Big Island Saddle Road

[Ron Scubadiver]

Big Island Saddle Road by Ron Scubadiver, on Flickr

D850!  24-120 @ 24mm.  Mauna Loa is in the background. 

[pluton]

I like the composition (including the choice of aspect ratio) plus you have handled the extreme brightness range of the scene in an honest way.

[Akira]

I like the way you render the harsh environment.

Maybe I would have liked to include the foreground (in front of the almost-dead plant) a little more, but that's just me.

[CS]

I like the way you render the harsh environment.

Maybe I would have liked to include the foreground (in front of the almost-dead plant) a little more, but that's just me.

Looks more like new growth than almost dead to me. Whichever it is, it makes  for a good image.

[Randy Stout]

Ron:

Nice wide angle perspective.  Like the flowering growth, with the dead branches at its feet. 

Might have tried a version, moving a few feet to the right when taking it, to reposition the bush in relationship to the background a bit more to the left. I like to work the scene for different interpretations.

Cheers

Randy

[Hugh_3170]

Hi Ron, I like the perspective here. 

Just curious:  was it on the desert road in the North Island of New Zealand?

[Ron Scubadiver]

Thank you everyone.

This location is on the Big Island of Hawaii.  The mountain in the background is an active volcano.  Elevation is around 5,000 feet.