Autumn in the Rockies

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 13, 2009344 views16 comments

Twin Lakes/Independence Pass, Colorado on a beautiful morning. Low clouds had hidden the peaks and when they lifted a gorgeous scene was unveiled.

This is from a few years ago, it was downloaded and promptly forgotten in the dark depths of the hard drive. I recently have been going through images to prepare for getting a website up and running and rediscovered this. I would appreciate your comments and critiques. Please see the larger version.

Canon 1DS II, 70-200IS L 2.8 @ 95mm, f11, 1/250, ISO 100, -.67 exposure compensation

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on November 13, 2009 at 10:29 PM

Hi Scott,
Great image well worth the wait! IMO the highlights, especially in the peak area far right could be brought down just a little.
Hope you find some more jewels in that drive.
Neil

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 13, 2009 at 11:01 PM

The fall colors really add a nice touch here, as does the frosting of snow on the peaks. A very lovely scene for sure.

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Comment posted by Jason Edlund on November 13, 2009 at 11:07 PM

wow I love the color , amazing shot

Registered on February 9, 2009, 21 Posts, 284 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Kennon on November 13, 2009 at 11:21 PM

Great fall scene in Colorado, Scott, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on November 14, 2009 at 12:21 AM

Love the fall colors and snow mix, great shot!

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Comment posted by Elliot Johnston on November 14, 2009 at 12:49 AM

Woah, the large version is awesome. The red and yellow patches (not sure what they are exactly) give a nice splash of color to the image. Nothing comes to mind right now that could improve the image. Nice shot.

Registered on November 11, 2009, 23 Posts, 288 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 14, 2009 at 1:10 AM

Scott,

What a wonderful mountain autumn landscape. The capture of the transition between fall and winter is beautifully captured - what a grand view! The scattered autumn color contrasted with the dusting of snow just makes for a great combination.

This also hits home for me as I spent a number of summers camping with my family at Twin Lakes - oh, back in the 70's.... and I never was able to see it like this. thanks for the memories!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on November 14, 2009 at 8:20 AM

The larger version is extremely nice. Great mix of autumn color and snow capped mtns. Can't think of anything I would change. Beaufiful image.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on November 14, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Lovely Scott, very well captured and presented.

Bob

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 14, 2009 at 11:04 AM

A really excellent scene with the seasonal transitions taking place here, Scott.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 14, 2009 at 11:44 AM

Beautiful color Scott and a great transitional view of the seasons.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM

Twin Lakes is one of my favorite spots all year long. I like that you captured the fresh snow along with the nice colors, the detail looks good at large size. Its not groundbreaking, but you already knew that. If you are wondering if its website material, i think that depends on what other shots you have of Twin Lakes.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM

Some building's lobby needs this hanging there soon!

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 15, 2009 at 4:43 AM

This is very nice, Scott, though, for me, the comp lacks depth without a foreground, and therefore, I prefer it with the water cropped out altogether - I find it a distraction

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on November 15, 2009 at 10:13 AM

Wow, this is a beauty and deserves to be hanging large on a wall. The mountains have a nice sense of depth. Can't beat the contrast of colors between snow and foliage. Nits - the foreground isn't that exciting and I wonder if cropping would help. It might unbalance the comp though (which I like as is). Also I might bring down the hottest highlights just a bit. That could just be a web thing though.
I wish I had made this, Scott.

Registered on December 14, 2006, 58 Posts, 1888 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on November 15, 2009 at 7:39 PM

This is a beautiful scene. It seems to capture several seasons at once. If this were mine I would probably burn some of the sky to keep my eye form running up and off of the image.

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments