Granite Garden

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 30, 2010709 views39 comments

This was taken on the second morning in Granite Park. After exploring every single lakeside and creek in the basin, I am pretty sure I found the last decent bloom of shooting star (or any flower for that matter) up there in late August. Fortunately, the granite spires could easily be seen from the patch.

Thank you for comments and suggestions!

5d2, 17mm, three shot blend for movement, exposure and extended depth of field

Comments

39 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budde on September 30, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Another killer from your trip! You have an unlimited supply of these or what?!

I love everything about this. Just spectacular.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 30, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Wow, what a killer FG - the color and detail is intense. Personally, I find the sky a little dark for my taste, but certainly not a deal killer. This is just outright gorgeous Cory!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on September 30, 2010 at 10:59 PM

Classic! Everyone wants one of these, and you nailed it. Did you use the 17 tse

Registered on February 17, 2004, 236 Posts, 1197 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on September 30, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Classic piece of work. A bit tight in comp all around for me, but the detail, those colors, and that freekin' light are top notch!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 30, 2010 at 11:22 PM

Cory, Great photograph! I know this spot well but I haven't been in there in so long. You got some better light then I did, I found later on in the morning. I hiked up from Homeymoon Lake in the dark. Those are shooting stars you have there in the foreground. You're making me miss the place!

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on September 30, 2010 at 11:26 PM

This is amazing, I really like the DOF that makes everything in focus.

Registered on April 10, 2010, 28 Posts, 292 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 30, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Beautiful, Cory! The image is strong throughout. The second cluster
of Shooting Stars strengthens the middle ground. Great light and
wonderful color. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 1, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Beautiful image Cory. I really like the foreground flowers and the light on the background peaks. This has amazing sharpness from top to bottom.

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on October 1, 2010 at 12:03 AM

Fabulous image! Everything is so perfect here. Love the glow on the mountains as well as that of the flowers. Awesomeness.

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on October 1, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Stunning foreground exposure and colour. Nice shot throughout, really like this one.

Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 1, 2010 at 12:56 AM

Beautiful little flowers, Cory, and with such a nice mountain background. Late August is indeed pretty late for shooting stars! I find the sky and mountains a fair bit too dark for my taste (for a natural effect, the mountains and sky should be brighter than the foreground!).

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on October 1, 2010 at 1:17 AM

Great light and superb processing throughout!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 1, 2010 at 2:26 AM

Super processing. That fg glows something wicked

aF

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 1, 2010 at 3:01 AM

Simply stunning, Cory! You nailed it.

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on October 1, 2010 at 3:15 AM

very beautiful scene ,
lovely foreground

Registered on May 10, 2010, 29 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Tomas Kaspar on October 1, 2010 at 3:37 AM

Absolutely beautiful image.

Registered on December 26, 2005, 158 Posts, 736 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 1, 2010 at 3:58 AM

SWEEEETT! Really wonderful. My only reservation is the sky seems overly dark at the top.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 1, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Sweet comp and lovely scene. As others have stated I find the top pretty dark.

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on October 1, 2010 at 9:26 AM

Amazing mountain landscape and perfect processing!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 1, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Great find and composition. I also find the sky a little too dark, and the FG flowers a little too bright compared to the distant flowers and rocks, probably under the same lighting. Blending the exposure alittle more from near to far would still highlight the flowers, but keep them more in tune with the mid ground brightness. I must see this place some day.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Taylor Reed on October 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM

What a shot! I love those rich pinks and greens set against the desolate looking background. I agree that the foreground is too bright in relation to the rocks.

Registered on February 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 556 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 1, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Outstanding Cory. What wonderful colors!

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

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 1, 2010 at 11:08 AM

Well that shot just grabbed me any won't let go!! Love the contrasting colors and light. The flow leads me through the image gracefully. Love it. If there is one thing that I don't care for, the sky seems a bit dark.

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on October 1, 2010 at 11:19 AM

I really love the processing choice Cory, and dig this image thoroughly. The colors are so rich. It truly is a work of art

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Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on October 1, 2010 at 11:32 AM

great image but also for me the sky is a little bit to dark
aLe

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on October 1, 2010 at 11:38 AM

I'm guessing you have enough feedback on the sky already

- everything else about this is spectacular - great image!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 1, 2010 at 2:48 PM

A wee bit of balance in the light as mentioned, but stunning, nonetheless!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 1, 2010 at 5:31 PM

Terrific shot! I actually like the dark top, it adds contrast to the peaks, its gradual, and its appropriate for high altitude. But, IMO the fg/flowers need to be brought down in brightness--for the flowers to be glowing more than the alpenglow is just wrong

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on October 1, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Very sweet capture Cory! I like the placement of the flowers (both foreground and mid). The three peaks are excellently framed as well.

Registered on September 22, 2010, 8 Posts, 165 Comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on October 1, 2010 at 6:36 PM

I love this, but the luminosity of the flowers and foliage in the immediate foreground make this look artificial. Burn those down a bit and it's a masterpiece.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 1, 2010 at 7:13 PM

Beautiful light and color Cory.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 1, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Well done! Amazing photo!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 1, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Goodness. Hard to get a better image than this. Phenomenal in all regards.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on October 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM

everything has already been said Cory but it really is magnificent

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on October 2, 2010 at 10:04 AM

WOW....

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Comment posted by Maciej B. Markiewi on October 2, 2010 at 2:16 PM

Amazing as usual !

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on October 3, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Sweet shot of some spectacular granite!

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 3, 2010 at 11:59 PM

Your recent posts have been good, but this one pulls all the right strings for me Cory. Massively good. Fix the dark/light that has been noted, and this is off the charts.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on October 4, 2010 at 12:58 AM

outstanding image, Cory. those shooting stars really pop.

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