Autumn on the Merced

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 23, 2010223 views11 comments

Autumn on Merced is a magical place. You can spend a life time on the river and always come away with something special. This is an area were my good friend Lon O. and I found all kinds of compositions. Thanks for all your comments on my last photo.
C&C always welcome.

24mm TS-E F/3.5 L II TK’s actions

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11 comments

Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on December 23, 2010 at 3:10 PM

The depth you've achieved with this composition is awesome. The grasses in the foreground really pull this together.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on December 23, 2010 at 4:53 PM

I like the FG grass and the movement in the water.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 23, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Kyle,

Very nice. The image has great depth. I only concern are the tilted trees in the background. Using the TS-E lens couldn't you have prevented that?

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 23, 2010 at 5:59 PM

Very serene and beautiful, I like all the elements you've included.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 23, 2010 at 7:12 PM

I like the way that you framed this. Nice work.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 23, 2010 at 8:22 PM

I really like the comp here and the exquisite detail. Perfect scene for the TS lens. Nice light all around.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on December 23, 2010 at 9:02 PM

I feel as if I am at the river's edge and I can hear the sound of the river rushing by. There does seem to be quite a bit of lens distortion towards the right edge of the frame as some of the trees are leaning severely to the right. Still a great shot, though.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 23, 2010 at 10:44 PM

This is very nice Kyle. The light is excellent, and it has great clarity. I do wish it had a bit more room at the top, but that's minor.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 24, 2010 at 8:15 AM

This is beautiful. I love it. Everything looks so good to me. The comp is excellent, the water is great and the detail is amazing. Really nice work, Kyle.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 24, 2010 at 2:16 PM

Kyle,

This is wonderful! I love the depth here created with the grasses up front and the near/far comp. Everything just fits together perfectly.

My only regret is that I didn't set up for this scene! Especially after showing it to you!

JK. Great color, sat etc. I'll have to remember this for next time.

The only suggestion I have has been mentioned and we talked about it - and that is the distortion of the trees. Fairly easily adjust in PS, although you'll lose some on the right edge. I'm also not sure how much of the leaning trees is because of the wide angle lens distortion, or how much is because the film plane (sorry, sensor plane) is probably not parallel to the trees. Probably a combo of both.

Certainly a beautiful scene along the Merced. It was a great trip. Friends, photos, Yosemite.... who could ask for anything more?

Lon

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Comment posted by David E Lester on December 24, 2010 at 5:18 PM

Sweet !!

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