Silent Tiaga

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 5, 2012541 views31 comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone had a great New Year and wish all of you the best light this year. Pushing creativeness these days is becoming quit a challenge but I think we are all up for it.

Btw, what the heck is going on with the weather around the midwest. No snow, ice and 50 degrees today.

This scene was taken on the way up to a long paddle entry point in the bwca. I paused at the mysterious beauty of this spot. Ravens called and whispers of wind silently crept through the forest.

Thanks again for your time and comments

Canon 40D
100-400

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 5, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Hi Anthony! Wishing you all the best for the new year too!
I like this picture alot, and it really does look like that area in the BWCA. Very nice comp, beautiful colors and a wonderful feel.
Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 5, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Hey, it was 66 in Colorado today. This is my type of image. I particularly like the large version because you can see the lichen on the foreground trees.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 5, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Happy New Year to you, Anthony!
I like this scene a lot, great color contrasts and depth, texture...nice.
The compression is doing evil things to it though, even in the large version. You might try backing off on the
sharpening--i think this could stand to be a little on the soft side. Or not...

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 5, 2012 at 7:24 PM

Thanks Guys,

Ya sharpening was not cooperating for web here and the compression was still below 50 even on the larger version. What can I say joys of web posting. Guess I'll have to print on canvas.
Thanks again

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM

Anthony,

OH MY! This is outstanding, I love this image. The contrast and diversity of color is just fabulous. I LOVE everything about this and wish it were mine!

To be consistent in my thoughts and critiques I have to mention the blue/purple color of the tree trunks. Ok, now that I've mentioned it I'll come back and say that the combo of that color and the warm of the golds, reds and oranges of the Taiga is simply beautiful. Oh, and I like the open composition allowing the eye to meander and enjoy.

I don't like to say this often, but this is perhaps one my favorite images posted here in a long time. At least a couple days....

Seriously, I love this image.

Lon

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

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 5, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Very graphic and pleasing Anthony. Great color and tones throughout. All the best for the New Year to you and your family.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 5, 2012 at 9:04 PM

I'll echo Lon's comment. Compression and sharpening issues notwithstanding, this is fabulous.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 5, 2012 at 9:39 PM

It is a beaut! Bold colors and sweet detail. Might be a touch cyan for my tastes, but beautiful as presented.

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

Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on January 5, 2012 at 10:22 PM

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 5, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Interesting, Anthony. A wonderful find with great texture and detail.
I like the contrast between the trees and the fall colored grasses.
The way that you've composed this with the spacing between the
trees gives a good feeling of depth to the image.

I'm curious. What does BWCA stand for? Is it "back woods
California"?

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 5, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Jaw-dropping gorgeous image, Anthony. You did a fantastic job isolating this composition and that interplay of warm and cool tones is beautiful. Love everything about this. Will make an incredible print.

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

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 5, 2012 at 10:44 PM

Wow, the detail really becomes noticeable in the big one. Love the colors and textures in this. Nice!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 6, 2012 at 1:54 AM

I know! Its in the mid 60's here in the Bay Area also, no rain, no clouds. Tioga pass through Yosemite is still open with a new record being set, and no weather forecast for all of next week either.

Love the vivid colors in this Vincent. Its one of those images that I think would make a awesome jigsaw puzzle.

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

Comment posted by David Edwards on January 6, 2012 at 2:13 AM

A really beautiful combination of colors in this image, Anthony. Very painterly with an almost abstract quality. Love it.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 6, 2012 at 8:52 AM

A delicate beauty that you know so well to recognize and put it into an image, Anthony. Beautiful! By the way, I sent you a message a while ago over the contact form here at npn. Did you get it?

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 6, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Robert, BWCA stands for Boundary Waters Canoe Area. A beautiful pristine area of many, many lakes and rivers that go on forever (almost) where you can canoe and camp in north east MN along the Canadian border. A very remote area. Anthony may have more info on this area as well. I know he has spent time in there. Nick

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 6, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Very, very nice

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on January 6, 2012 at 11:47 AM

Fantastic. Nice opening to draw the viewer into the grassy marsh past the wonderfully tinted scrag....

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 6, 2012 at 2:25 PM

Gorgeous Anthony!!

The composition is really nice and the color is a knock-out!! This is one of those images that you can just sit and stare at for a while, soaking in all it has to offer. No nits at all.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on January 6, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Very artistic Anthony. Spectacular array of colors. Great presentation!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 6, 2012 at 6:14 PM

The colors and comp are fantastic! Simply beautiful!

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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on January 6, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Love the cool and warm tones and the inviting nature of the opening through the trees! Looks like a painting..beautiful! I can hear the ravens calling and the whispers of the wind... makes me want to go camping

Blessings, Deb

Registered on January 1, 2012, 5 Posts, 91 Comments

Comment posted by Jean Day on January 6, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Love the woodsy comp and the contrast of the colorful underbrush to the trees. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 7, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Just love this one, Anthony. Real and abstract at the same time, and fantastic color. Well done!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on January 7, 2012 at 11:17 PM

This is fantastic!!! You nailed this one. The composition, the complimentary colors, the depth, everything is excellent. It looks just a tad bit oversharpened for the web, but that's a very simple fix and essentially a non-issue. Beautiful work!

Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 8, 2012 at 12:03 AM

Absolutely love it! The contrast between the warm colors of the grasses and the cool blues in the tree branches is spectacular. Great job on the comp too, these shots are tough to find good ocmps.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 8, 2012 at 12:35 AM

gorgeous interplay of colour.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 8, 2012 at 2:27 AM

Fantastic range of colors here, and very well composed..I like this one a lot. Nicely done, Anthony.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM

Excellent shot. Like the comp and love the colors. Hats off.

Maybe a tad crispy on my monitor?

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on January 8, 2012 at 9:02 PM

I love everything about this Anthony! I agree the web compression is killing this, even in the large version. I'll bet a large print will look fantastic!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 10, 2012 at 2:11 PM

I love the colour in this Anthony, the hints of warmth coming off the red grasses really contrast beautifully with the blue and greens.

Gary.

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