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20th May 2012
Red & Green, Roadside Stop by mtngal

Red & Green, Roadside Stop

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Somehow red rocks and green grass/trees don't go together in my mind. I'm familiar with red rocks but they don't usually have anything green growing on them.

This was taken with a circular polarizer, which accented the colors quite a bit. The place was nowhere special, the view from a roadside rest stop along an interstate highway.
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Nowhere special is exceptionally beautiful!
posted May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful "nowhere place" Harriet!
posted May 21st, 2012  
Wow, this looks great , I love the red with the green, The CPL brought out the blue sky well too.
posted May 21st, 2012  
Great find. Love the color combination. I really need to get a polarized filter.
posted May 21st, 2012  
@LindaC @socalgal @pizzaboy Thanks! This is one of the times where a CPL added to the picture (it doesn't always).

@copperheadglass Meredith, I find a CPL useful sometimes. It really helped here. I also found it really helpful when I was shooting through the windshield, it helped cut down on reflections and tended to help the camera deal with the white balance. Usually I see a definite color cast with pictures I've shot through a windshield, but it was far less obvious when I was using the CPL.

I can now agree that the effect increases at higher elevations, too.
posted May 22nd, 2012  
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