Indian Swamp

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 4, 2011378 views18 comments

Hi,
I overlooked this initially because I thought I'd made a poor compositional choice by not including all of the reflection. Truth is, I can't get the whole thing in the frame horizontally. I wish I would have done a vertical pan and captured two frames to stitch. But after processing, I kind of like it anyway. What do you think? I know I have not been commenting as much as usual, please don't hold it against me.

I'll be back in the swing soon, promise!

D200,
18-70mm,
GND,
1/30th, F/11
Thanks,
Chris

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on April 4, 2011 at 11:34 PM

Works okay for me, Chris. Colors are nice and the composition has a complete reflection of the mid-ground evergreen and a bowed sapling which reminds me of a big brother is watching eye. Curious as to where this is. The lowland has the look of Yosemite but the mountain remind me more of Castle Crags north of Redding.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 4, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Hey Peter,

Thanks! Yosemite it is. Only about ten or so steps from the car along the Northside Drive in the valley. It's one of the iconic spots, but I always wanted a shot from here. I suppose you can conclude by now, I have no qualms about shooting icons anyway.

Chris

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 5, 2011 at 3:37 AM

Very nice shot, Chris. I love the fresh look in this one.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on April 5, 2011 at 5:29 AM

It's a beauty Chris, I like everything about it, cool tones, format, reflection, well done

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 5, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Very nice, Chris. A beautiful spot. I like the cool tone this has.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM

I like it as-is, Chris. The inclusion of the full tree on the left helps convey the scale of the scene. Very beautiful.

Guy

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 5, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Well composed scene. Doesn't need the full reflection to work in my opinion. Like the tension between the monolith and the snow covered tree.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on April 5, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Wait, no fresh snow clinging to the trees?? This can't be one of yours, Chris

Well balanced image, very nice. The large version looks soft, but I'm sure this is just due to compression. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 5, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Tranquil beauty were the first thoughts that came to mind when I saw this Chris.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 5, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Real purty, Chris! comp works for me. Looks like some slight barrel distortion that might be worth correcting.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 5, 2011 at 1:16 PM

I don't mind the lack of reflection.. actually, I find that in cases like this including the full reflection makes it seem a little too cliche. I love the cool blue tone to this.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Love the clarity and pristine feeling. Classical Yosemite! And I agree with Floris - avoiding the cliche works well here for me.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 5, 2011 at 4:36 PM

I think this works quite well compositionally (and otherwise). It's certainly an appealing scene and the lack of a reflection does not bother me. Why the title . . . is there some historical tidbit behind it?

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on April 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Wonderful shot Chris. The reflections works for me, nice calm morning. No suggestions. In a few weeks this area will have alot of snow melt. Hope to see ya then.

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 5, 2011 at 6:34 PM

This is really nice Chris but you have set the bar very high with your recent Yosemite posts.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 5, 2011 at 9:10 PM

There is definitely enough here to hold my interest even without the full reflection. The uniqueness of the peaks (at least I don't recall having seen a photo of these peaks or at least from this perspective) in combination with the frosted conditions make this stand out. It gives a sense of calmness.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on April 5, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Love this image. I absolutely love the variety of blues that are in the picture! I hope to go on some kind of photo seminar trip to Yosemite sometime. Its breathtaking there!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 6, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Beatuiful image, Chris. Very well done.

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