In eastern Oregon there is a very unique park for landscape photography. It's called John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The landforms and the unusual colors of the minerals that make up the dirt are amazing. To embellish this alien-like landscape, I added an ultra-dramatic sky in Photoshop (this is why you need to learn Photoshop instead of relying on Lightroom for post-processing -- LR is too limited). I photographed these very angry clouds from my home the morning we had a Biblical flood in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010, and then I added the rays of light (see the April '15 issue of my free monthly eMagazine, Photo Insights, to read about creating light beams: http://issuu.com/jimzuckerman/docs/photo_insights_april__15
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Mar 6, 2018, 8:02:36 AM
Jim - Thanks, Bob. This is a place not to be missed.
Mar 6, 2018, 12:45:51 AM
Bob Vestal - John Day is not far from us, as you know. This is a gorgeous image. The composite makes it incredibly dramatic. Jyl and I will have to make a trip over there and bring some clouds with us on our computer!