Chorrillo River

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 28, 2010464 views22 comments

This is an horizontal version of a photo i´ve posted months ago.
Not the best light for this type of scene, exposure was very tricky because the sun sets behind the peak and the top part was more than 3 stops higher than the rest of the scene, i´ve used a 3 stops soft grad and a polarizer and still was not enough to capture the colors and contrast i saw that moment.

Shooted at sunset, Chorrilo River and Cerro Chalten (Fitz Roy), Patagonia Argentina.

5D / 17-40L / SR 3 stops soft grad + polarizer

Comments and critiques are truly appreciated.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM

This is beautiful Ricardo. The wildness of the scene is caught perfectly with this composition, and your chosen shutter speed portrays the water movement very nicely.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 28, 2010 at 4:12 PM

I really like the composition on this, along with the sharpness and detail, way to go.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 28, 2010 at 5:22 PM

superbly exposed and beautiful scene. love it!

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on June 28, 2010 at 6:12 PM

Sweetness, hard to imagine you could improve on it

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on June 28, 2010 at 6:40 PM

This is about as sweet as it gets, Ricardo. Love the light hitting the dramatic mountain ridges.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 28, 2010 at 6:44 PM

This is a really nice alternative to the vertical photo. The other had a perfectly arranged foreground, but I like the broader view of the background afforded by this format. A viewer wouldn't know that the exposure was tough; you did a great job with it.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 28, 2010 at 6:46 PM

A beauty!

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 28, 2010 at 6:58 PM

love the subtle light and colors here, my friend! the diagonal is great to and water flow too. a real beauty to the eyes. great work!!!!!!!!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 28, 2010 at 7:52 PM

You definitely pick up a sweet shot here Ricardo. The soft light works magic in this scene and I can't think of anything I would change.
Nice work

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Comment posted by Tom Kennon on June 28, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Great composition with lots to look at. The hint of sun on the peaks is particularly nice.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on June 28, 2010 at 9:54 PM

Incredible Image, love your comp.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 28, 2010 at 11:05 PM

A marvelous shot. Excellent comp, light, and color. I can never get enough of this place.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 28, 2010 at 11:12 PM

Ricardo,

"Not the best light for this...." I'd beg to differ. If anything, the last light striking the dramatic peaks is light enough and the entire landscape is nicely crafted. Sure, you could have been blessed with an amazing sky, but the emphasis here is on the landscape, the flow of the stream and the overall sense of place. Fitzroy is simply a nice backdrop...

Lon

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 29, 2010 at 12:49 AM

Awesome. Nice exposure, beautiful composition, I like everything about it. Nice wrok.

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on June 29, 2010 at 9:02 AM

Beautiful work.

~ja

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on June 29, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Fantastic processing job Ricardo! Nice side lighting on the peak too!

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on June 29, 2010 at 6:20 PM

Hey Ricardo, Sweet comp and exposure all around!!! your image makes it official.....this is on my list of must visit places now! Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on June 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Looks good to me Ricardo and I like it a lot. I haven't seen many images with a river foreground from there.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM

I don't remember the vertical, but I sure like this! I don't see any reason to be unsure of this. Excellent!

Chris

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 30, 2010 at 1:28 AM

This is a really fine piece of work Ricardo. The flowing river seems to suit the horizontal format and the light is more than sweet enough to do this amazing landscape justice.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 30, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Extremely beautiful Ricardo! I love how the cool tones of the sky reflect the cool tones of the river so the subtle warm light on Fitzroy is that much more dramatic. The flow of the river leading up to the summit is very nicely done as well.

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Comment posted by Vincent FAVRE on August 5, 2010 at 5:23 PM

Superb Ricardo. I really like the exposure time, very dynamic.

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