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Picayne Gulch
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Picayne Gulch

by Ken Holyfield

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 13, 2010232 views7 comments
Photographed from approx. 11,000 feet looking down into Picayne Gulch in the San Juan Mountains. Camera: Sigma SD14 Lens: Sigma 120mm to 400mm at 120mm. Vertical frames stitched in Photoshop to make a 28" x 213" image.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 14, 2010 at 2:51 AM
Ken,

Welcome to NPN and the ES&S gallery. Dude that's almost a 12 foot photo! Have you ever printed one that large? Even the Larger Photo does not do this image justice and I think it would be awesome to see one in person. Looking forward to more MegaPixel images.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 14, 2010 at 6:54 PM
I know there is no way to do this size of an image justice on the net, but well done. Would also make kind of a nice header, were it not for the obtrusive shadow at the top left. Welcome!
Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Holyfield on November 14, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Thank you very much for your comments! I did print this at full size however it had to be printed in three panels with a 2" gap due to limitations of mounting materials. At full size you can see specs of red Indian Paintbrush in the left third section of the image.

Thank you for the warm welcoming to NPN.
Registered on October 13, 2009, 1 Posts, 5 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 15, 2010 at 12:19 AM
The detail of that huge print must be phenomenal. Love the intense greens and the wonderful line of the stream meandering through the meadow. Beautiful work and welcome to NPN.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Jody Grigg on November 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Welcome Ken, sorry this just doesn't cut the mustard for me, just my 2 cents,
Registered on February 7, 2004, 165 Posts, 1227 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 15, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Ken,

Looks like you've been registered for a while, but want to welcome you to NPN and the ES&S Gallery!

Always difficult to show panoramas in the limited web constraints, but I can only imagine how this looks printed large!

Now I just realized looking at the larger version that the top of the image is a shadow? I thought originally a body of water, but now I'm not sure. But regardless, a great aerial type image.

thanks for sharing. We look forward to more work and your participation.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Jason Kim on November 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Definitely need to see the larger view to appreciate this one. A very interesting perspective and I like the way you captured this ribbon of water as it snakes across the landscape.
Registered on July 1, 2006, 60 Posts, 1233 Comments