Remembering Sabrina

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 8, 2010331 views14 comments

The last morning of the Eastern Sierra fall trip, eric and i stood here in the rain for well over an hour and never saw these peaks. we decided to pack it in and head to the marina cafe for a breakfast burrito and cup of coffee. As we watched the rain, snow, and hail come in for another hour. We then decided to give up on it. Just as we were in our cars a saying good by, it lightend up and gave us a sense of possibilities. We quickly headed back to this spot, and this is what she gave us. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for your thoughts. Larger version included as well.

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 8, 2010 at 9:32 AM

This looks great Chris. I like your conrasty processing - it looks very much like film. The scene is very well composed. The "S" curve works great. Light further enhances the scene. Excellent work again!

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on December 8, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Nice. The lower right might be a bit too empty.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

A beautiful collection of colors and a lovely scene. It has a nice moody appeal to it due to the cloudy conditions.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 8, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Awesome, Chris! The overcast conditions are just perfect for this scene. I seem to recall you being concerned about your processing results a year or so ago--well, all i can say is that your recent posts have been looking perfect, so whatever youve been doing--keep it up!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 8, 2010 at 11:24 AM

I agree with Stan. Your work has been consistently very good, like this.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 8, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Wonderful color in this, I really like the small patches of sunlit trees on the far side of the lake.

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Comment posted by Sean Bagshaw on December 8, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Classic! Love it.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 8, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Nice! The curved intro into the image is really cool. The colors are perfect and the little bit of snow is awesome. And, as Stan has mentioned, your processing and overall photos have been ever improving over the course of this year.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 8, 2010 at 2:25 PM

It sure looks like it was worth the wait. You have defiantly develop a style Chris that I can tell it's your pic in the thumbnails. The dappled light and the fall colours with that s curve work good at bringing the eye into the frame. A real nice picture. Cheers

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 8, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Lucky you. This was worth the trip back. Exposure seems a bit under on the left-hand side leaves, but that's more personal preference than a big concern. The wet leave look particularly good.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 8, 2010 at 6:26 PM

It was well worth the wait. This is gorgeous, Chris! The colors are brilliant
and I like the way that you've composed the scenic. In the back right the
swathes of color give the appearance that nature empited buckets of pain on
the hillside. The S curve is very graphic.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on December 9, 2010 at 5:47 PM

This is a great take on one of my favorite places in the Sierras. My daughter and I went backpacking out of this area the last two years and had a great time. Nicely done and I like the soft light here.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 9, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Chris,

Congrats for waiting this one out - you were well rewarded. The wide distribution of autumn color really shows well in the large version. Nothing to critique here, a beautiful capture from Sabrina and the Eastern Sierra.

Lon

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 10, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Probably the most amazing fall scene from California I have ever seen.

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