Head in the Clouds

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 24, 2009284 views7 comments

I’ve been away lately, so here’s one I shot in October on a cloudy day in the Adirondacks when the tamaracks were turning gold. I shot this as both a horizontal and a vertical, and ended up choosing the horizontal version because I felt that the mountain peak in the clouds should be the dominant subject, even though I love wetlands with the cattails, tamaracks and spires of black spruce. The larger version is a square crop from the vertical shot, showing more of the foreground marsh. Do you agree that the tighter, horizontal version is better?

Canon 50D
Canon 50mm. lens
Three exposures at f/11, ISO 100, manually blended
Tripod, mirror up.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 24, 2009 at 9:20 AM

Wayne, what a gorgeous shot, love it, either one would make me very happy, and I know exactly where you where, up along the west branch of the AuSable, took the exact same shot, but this one blows mine away. Beautiful work Wayne.
John & Patty

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 24, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Thanks John and Patty,
This is a very popular spot, showing Whiteface Mountain behind Cherry Patch Pond, which is filling in with cattails in recent years. I kind of hate to see it go, but that's succession, as your post today illustrates well.

MICHAEL: Sorry you can't see the larger version without scrolling. Is you monitor set to it's highest (native) resolution and the browser window maximized? I made this 880 pixels high, and I guess it's a bit too large for monitors that are 1280 x 1024. I'll remember that next time.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on November 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Wonderfully taken Wayne. Very nice

Bob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM

I like the horizontal version myself, it has just about all the elements to keep my eye moving around the image taking it all in. Excellent shot, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 24, 2009 at 7:57 PM

This is stunning! Your images are always so crisp and full of detail. All the elements come together beautifully here. I prefer this horizontal version most.

Chris

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 25, 2009 at 12:13 PM

Sweet! Gorgeous scene. I so want to get back to the 'dacks. I think the horizontal has better comp balance, but the bottom is a tiny bit tight, makes that one little tree a bit distracting. I think if you double the fg space below the water, it will be perfect.

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Comment posted by Nathaniel Blood on November 25, 2009 at 4:46 PM

Wow, great detail and color. I'm also really liking the peak disappearing into the clouds. Great shot

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