Forest Service Road 75

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 23, 2011513 views33 comments

Just returned from West Virginia and the Smokies. West Virginia was wet with beautiful color. This image was taken on the drive up to the Dolly Sods Wilderness. Little to see up there that day due to whether, but scenes along the road on the way up. Large image also posted. Comments and suggestions for improvement appreciated.

D700, 155mm, 1/4 sec @ f/6.3

Comments

33 comments

Comment posted by Michael Hackett on October 23, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Love the colors and the mood

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Stunning! Those reds are awesome and mixed with that fog puts this one over the top for me. Well seen and executed.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on October 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM

Love the depth in this and the great mix of subtle colors Matthew! Great image!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 23, 2011 at 12:29 PM

impressive!!

love everything

Hamed

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 23, 2011 at 12:43 PM

Very ethereal Matthew. Wonderful mood and color.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 23, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Hope you won't fool with this. It is a beautiful image as is.

Charlie

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on October 23, 2011 at 1:54 PM

Stunning! Love the misty mood and fantastic colour!

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on October 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM

Wonderful qualities to this image Mathew, especially the mood.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 23, 2011 at 2:40 PM

Fantastic mood and beautiful colors

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 23, 2011 at 2:51 PM

This works really well, Matthew. Great mood and the colors are very nice. I like the overall cool and misty feel you captured.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 23, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Splendid, Matthew! I've often wanted to photograph at Dolly Sods Wilderness.
This image is superbly composed with the black tree trunks some of which are
lighter and textured than others, plus the red foliage and bluish-gray fog go so well
together. I should think that this would make a lovely poster, print, or greeting
card. Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you post more images from this area.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 23, 2011 at 3:29 PM

An impressive capture of the atmosphere for me, Matthew. I enjoy the color contrast and appreciate your choice of depth of field.

Peter

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Beautiful fall color and well composed. The misty conditions enhance the feeling of depth in this image and really help set the foreground apart from the background.

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Comment posted by Ant on October 23, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Splendid image. I love the dark cold tones and the brilliant red of the leaves. An excellent photo!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 23, 2011 at 7:25 PM

That is one strong an beautiful image, Matthew. It feels like a vase of flowers.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on October 23, 2011 at 7:35 PM

This is beautiful! Very well done Mathew.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on October 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on October 23, 2011 at 8:18 PM

This is delicious! I love your processing here--very moody. Wonderful shot, wonderfully done! Now go have an Imo's Pizza!! You deserve it!!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 23, 2011 at 8:41 PM

Love the soft blue background - very mysterious mood. Red accent of the higher leaves seems a touch too vibrant considering the lighting - I guess I would expect the lighting more similar to the lower red leaves.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 23, 2011 at 8:55 PM

This is really beautiful. However I agree with the above comment that some of the reds look too artificially boosted.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 23, 2011 at 9:39 PM

Wow.... That about sums it up for me....LOVE IT.. my kind of shot.. well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 24, 2011 at 1:38 AM

love the drama and depth!!!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on October 24, 2011 at 2:58 AM

A beautiful image, Matthew. The foggy conditions are just fabulous and have isolated the main tree beautifully. Wonderful soft colors, but I agree the reds are a bit too loud for the quiet mood. Fantastic shot, mate!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on October 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Beautiful shot, love the haunting tones and colour sat. !

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 24, 2011 at 12:21 PM

This is gorgeous. I agree the reds do not appear completely natural but the look fits extremely well with the overall mood of the image. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on October 24, 2011 at 2:56 PM

Love the foggy, bluish background contrasting with the reds!

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on October 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

The fog in the bg really makes this shot. Love it.

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM

WOW
Beautiful fall scene nice colors and atmosphere

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 24, 2011 at 9:16 PM

The dark, moody processing works very well here..nice image!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 24, 2011 at 10:45 PM

Love the dark processing on this as it makes the red leaves appear to be floating, and the fog makes this effect even more apparent. Excellent autumn image.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM

The fog really helps to simplify this scene. Great colours.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM

stunning!!!

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