Big Pine Creek, Sierra

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 12, 2011293 views16 comments

Thank you for your comments on my previous posting! I was perusing some archive folders for possible deletions when I discovered this image from 2006. It looked pretty good, so I decided to work it up.

I wondered why I had not not worked on this one before? Have tastes changed over the years? Are there elements of the image that were not really seen, initially? Or, is it a combination of factors, including skill with processing? Have you had similar experiences?

When I arrived at Big Pine Creek just after an early fall snow had melted, everything was very wet, and the color was intense, even under a heavy cloud cover.

Tachihara 4x5
180mm Fujinon
Astia 100f
f32 @ 1/2s
Full Frame

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

--P

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 12, 2011 at 3:09 PM

It's a nice image, Preston. I like the balanced light and the way it lets the elements all play a role.

Can't say I've had many similar experiences, but it's mostly due to lack of time. Seems like archive images surface frequently enough here that I plan on holding on to my older images until I have a chance to look them over again.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 12, 2011 at 3:51 PM

Really nice Preston. I love the looks of the water in this!

I have been looking through many older images lately too. Ones I didn't hardly look twice at are now ones I think are quite nice. A good thing saving them for awhile I think, at least the ones you can't decide on for sure.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on July 12, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Well done, Preston, beautiful colors, water looks great and I really like how the eye (mine anyway) moves from lower right, up through the creek and into the "tunnel".

Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM

This is quite nice, Preston. The stream flows right into a wall of colors. I especially like your description, as I can almost smell the leaves in the air after a melted snow. There's a very unique feeling I get while out in nature in similar conditions and it's something wonderful and unmatched the rest of the year. Thanks for taking me there!

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 12, 2011 at 6:09 PM

This is an understated little beauty. Makes me want to pull up a chair and listen to the creek for a while.

Great rescue from the files.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on July 12, 2011 at 7:12 PM

What really makes this image for me Preston is two things, the impression of a wet forest and the little calm area in the creek in the fg showing the pebbles on the creek bottom through the water.

Very nice.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on July 12, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Really nice scene Preston. The greens seem a bit electric on my monitor but I am due for a calibration.

Registered on November 27, 2007, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 12, 2011 at 9:34 PM

This is probably the finest image of running water I've seen. It's a great combination of silky currents and below surface stones. the textures in the stream are incredible and the colors as well. I've been so mesmerized by the water, I've just now thought to check out the rest of the image. It shouts early spring, wet leaves, and a cool breeze. But it's the water that really knocks me out. Nice, nice, nice!

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 12, 2011 at 9:51 PM

The three major elements combine very harmoniously. Great flow to the composition and gorgeous colours.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 12, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Preston,

Marc nailed it for me and we chatted about this offline - This scene really brings me there in terms of imagining the sights, sounds and especially the smells of a scene like this after a rain or wet snow. I can see the wetness and can imagine just pulling in all the senses here. All the technicals look good (color, contrast, sat, etc.) and I really like the comp and how the stream just pulls the viewer in to this little Sierra autumn scene. Nice little treasure you found in the archives.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 12, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Looks like an Lon Overacker shot to me Preston. Excellent choice of shutter speed for the water and I like the vibrant colors. The foliage looks over sharpened on my monitor. Sweet work!

Michael

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

Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on July 13, 2011 at 1:59 AM

This has great depth to it and I like how the stream fades into the trees. Beautiful sierra scene. My archives only go back a few years, but I often reprocess older images.

Registered on October 28, 2008, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on July 13, 2011 at 7:47 AM

Love the comp in this Preston with the creek disapearing under the canopy of trees. Nice flow in the water with some gorgeous autumnal colour.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Lovely image. I like the shutter speed choice, providing both silk and some clarity in the stream. My experience years ago in New England was that fall colors often seemed more saturated under cloudy skies that when the sun was shining.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 13, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Wonderful photo Preston. It does look like a little bit of Lon is rubbing off on all of us 4x5 guys lately. That is a good thing. I really like the warmth of the trees and foliage coupled with the blue highlights in the water. Really nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 14, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Would like to echo others' comments of how your image places one right along this creek, hearing the flowing water, feeling and smelling the damp rocks and leaves, simply experiencing a wonderful moment in the woods. Rarely does an image invoke such a presence. Everything looks perfect for a large print.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments