Scott F. Schilling Photography
Totem Pole and the Yei Bi Chei rocks
Posted by Scott F. Schilling (San Martin, United States) on 27 June 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Totem Pole and the Yei Bi Chei rocks show warm tones in the first light. I took this in the sand dune area fronting Totem Pole. This area is fantastic to wander through because there are so many possible compositions with a variety of foreground elements. The challenge is at first light you only have a few minutes before the bright sunlight begins to burn out the colors, so you have to work fast to capture several compositions.
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mats from Texas, United States
Lighting is perfect. I like how the light illuminates the golden tones and makes that sky so wonderfully clear-blue.
Did I say I looooove the light yet?
27 Jun 2009 5:09am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Spectacular landscape. Great colours and great shot. Congratulations
27 Jun 2009 6:08am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Wow, wonderful light and stunning clarity!! Great shot!
27 Jun 2009 7:11am
ishm from dubai, United Arab Emirates
Full marks for all 4 Cs- Colours, Compo., Clarity & Clean :)
27 Jun 2009 8:37am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Wonderful. I like very much these rocks, but also specially the lines in the sand, bringing us to them
27 Jun 2009 9:33am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Last week you had the "mittens.: That one on the right looks like its giving us the finger! Very beautiful work!
27 Jun 2009 12:42pm
Bethany from Michigan, United States
Wow the sky is just perfect for this photo. I also like how the sand lines lead up to the totems. I hope you have a good weekend too!
27 Jun 2009 1:03pm
Dawn from Maryland, United States
Wow! There is so much detail and I love the bold colors. : )
27 Jun 2009 1:09pm
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
This is gorgeous and you certainly timed your shot perfectly.
Congratulations, Scott, on your exciting news ... your Yosemite collection is a winner for me!
27 Jun 2009 1:26pm
MARIANA from waterloo, Canada
Fantastic picture. These colors of sand and rocks are stunning !
27 Jun 2009 3:10pm
zOOm from Paris, France
Really a fabulous landscape, enhances by this amazing light.
27 Jun 2009 3:15pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Beautifully captured Scott! You made the right decision in having the sand dunes fronting the shot. The contrast between the dunes and sky set off the rock formations perfectly. Awesome lighting to bring it all together.... ;-)
27 Jun 2009 3:22pm
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
The foreground ridges almost come alive with movement and really compliment the rock formations. A beautiful shot.
27 Jun 2009 4:26pm
Rand from Orem, United States
Great shot. Given some of the other shots you have posted, I wonder if you also made a B&W version.
27 Jun 2009 4:50pm
@Rand: Rand, not yet but I will work on a few - thanks!
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Awesome. The texture of the rocks and pattern in the sand along with perfect exposure and composition make this shot another art lesson!
27 Jun 2009 10:12pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
Beautiful light! I really love the sand dune ripples in the foreground. This is a fascinating formation, it almost looks like it was chiseled to look that way!
28 Jun 2009 2:16am
Don Smith from California, United States
Another awesome image Scott. Even though you had a blank blue sky, the image is successful on many fronts. You optimized the first light of the day to accentuate the ridges in the sand which in turn lead the eye to the totem pole and rocks which are bathed in warm reddish-orange light. The blue of the sky is the complimentary color to the warm tones so it does not jar the eye. Well done!
28 Jun 2009 1:20pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Superb shot. Incredible detail and textures.
28 Jun 2009 2:47pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Awesome shot...so beautiful!
30 Jun 2009 4:52am
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Five stars! This is an amazing image. Love the sky (not too blue, but rather soft and gentle) and warmth of the sand. Absolutely gorgeous, Scott.
1 Jul 2009 11:14am
Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium
This is just incredible ! Nature is so beautiful and you captured it perfecly. Congratulations, this is great art :)
27 Sep 2009 7:14am
