King of Faith

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 13, 2010262 views19 comments

This is probably one of my ten personal faves. The conditions were so awesome that day I really had to pick and choose my subject matter. I knew what I wanted to capture and I kept hiking until I found it. It was taken near Telluride, Colorado my first and only night there.

I am posting it now in honor of my new website. If you get a chance I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think. All comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 5D
16-35
Grads
single exposure

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 13, 2010 at 6:21 PM

Michael, this is really beautiful, and your website is excellent.
Love the comp, colors, and Ii bet you could recover some of the detail in the lower dark water, with a bit of tweaking - this would make it even better.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 13, 2010 at 6:23 PM

Thanks a lot of Sandy - I really appreciate it. In the master it is clear, I purposedly blurred it a bit as I thought the air bubbles and brown water to be bit distracting.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Joshua Hardin on April 13, 2010 at 6:34 PM

A well-composed image and I like the movement of both clouds and water. The saturation of the greens may be a little strong, but that's being pretty nit-picky and I'm also guilty of that from time to time, especially when visiting the Colo. San Juans in the summer.

Registered on July 29, 2006, 40 Posts, 414 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Great sky in this, and very nice comp as well. The FG seems a bit soft, but it's been a hard day and my eyes are tired, so take that with a grain of salt.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 13, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Thanks guys - I appreciate it. I agree with both of you. The greens are a bit saturated and the fg is a little soft. I'll tweak it and repost it tomorrow as I am away from my primary computer tonight.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 13, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Very nice Michael. What a great mixture of colors. Nicely done.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on April 13, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Beautiful Image, I actually don't mind the greens, especially after a long grey winter. Great work. Your website is fantastic as well.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 13, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Just a little attention to the items mentioned already, but this is a really nice capture of a summer day in the San Juans.

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Comment posted by Alan McCord on April 14, 2010 at 12:41 AM

As mentioned, and I agree, incredible movement felt in this shot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 46 Posts, 166 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on April 14, 2010 at 1:32 AM

Nice sky and comp, Michael. Looks a bit soft though.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on April 14, 2010 at 2:56 AM

Super dynamic composition and stunning atmospheric conditions! The site looks great!

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 14, 2010 at 3:41 AM

Michael,

Very nice mountain scenic. I really like the flow to the composition and I like the balance of all the elements; from the great sky, to the boulders, vegetation and the cascading water. Very nice.

I would agree about the green saturation and if it were mine I might also brighten up the mid tones a little - but then it's so hard to judge that kind of stuff on the web.

Lon

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

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 14, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Man, these are the places where I could just sit, watch and listen for a whole day. Very well captured, Michael. I agree about some tonality issues in the mid-tones and about the greens being a little on the aggressive side. But I guess that can be fixed. Otherwise I just enjoy the scene here.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on April 14, 2010 at 11:37 AM

I'll fall in line with what's been posted above. I love the comp and the visual flow from bottom to top.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on April 14, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Great image and composition, love the colors from top to bottom, well done.

Registered on October 15, 2008, 158 Posts, 531 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Patel on April 14, 2010 at 11:21 PM

Very nice "Non-Golden" hour photograph. Very good details and composition in this image.

-Jay

Registered on August 28, 2008, 87 Posts, 566 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 15, 2010 at 1:48 PM

as promised...fg rock sharpened and a -14 desaturation of the green channel. Thanks to everyone for their comments.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 15, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Great job, looks like a beautiful day.

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 17, 2010 at 10:16 PM

michael, Nice image nice comp. Like the deep rich colors. Good job!

Registered on March 7, 2010, 71 Posts, 272 Comments