Remote Passage

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 25, 2010329 views23 comments

Taken from Wiseman's View in Linville Gorge, NC. To me this gives an impression of the wildness of the gorge. There's no trail here so who knows how many people have actually been at this spot.

Nikon D300
Nikkor 55-300mm at 72mm
f8 1/200s

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Anish Desai on October 25, 2010 at 12:03 PM

What goegeous conditions! I like that you didn't go overboard with color saturation as the low key colors here really enhance the mood.

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on October 25, 2010 at 12:19 PM

Pretty spot with some good natural colours and some fog to add to the mood. My only suggestion would be to sharpen it some more and/or save it at a higher quality.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on October 25, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Looks like a painting....

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Gorgeous comp and light, Dale! This has a wonderful painting-like quality to it.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 25, 2010 at 1:03 PM

I love this scene, good compostition, beautiful colours and the fog is a very nice touch.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 25, 2010 at 1:09 PM

This is simply wonderful, Dale. No nits from me.

--P

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on October 25, 2010 at 1:19 PM

Beautiful comp, misty light and muted colors add up to a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 25, 2010 at 1:44 PM

... and who knows what lives down there...

Very painterly indeed. A good combo of fall colors and moody conditions.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 25, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Love the mood this evokes - beautiful foggy day. Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a wee more saturation, but that's minor.

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on October 25, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Very nice scene and good composition, the fog and colors add to the feeling of a "wild place." It appears a touch soft on my monitor, maybe a little sharpening would do the trick. I think I'd prefer a bit stronger color, and maybe a touch of contrast.

Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 25, 2010 at 5:19 PM

The foggy gorge really sets the stage for a nice adventure piece. Well seen Dale

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM

Stunning scene Dale. It looks like an incredible place. I re-visited this image several times today just to have another look. I like the presnetation here very much and I agree with the others who commented on the softness of the scene. I find the sharpness of the foliage and contrast levels on the rocks in the LRC to be a bit soft for my tastes. Anyways, super original, extremely well crafted, great work. Congrats.

Michael

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

Comment posted by Dale King on October 25, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Thanks for all the comments, much appreciated. I decided to use a light hand on the color, contrast and sharpening on this one to preserve the mood with the flat lighting. It's always such a temptation to push the saturation too far on fall foliage but I did add a bit.

Registered on January 2, 2010, 5 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on October 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM

I think the softness folks are noting actually enhances the painterly feel to the image. This is just wonderful, Dale!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 25, 2010 at 6:42 PM

Stunning color palette and wonderful scene. As others have commented, it has a great painterly quality to it.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 25, 2010 at 7:56 PM

This has a wonderful painterly quality to it, Dale. The muted fall colors along with the fog and slight softness all work beautifully together in this scene. Well done IMO.

Ed

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on October 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM

Very nice-I've been at this view many times and you've done it very well. The fog is fantastic.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 25, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Very painterly and subtle.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 25, 2010 at 11:44 PM

Very nice Dale, it looks painterly. Beautiful colors and great mood with the fog.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on October 26, 2010 at 3:43 AM

Lovely atmosphere and great colours!

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments

Comment posted by Christer Johansson on October 26, 2010 at 3:49 AM

Great scene you have captured Dale. Especially like the "blurry" feel and the fog that rise from the bottom. The cliff with the red trees are placed perfectly in the composition. Very moody and a wonderful autumn capture.

Registered on October 10, 2009, 50 Posts, 191 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 26, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Wonderful, Dale! I like the muted fall colors here. Thank you
for breaking your own trail and sharing this lovely image with
us.

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

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 28, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Love the shot and atmosphere!

Dont love the sharpening method.

Nice job

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