Photo of the Month 02/09

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 6, 20092,555 views42 comments

Blue Beyond

Not your typical Yosemite snow scene...I was first drawn to this scene by the collection of trees and chaotic arrangement of snow covered branches that was illuminated by the opposite granite wall reflecting the morning sun. However, it became evident that there was a higher quality of light beyond the main section that had a unique, internal like glow to it. I hope to revisit this with snowshoes to go beyond.

Canon 5D/90mm TS-E. 3 image stitch.

Comments

42 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM

Excellent array of colors and contrast, Jimmy. I really like this one.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM

This one totally works for me. Great detail and lines, along with great colors. I really like the branches and the criss-cross pattern. Well composed and executed!

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on January 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Very graphic image, with lots of interesting details to enjoy. That one reddish tree stands out nicely from the other black (forest fire?) trunks.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 6, 2009 at 3:32 PM

superb image

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on January 6, 2009 at 3:41 PM

Wonderful light, and great 3D feeling.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM

Wow! What a scene! It's all about different kind of patterns here, the trees, the branches, the way snow surrounds the bottom of every tree. Exquisite!

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Comment posted by Jody Grigg on January 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM

I really dig the cool blues hanging in the background here Jimmy, nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 6, 2009 at 4:37 PM

Beautiful scene, the dark almost black trees in contrast to the white snow is great, and that blue light beyond is exceptional.

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 6, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Very interesting and unique light.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Beautiful Jimmy. I really like how you can look back into the forest and how the light changes.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on January 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM

Wow, this is great, Jimmy! I love the light and the graphic lines. Very well seen!

Lori

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Comment posted by David Anderson on January 6, 2009 at 6:12 PM

I like the contrast between the white snow and charred trees. The blue light in the background gives the image tremendous depth. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on January 6, 2009 at 7:51 PM

Wow, this is beautiful, Jimmy!! I am ready to jump in and go snowshoeing in this forest. It's so very inviting! This is such beautiful winter photograph, it's probably one of my favorite of your work.

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Comment posted by Joel Truckenbrod on January 6, 2009 at 8:47 PM

This is fantastic. Beautiful light and quality of line. It's nice to still see original images from this place. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Trevor Anderson on January 6, 2009 at 8:49 PM

Stunning use of light and color.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 6, 2009 at 10:11 PM

I can't get over the lighting conditions in this...together with the comp they make for a photo with quite a sense of depth.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 6, 2009 at 10:19 PM

This is much stronger, I think, than many of your images, Jimmy. The contrast and saturation seems to be pushed here . . . and I like it. What a fantastically graphic scene with great light.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 6, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Absolutely beautiful quality of light here.

Chris

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 7, 2009 at 9:31 AM

Well seen and well captured. Love the light and the patterns of the tree branches.

Nice work.

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Comment posted by Mike Ryan on January 7, 2009 at 11:04 AM

Nice work here Jimmy. Perfect sharpness, depth, and the blue background color really adds to the overall scene. I like it more every time I view this image.

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Comment posted by Slavomir Dzieciatk on January 7, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Wow, amazing!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 7, 2009 at 2:47 PM

Jimmy,

I love how the blue light in the BG slowly gives way to more neutral light in the FG. It suits this image very well.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 7, 2009 at 5:53 PM

Man this is nice. No nits at all. Love the blues and the warm trunk next to them.

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Comment posted by Michael Joubert on January 7, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Yeah, this is very nice and the light is very unique. Those rocks are like a giant reflector and give the scene an almost rendered appearance. Note the TS lens you used. A wide angle would be worth considering to get slightly more foreground and tree height. I think the extra distortion of a wide angle with arc the trees and make for something interesting? Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on January 7, 2009 at 9:37 PM

Beautiful Jimmy! I love the soft blue shadow light and the very well thought out composition. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Nye Simmons on January 7, 2009 at 10:25 PM

Jimmy - this is great - the lines and colors play off each other - its tight and strong

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on January 8, 2009 at 1:45 AM

Fantastic image, superbly processed. very nice!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on January 8, 2009 at 2:45 AM

An extremely striking scene with very strong graphical elements, in particular the strong, straight & dark verticals contrasting with the sharp, thin and bright horizontals. Good eye to see the opportunity and a superb capture Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 8, 2009 at 10:14 AM

Superb, Jimmy! Perfect tones and detail and full of wonderful emotion.

Guy

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 8, 2009 at 9:35 PM

That's beautiful Jimmy, the lines are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 13, 2009 at 8:36 AM

Congratulations. This must make one hell of a print!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on January 13, 2009 at 9:03 PM

Congratulations on the EP! Well deserved for sure.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on January 14, 2009 at 1:11 AM

Congrats Jimmy! Awesome shot.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on January 14, 2009 at 1:25 AM

Truly deserving. A treat to look at! Congrats on the pick.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 14, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Congratulation on the pick. Most of us would walk right by a view like this and you made it into art.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Tarun Tapas Mukher on January 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Very imaginative.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 14, 2009 at 6:42 PM

Amazing! I hope you get to go again as planned. Be so cool to see what you come up with. Way to go on the Pick!

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Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on January 15, 2009 at 1:53 AM

Superbly crafted image, absolutely stunning!

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Comment posted by Ian Cox-Leigh on February 1, 2009 at 10:26 PM

Superb image! I love the red/blue balance. I'm sorry I missed it the first time around and am certainly glad it's the February cover and I got a second chance at seeing it.

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Comment posted by Mike Klarich on February 5, 2009 at 2:57 AM

Jimmy, all your "Winter 2008 Yosemite" on your website are fantastic!
Very impressive work.