Stream and Aspens

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 8, 2011125 views5 comments

I spent a few days in the Eastern Sierra a few weeks ago. There had been a snow and wind storm the previous week and by the time I arrived many of the aspens had either lost all their leaves, were still green, were in prime color but sparse, or the leaves had partially turned black. It was difficult to find colorful aspens along the streams, but here is one of my efforts. I realize I didn't heed the one third rule, but felt to me like it worked, at least somewhat, anyway. I know there are other issues with this image, and I would appreciate any comments and/or criticism that might be helpful. Thanks.

D300, 12-24 at 18mm, F16, 1/8s, -0.3ev, iso 500.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 9, 2011 at 8:54 AM

I like the variety of textures and color in the trees. Water feels a bit under-polarized.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 9, 2011 at 12:15 PM

As Tony pointed out, a polarizer would probably have helped the water here. The grouping of boulders help balance the centered stream bank. Good color on your aspen

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on November 9, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Tony and Nancy, thanks for your comments. I agree about the polarizer. Can you recommend one for this lens that is able to avoid vignetting?

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 12, 2011 at 12:57 AM

Jim,

I don't think I've had the chance to welcome you to NPN yet - so Welcome! Great to have you here and you're off to a great start with a couple of wonderful first posts.

I like your image here and even considering the near 50/50 composition, I think it's nicely balanced and I'm enjoying the combination of the autumn scene along with the patterns and reflected textures in the stream. Is this Lee Vining creek by chance?

The only suggestion I have really is that since this has a long look and feel to it considering the shoreline and fallen logs along the length of the creek, I think you could get away with cropping some of the water (enough to eliminate the lone rock near the bottom) and emphasize the semi-pano look of this autumn creekside landscape. Otherwise, I think you've done very well with this.

Glad to have you here and we look forward to your images and participation here on NPN. Welcome aboard!

Lon

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on November 14, 2011 at 12:10 AM

Thanks for the welcome and the suggestions Lon. If I get time I will try the different crop. This is actually along Green Creek near Bridgeport.

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