Let there be light..., a photo from アリゾナ, West

Photographer's Note

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1: 1-4

This photograph was taken at sunrise from the Yavapai Point at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
To see the view behind my back please have a look at my previous upload.

cherryripe, CLODO, Cretense, jlbrthnn, Longroute, danos, s_lush, jjanczyk, darek1978, Leconte, Kofman, mumek, No_One, ikeharel, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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Pablo25 (3186) 2009-11-30 10:23

witaj Mariusz,
mocny hdr, ale za to jaki widok wow-fantastyczny! Swiatlo to naprawde pierwsza rzecz ktora rzuca sie tu w oczy, a zaraz za nim grozne chmurzyska. Swietna ostrosc i dobre wykonanie, a krajobraz zapiera dech.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

janusz2054 (2) 2009-11-30 10:27

Witaj
Kolejne twoje zdjecie z tego pieknego zakatka Ameryki.
Pieknie uchwycone oswietlone szczyty Grand Canyon i pochmurne groznie wygladajace niebo.Piekne.

Janusz

macjake (98544) 2009-11-30 10:37

Hi Mariusz

great splashes of sunlight on the canyon, despite the heavy dark cloud formations.
The clouds seem to be touching the canyon tops in the background
Great visuals here.
Well done
Have a wonderful day
Craig

Fis2 (171823) 2009-11-30 10:41

Czesc Mariusz!
Krajobraz jak na Marsie...
Ciekawe miejsce, ciekawe kolory i ciekawy klimat.
Dobra praca.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

lpi (4857) 2009-11-30 10:44

Salut Mariusz,
les couleurs sont magnifiques ains que la vue !
Amicalement,
lpi

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-11-30 10:46

Witaj Mariusz,
fantastyczny widok,dobra obrobka,swietne kolory,pozdrawiam
Jurek

cherryripe (21033) 2009-11-30 10:50

Hi Mariusz
Splendid vue and I like how the suns' rays just highlight a couple of parts and that the colours are so different. The ultra dark clouds add atmosphere too. Worth getting cold for.
Regards
Nikki

Dashab (2564) 2009-11-30 10:56

Hello Mariusz,
What a spectacular shot! The POV is amazing and the morning light painting the rocks is gorgeous. The execution of the shot is perfect - the definition and sharpness is excellent from the foreground to the back and the filter is used very well here, the sky has so much texture.
Congratulations!
Dasha

dkeus31 (27739) 2009-11-30 11:08

Hi Mariusz
great picture! the colors are great, also the light and your pp on the sky
well done
didier

Traczewska (14) 2009-11-30 11:11

Grand Canyon.. once I was dreaming to go there..
You succeed and brought as an image of such an unusual charm.. endless horizon, depth of the Devil's whole once cut in the Earth to teach us humility.. such a beautiful light as from the centre of transcendent fire..
I don't know if I'll go there whenever.. the most romantic love must stay unfulfilled, someone told.. have the impression that at least partly, was right..
with regards, agn

CLODO (45118) 2009-11-30 11:21

Hello Mariusz
Bright warm colour in a greyish landscape, we can't miss it.
You have a special photographic brain to take this shot, many of the ones taken at this place are not so eye catching.
My congratulations
CLODO

jemaflor (148124) 2009-11-30 11:32

Hi Mariusz,
impressive effect with this light and these colors on this famous and great landscape, original effect well captured.

john1 (4028) 2009-11-30 11:47

Hi Mariusz,

Excellent composition of the beautifull canyon, great details and all this various colors. Amazind POV and DOF, very good lighting and brighting.
TFS.
Have a good week.
John

mdetay (4929) 2009-11-30 19:30

Hi Marlusk,

Nice capture of this yellow Grand Canyon.
Good colors, fine quality, quite original photo.
Well done. Congratulation.
Cheers from Hong Kong.

Michel

emka (158680) 2009-11-30 21:47

Witaj,

Ciekawe refleksy światła o wschodzie słońca. Fajnie pokazane strome zbocza kanionu, groźnie wyglądające niebo.
Pozdrawiam

Malgorzata

wolf38 (30) 2009-11-30 22:33

Hi Mariusz. My appreciation for this masterful landscape photograph. Composition, light and colors are best. The overall effect is dramatic. Excellent. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Cretense (68709) 2009-12-01 3:00

Hello Mariusz!

Breathtaking place, breathtaking scene, outstanding, top quality landscape photography! Straight to my favourites, need to say nothing more!

Hercules

rikko77 (10861) 2009-12-01 3:06

Hello Mariusz
beautiful view of Grand Canyon with these spots of light very well managed and many details from the FG to the BG.
Have a good day!
Rikk

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-12-01 3:28

Hello Mariusz,
I do not believe my eyes of them! This fantastic scene is quasi unreal. The catch of the photograph very well done, was skilfully treated without excess, while preserving, the details and by putting forward these incredible colors. A great realization. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Jo�l

Leconte (5795) 2009-12-01 4:02

Hello Mariusz,

stunning shot on a landscape with a depth of field at infinity, points of light incredible, amazing sky, beautiful notes,

best regards,
Valerie.

diomed (13926) 2009-12-01 6:21

Hi Mariusz,
this capture is so unbelieveble!!
An onyric scenery very rich of tones, with a masterly light management, with fantastic colours. In my favourites.
Nice Tuesday
Antonio

Dyerco (10185) 2009-12-01 7:30

Hi Mariusz
The ND grad has produced a wonderful sky which looks like a blanket over the canyon. The light is superb and provides excellent focal points. Well done my friend.
Phil

baclama (19214) 2009-12-01 9:15

le grand canyon qui prend feu sous un ciel d'apalypse!!!
il fallait saisir ce moment magique et tu as parfaitement reussi
bravo
vero

Longroute (19600) 2009-12-01 9:19

Mariusz,

if your intention was to impress us.... well you did it!
I think your note is the best definition/assesment of this remarkable photo. You really painted this world with light, and you really show the marvel of creation. That dramatic sky is a fantastic complement to an extraordinary environment and those spots of yellow and pink are extraordinary focal points.
It's a photo that one likes to look at for minutes to appreciate all the clear and interesting details.
As a lover of landscapes I do like it a lot.
Really thanks for sharing such a beauty!

Best regards,
Donato

yaya13baut (3344) 2009-12-01 12:53

hi Mariusz,
wow ! what a light ! a fantastic landscape, under an expressive and terrifying sky.
a great atmosphere.
Yannis

delpeoples (60342) 2009-12-01 21:38

Hi Mariusz, having seen your previous post, a 360 degree view like this is just wonderful. How lucky you are to have been here. The light is superb, as is the dramatic sky. It is a brilliant piece of photography, although I would be interested to see the non-HDR version, as this seems somewhat overly sharp for my personal taste. TFS and have a great day, Lisa

danos (110407) 2009-12-02 0:35

Witaj Mariusz,
really the words from Genesis are realized at this sunrise view of the Grand Canyon.I like the different and strange colours of the rocks,because of the first light of the day that falls on them.Well done.

have a nice day,Danos

s_lush (16602) 2009-12-02 0:48

Hello Mariusz,
It seems that your recent visit of the Grand Canyon was very successful in terms of taking great photos. This one is simply unbelievably beautiful. It is beyond belief. Brilliant job, real masterpiece!
Best regards,
Sergiy

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-12-02 0:50

Hello Mariusz!
That's a magnificent photograph, where all the shapes of that impressive landscape, the management of light, the level of sharpness and specially the colors are excellent, with visual results of great impact!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jimkil (1706) 2009-12-02 0:53

Mariusz
I think this is up there as one of the best from GC, and I truly mean that. Must be a HDR? But still very dramatic, terrific light and colours, mysterious. It was my dream as a young boy to see this place - some idiot in the campsites lit a fire and it smoked out the whole canyon for the three days I was there!! Not happy but these pics do make a little up of what I could and should have seen.
Well done
Jim

pasternak (15185) 2009-12-02 1:28

An excellent one, the light here is unimaginable!

Cheers
A

eversmile (11636) 2009-12-02 2:57

Hi Mariusz!

This is stupefying! It looks like a lava eruption in the background, the colors are amazing, the view vertiginous and astounding! I love that! The dark sky, very dramatic, provides a strong contrast with the vivid hues of light on the rocks. remarkable management of light, for a big bang view! Congratulations!
Marine

jjanczyk (2579) 2009-12-02 4:09

Witaj,
Wow!!! Kolejny niesamowity widoczek!
Prawdziwa uczta dla spragnionych przyjemnych obrazow oczu :) Natychmiast idzie do ulubionych :)
Rewelacyjna kolorystyka, doskonlay DOF
Pozdrawiam

andywo (4725) 2009-12-02 13:16

Witaj Mariusz
No kolego, fantastyczne miejsca odwiedzasz.
Swiatlo i widok miales nieziemski. Spotykany chyba tylko tam w Arizonie. Nie jestem do konca przekonany do tej techniki obrobki zdjec. Jak dla mnie za bardzo "ksiezycowo" to wyglada. Niemniej jednak szczerze gratuluje Ci tej pracy.
Pozdrawiam
Andrzej

darek1978 (13361) 2009-12-02 14:35

Czesc Mariusz,
Nawet nie wiem co napisac, bo tak mnie zatkalo. Dlatego zaczynam od najlepszego zdjecia w serii. Krajobraz, jakiego nie moge sobie wyobrazic w realu a to, co sie dzieje na apokaliptycznym niebie to juz inna bajka. Twoje zdjecia z canionu sa naprawde niesamowite a sposob w jaki Ty to pokazujesz jest prawdziwa sztuka. A moｿe jednak byles na innej planecie? Choc wiele fotek z tego miejsca widzialem, to zadne z nich do mnie tak dobitnie nie trafily jak te Twoje.
Krotko mowiac ten material jest dla mnie estetoterapia. Gdzies wyczytalem, ze wyglｱd otoczenia, w ktym przebywamy moｿe w znacznym stopniu wpｳywa� na nasze funkcjonowanie. Odpowiedni krajobraz daje nam szans� na niezapomniane przeｿycia natury estetycznej i duchowej. Ty wlasnie znalazles takie miejsce. Dziwie sie, ze wogole wracales bo ja chyba bym tam zostal....
Po Twoich uploadach zamykam sie w sobie a moj aparat chowam do szafy, bo tu w IR jednak nie ma co fotografowac...
Pozdrawiam,
D.

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-12-05 11:11

Hi Mariusz
Wonderful POV, colours and contrast
I like a lot the contrast and depth
Very good photo work
Have a nice weekend
Aires

jafadabret (56501) 2009-12-07 4:36

Bonjour Mariusz.
C'est une photo qui m駻ite qu'on s'y arr黎e. Le soleil n'馗laire que certaines cr黎es et en fait de la lave en fusion. Le ciel tourment� accentue cette impression de beaut� sauvage.
Excellent !
Amical salut !
Jacques

fotka (9121) 2009-12-23 8:34

Witaj Mariusz,
Nie wiem co lepsze czy fotka czy notka ale jedno do drugiego bardzo pasuje.
Grand Canyon daje nieskonczone mozliwosci dla fotografii. Twoje zdjecie jest wspaniale poniewaz polaczyles ostatki zachodzacego slonca z zachmurzonym burzowym niebem. Te czerwone skaly sa jak palace sie wegliki.
Moje gratulacje oraz Wesolych Swiat.
Zbigniew

speedymanu (3701) 2010-02-23 11:50

hello Mariusz

you've really, I mean really, managed to capture the grandiose aspect of this scenery. This isn't easy at all but your framing, playing with different layers of interest, and the way you've dealt with the light is stunning for sure.

Congratulations

Emmanuel

yang_yt (803) 2010-03-22 4:51

What a wonderful place it is! Colorful rocks by light mixed with mysterious lower-clouds transfered the panaroma into fair tale world.
By the way, I suppose the pic is oversharped a little bit.
TFS

Nina (5099) 2010-04-02 0:42

You captured a stunning light show here Mariusz! What more need I say? Excellent work!

Urs (14082) 2010-04-21 4:47

Hi Mariusz

Your note describes perfectly the mood of your shot - when god created the heaven and the earth ... well said indeed. It's an amazing shot with the red highlights, the mountains and the heavy clouds. Congrats, that's a master stroke Thanks for your critique of my Yan shot.

Best regards
Urs

federico (6109) 2010-05-08 0:39

hi mariusz, great picture a professional one, great job in HDR, wonderfull colors, great light, and the sky also match very well
one of my favourites
regards fred

Alfoja (676) 2011-02-20 14:00

The Grand Canyon in winter must be particularly evocative.

And you made a great job of course.

Complimenti.

Alfoja.

kiks (12805) 2011-08-22 8:22

Magical moment you catch with the first sunrays touching the canyon and making look they are on fire. Amazing.
Best regadrs
KIKS

Waylim (25436) 2011-11-22 12:09

Hi M,

this take me back to my wonderful trip here at the GC. I love the dramatic light you caught here. Even if the light is difficutl, you got really wonderful details of the canyon. You were also here at the low season, I was here once in November and it was supper cold but much less people.

Really wonderfu.

Way

bornav (486) 2012-06-04 5:19

Remarkable landscape photography Mariusz! The red glow on the distant hill tops makes it appear like lava oozing out of the hills. The depth of field of the clouds and your POV are amazing.
Simply picture perfect!

RegisMinot (1543) 2012-10-10 16:04

Hi Mariusz
This is a fantastic landscape. My first feeling when I looked at it was "lord of the rings": the spots of yelleow and pink light are fabulous. The black sky participates to the whole effect.
R馮is

genois1 (103) 2012-10-10 18:17

Superbe photo. Les teintes sont splendides. Les nuages mena軋nts ajoutent un air dramatique � la sc鈩e.
Bravo !

mumek (20226) 2012-10-23 14:55

Hi Mariusz!
Musze dodac 2 aby bylo 100 pts. Przecudowne wykonanie,fantastyczna jakosc obrazu, swietna kolorystyka.
Przepiekna nstrojowa praca.
ziggy

No_One (4) 2012-12-08 8:21

Hi Mariusz,
Thanks for linking these two shots together, they compliment each other magnificently! This is a really like a scene from Mordor, and the sun lighting up just the few rocks looks stunning. That sky is beautiful, but very threatening looking. Beautiful set of pictures.
Cheers
Noel

ikeharel (114477) 2015-07-31 2:43

Red and golden spots on the beautiful Grand-canyon's edge, mariusz, like burning rocks.
The clouds aloft gave even more dramatic texture to the whole.
Pic. about an impressive nature, well shown.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

COSTANTINO (117672) 2019-10-05 23:32

Hello my friend
wonderful photo with a hidden mystery....
colors,details and light tones very
well composed
regards
Costantino