comment
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Llyria In reply to cravingfordesign [2004-07-24 00:45:53 +0000 UTC]
Going to have to make a note of that. Looks like we are going to Vegas around Christmas time. My son qualified for a regional Soccer Tournament and it happens to be in Vegas .
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drowningblue [2004-07-23 04:55:30 +0000 UTC]
wow...those colors stick out so much! i bet on a sunny day it's just blinding to look at those flaming red rocks...awesome shot, i love the contrast and angle
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ewm [2004-07-23 02:32:51 +0000 UTC]
Nice shot I always love the red desert shots against a beautiful blue sky
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pixiepoof [2004-07-23 01:45:41 +0000 UTC]
gorgeous! such a fiery color so many prints in the sand.. a path more travelled indeed
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boomslice [2004-07-22 17:37:04 +0000 UTC]
Are those all human prints? or were there coyotes lurking out there as well?
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cravingfordesign In reply to boomslice [2004-07-23 23:44:15 +0000 UTC]
I think its a combonation of both and yes there are coyotes out there
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macaddct1984 [2004-07-22 16:41:57 +0000 UTC]
You and your desert shots. Not only will they never get old, they'll never fail to be outstanding
The sharpness and the colors, oh my.
I even like the style of the titles of your photos
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peskaa [2004-07-22 16:36:39 +0000 UTC]
Just got back from Mars, it was a cool place
Looks pretty hot to me.
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cravingfordesign In reply to peskaa [2004-07-22 16:44:20 +0000 UTC]
Actually they day I shot this it was a bit chilly, about 40 degress in mid febuary, pretty cool for desert weather
Thanks
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mattdanna [2004-07-22 16:07:37 +0000 UTC]
I love the rock color. It looks like Mars.
Great sky too.
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veracia [2004-07-22 15:48:29 +0000 UTC]
Almost does look like Mars, except for the blue sky. Great work
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martsen79 [2004-07-22 15:28:31 +0000 UTC]
Very nice! I like the clumps of desert grass. Great jump-out-and-grab-you colors, too.
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tsylatac [2004-07-22 13:36:23 +0000 UTC]
geez. Talk about saturation! What did you take this on?
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cravingfordesign In reply to jmills74 [2004-07-22 16:08:21 +0000 UTC]
Nope, I was looking for him because I wanted to steal his high res pano camera
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arin [2004-07-22 12:27:21 +0000 UTC]
Do you use any sort of gradiented filters for this or just a polorizer. Some people are able to get such amazing blue skys and bright forgrounds that simply amaze me. I've gotten it on a few of my photos but I would imagine it all either comes down to filters or the time of day when you shot the picture, and by the looks of it, it looks liek you shot it around 4 or 5 pm?
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apollos [2004-07-22 11:39:35 +0000 UTC]
jesus.... I fucking love this place, you are so lucky!
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Gregos [2004-07-22 11:36:28 +0000 UTC]
Indeed this strongly red colors make me think of Mars ! It looks really hot...
I like the strong contrast between the rocks & the shadows and also between the rocks & the sky.
Greetz
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CrAzYmOnKeY [2004-07-22 10:20:47 +0000 UTC]
haha crazy kids...i went to mars once...was a bit hot for me so i came back pretty quick
such a fitting title though...love ur desert shots...they are always so roch and full of life and colours...
this is another great shot
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Ashen-uk [2004-07-22 09:44:40 +0000 UTC]
Cool shot. the contrast between the land and sky is great. well done.
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NyssaDuck [2004-07-22 08:57:40 +0000 UTC]
Lovely shot, my friend. The oranges are beautiful. The textures are wonderful. And seriously, the sky looks perfect. The whole scene looks perfect, in fact. Looks hot, but looks like a nice place. Peaceful. I disagree with the comment above, it doesn't really lack a component to concentrate. It has two main focus points. The very foreground, right near the bottom where the rocks and sand is and the large rock features in the background. Beautiful
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muuli- [2004-07-22 08:26:08 +0000 UTC]
Ohh, the contrast is great, sky is just perfect, but somehow this is missing something, it pleases the eye but lacks a component where to concentrate. Heh, well, its just a landscape
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dasens [2004-07-22 08:24:08 +0000 UTC]
Great tones, specially the sand one. Also love the sky.. Did you shot this one with polarizer?
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35mm-SAM [2004-07-22 06:37:31 +0000 UTC]
Your desert scapes are always a pleasant surprise. Compositionally everythings pretty much perfect, nice and easy on the eyes my friend.
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