Early Winter

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 1, 2011456 views33 comments

Along the Merced River, in Yosemite Valley. Our Jason Blankenship caught some spectacular conditions here, or very near here last winter. Hope you enjoy it. large version included.

D200,
18-70mm,
1/3sec + 1step, F/11,

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

33 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Chris, I love winter pictures, and this one is fantastic! A wonderful feel and great comp to show it off. I think your processing looks awesome. Beautiful winter scene!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 1, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Whoa, what a beauty! So painterly, and such a calm, soothing scene. B&W works perfectly here. Very impressive Chris.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Beautiful work Chris. I absolutely love it.

Michael

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Love the purity and beauty here. Wonderful in all respects.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on December 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Love it Chris, wonderful atmosphere, and I really like the bw presentation. Thanks for posting the larger version.

I could spend a long time in this image, hope you get to print it large.. Great stuff.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 1, 2011 at 12:12 PM

Lovely, Chris. Small or large, this is great.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 1, 2011 at 12:21 PM

I certainly remember Jason's shots from this location. This looks real nice to me . . . a classic winter scene.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM

B&W is perfect, and the conversion is great Chris...I love the large version!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 1, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Looks like a lovely scene and good atmospherics. :) Nice!

aF

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 1, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Great winter scene, beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 1, 2011 at 2:41 PM

Fantastic work here Chris. That fog bank in the bg adds so much, this time without being too white or feature-less. It adds such a great atmosphere and sense of magic to the scene. The bw conversion works also great for this scene. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 1, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Spectacular! You are making me very anxious to visit again in winter.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 1, 2011 at 6:14 PM

The fog certainly adds to the mood of this, very nice work Chris. I've got to get out to Yosemite, maybe next year...

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 1, 2011 at 7:24 PM

This is magnificent Chris! Yosemite must be a glorious place in winter. The light storm in the middle is glorious. B&W was an excellent choice here.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM

Id probably tone down the highlites just a bit, i think subdued fits the mood better; but other than that this is outstanding!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 1, 2011 at 8:19 PM

This is classic, Chris. Wonderful in black and white.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on December 1, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Beautiful, Chris. Amazing mood you captured here. Love winter and love your photo.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 1, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Fantastic, Chris. That fog and the snow covered trees make this extraordinary. Gorgeous image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 1, 2011 at 9:49 PM

Totally Adamsesque, Chris. I really like the B&W treatment here.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on December 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Chris,

You must be channeling George Fiske, if you can find any of his images you can check it out. There's quite a bit of info on line. Your definitely making Yosemite in winter your own. Fiske did have a major one up though he lived in the valley year round. This image has a magical mystical quality, provided by the fog, or lightly falling snow. BW perfect.

Paul

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 2, 2011 at 2:21 AM

maybe awesome? :)

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 2, 2011 at 4:46 AM

A very lovely take on this location, Chris. The conditions seems perfect and I love both your composition and the processing.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on December 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM

love the mist so that the image fades into whiteness...very nice

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM

Idyllic. Mystical.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 2, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Are you sure this isn't from winter? ;) Chris, this is awesome! Great b/w treatment. Love the mood here, too.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM

Chris,

Congrats! This came out beautifully! Just like I recall it and you've captured the moment perfectly. You may or may not need to play with the highlights, it's hard to tell at this size and I'm looking on my laptop. But you most certainly have a grand, Yosemite "winter wonderland" image here. A great addition to your growning portfolio.

Maybe it's a film thing... but my version from here didn't come nearly this good and subsequently is not part the chronicles series. I'm very glad this one came out beautifully for you.

Lon

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on December 2, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Yes, yes, yes!!! Perfect.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on December 2, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Classic B&W - perfect!

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on December 3, 2011 at 1:11 AM

ooooooh that's really nice! hang it!!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 3, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'm not necessarily saying the brightness isn't more than the actual moment. But I do prefer it a liitle bright compared to another frame that I processed a little less bright. That frame has a lot less fog though too.

Lon,
Sorry your film version didn't come out, but you sure got a nice suite of images from that weekend. I just returned from the first night of the Christmas Bazzar that I'm participating in. I had a 18x28 inch print of this framed in a heavy(double thick) black mat and black walnut frame there. It garnered a lot of attention, and I think it looks great! Of course everyone loves it, but they don't want to put out the cash. Oh well, I'll be happy to hang it on my wall.

Chris

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 3, 2011 at 8:46 AM

Oh wow! People are rocking shots lately. The atmosphere must have been something Chris.
Shooting scenes like this are so much fun and rewarding. The one thing I lack that you have is the third element. The background mountains peeking through giving that wonderful depth. It would be just sky here and I think that is important in your shot. Well done!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 3, 2011 at 10:55 AM

this is super shot, love it

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 4, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Gorgeous shot with a classic feel. You did good, Chris.

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