Landscapes of the American West
kayley.rettberg

Landscapes of the American West

February 2023

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I really love the composition of this photo. The rock formation in the center of the bend is framed perfectly by the two rocks in the foreground. I love the way that the sky looks like a painting, and the wispy clouds really capture how infinite the sky is. I love it!

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Show me your best landscape photos of the American West. This includes landscapes in any of the western states of the USA such as Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Wyoming, etc. I cannot wait to see all your photos.

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423 Photographers

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This photo is incredible!I really like how you used the arch/cliff to frame the rest of the valley below. The heavy glow of the yellow is really incredible. I like that you still captured the shapes of the hoodoos below. I really like your creative take on the landscape photo!

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This is absolutely spectacular! I love the green and yellow hues throughout the photo. I also love the way the stars reflect on the water. Seriously, this is absolutely amazing. Astral-photography is so difficult, too and this REALLY nails it. Great job!

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This is a beautiful photo! I love the soft, warm colors. It reminds me a lot of the cinematography in Moonrise Kingdom. It's calming, nostalgic, and looks like summertime. Is this shot on film? If not, you achieved the film look beautifully! I love it.

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I LOVE this shot. Slot Canyons are one of my favorite subjects, because of the way that the light bounces around and lights up so many different colors. I really like the close-crop of this photo, because it is almost abstract. The deep purple in the top left shows great contrast to the bright orange in the center. It's beautiful! It could be interesting to crop the image a bit, to see what it would look like if you cropped it just under where the two rocks in the center/top of the composition would look. Great job!

This is so stunning! I love the softness of the water. It almost looks like glass. The gradient from blue to pink to yellow as you move across the image is gorgeous, and my eyes moved down both the line of blocks in the foreground and the bridge. I love it so much!

This is stunning. I love that you framed this with the reflection in the foreground. I also love the soft light and green hues throughout the composition. It's lovely. If I were to change anything, I may crop just a bit more of the water out. Great work!

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This is beautiful! Astro-photography is so difficult, and you did a beautiful job. You captured so many of the stars, it's so impressive! I love the little shooting stars by the mountain, and how you have lit up the mountains but very subtly. Well done!!

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I LOVE this. It really captures the spacey-vibe that I think you were going for well. I think using a high contrast b/w scheme works super well for this photo because it brings out all the different textures of the rocks and the sky. I also like the subtle but clear visual line that leads you to the center of the photo!

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This is beeeaauuutttiiifffuuullll! I love how brightly you captured the greens in this. It provides a beautiful compliment to the grey-ish blue at the bottom of the waterfall. Long-exposure is tricky and you nailed it! I also love how you captured the size of the waterfall -- the bridge looks so tiny in comparison!

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