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Photo posted by Eva McDermott in the Landscape gallery on 09/26/17 at 01:38 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Post last edited by Eva McDermott on 09/27/17 at 4:28 pm EST
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on 09/26/17 at 08:35 am EST
Registered on 02/25/06, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Eva, this makes for a good alternative when things get interrupted by uncontrollable factors. Along with smoke, it can be wind, or poor lighting & other weather related issues that we're forced into making changes in our subject plans.
For me this would be an immediate draw as a photo opportunity as I spend a lot of time scoping out geological items on most of my photo outings. The accompanying rocks or boulders add nicely to the scattered massive underlying fissure or crevice laden slabs. The broken patterns look like a road map.
Although a bit tight in the LRHC it still works just fine for my tastes.......
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Paul Breitkreuz
Corona, California
Trailimages.com
NPN 2326
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 09/26/17 at 08:45 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Even without the smoke eliminating the grand scenes, I think the heart and soul of Olmstead Point are scenes like this. The erratics up there are great and you have captured a really nice look at them. I would agree with Paul that the LRC is a bit tight, but it still works quite nicely for me.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 09/26/17 at 12:51 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
I have always enjoyed the erratics in the Yosemite High Country. Their various shapes and textures are intriguing, considering the many miles they traveled in ice from the high peaks. I like the arrangement of the boulders and the cracks in the glacier polished slab. I do agree that the lower right corner is a little tight, but that is minor. The color and contrast look very nice.
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 09/26/17 at 2:55 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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This is an interesting composition. It's a cerebral composition - a polygon with rocks at the edges. I think it suggests a left-brain author. I like it, and I think this image grows on you. At first it seems unbalanced but all those lines hold it together. It's a bit unorthodox and therefore intriguing.
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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on 09/26/17 at 3:53 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
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This is well seen and executed Eva. I would personally crop about 15% of the bottom to get rid chopped off rock.
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Dr.-Ing. Prashant Khapane
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 09/26/17 at 7:04 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Eva, Nice job coming up with something quite interesting on your new focus. You did a nice job setting up this comp with the smaller rocks placed around the cracks. I agree with Prashant and would crop the bottom rocks. That would leave a nice comp with the bigger rock and the other two in the upper left. Just a thought that works for me...
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 09/26/17 at 11:38 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Sorry, Eva. Guess I'm not seeing what others are, although the cracks look they have some potential.
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Bill
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 09/27/17 at 11:57 am EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Eva,
Great job eliminating the horrible atmospheric conditions! I too find the erratics fascinating, but even more so I love the cracks, lines, shapes and geometry revealed in the granite slabs. You have combined the two wonderfully in the frame.
Not to be to repetitive, I do agree with the tightness. And expand that a bit further and wish there was a tad more room all the way around. but that's a minor point. I think the tension created in the frame does add to the impression this image has.
The only other suggestion might be to burn down the bright rock in the LRC. Otherwise well seen and a great takeaway from the high country of Yosemite.
Lon
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 09/27/17 at 11:11 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Real nice abstract, Eva. I agree with some of the other posters comments, but very minor stuff.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 10/01/17 at 11:21 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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This is a fine, stone abstract, Eva. The variety of subtle colors and textures in the main rock mass look great. The scattered erratics are well placed in the frame. I'd try dodging the bit of green at the bottom to bring out some color, thinking it would be a nice change of pace with respect to the rest of the view.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 10/07/17 at 05:29 am EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
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I love this location Eva and your photo does it justice. The cracks and the boulders go really well together.
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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