Canyon Creek

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 26, 2012657 views19 comments

Long time, no post...I know, I know, but I just haven't shot anything new. Last year at this time, I was able to sneak out to Colorado for the fun Rocky Mtn Region's Shindig and shoot a bunch of ice abstracts at Dream Lake. This year, well, I just haven't been able to get away from the volleyball gym where I coach pretty much everyday.

Here's one I liked from my last landscape shoot....back in early November on my Zion trip. There's a bit of the hand of man in here, as you can pick out the crude log ladder that leads up to the level above the waterfall. Hope this stays in the Landscape forum

Lots of great stuff recently here on the Landscape Gallery!

Canon 5Dm2, Nikon 14-24.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 26, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Real pretty little waterfall, especially with the maple going off in the background. Sweet.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 26, 2012 at 4:27 PM

Excellent work! I like the composition and the warm light on the distant wall is perfect. Looks like a wonderful location.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 26, 2012 at 5:16 PM

The composition works well for leading one's eye right into the falls and that sweet light.
It was a great pleasure hangin' out with you here, Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Very nice shot Jimmy! I really like the warm and cool tones here. At first I thought the yellow leaves were blown out bits of the canyon wall, but then I realized it was a splash of beautiful fall color. No nits from me!

Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 26, 2012 at 6:14 PM

This is real nice Jimmy. The colors and light look great and this is a very interesting view. I love the waterfall in the background and those fall color leaves up top.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Jimmy:
Beautiful composition! How can you keep this for so long before posting?

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on January 26, 2012 at 6:44 PM

Really beautiful--love the colors and I can almost feel the walls rubbing against my shoulders!

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on January 26, 2012 at 8:53 PM

This is wonderful Jimmy, excellent composition. I like your processing, very sharp and light is sweet.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 27, 2012 at 12:41 AM

Nice composition. The larger version lets me get closer to the colorful jewel in the center.

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Comment posted by Mark Hespenheide on January 27, 2012 at 1:32 PM

Nice work, Jimmy. I wouldn't have seen this as a horizontal, myself, so it's interesting to see your treatment of it. Nice to hang out with you that day, too!

Hope you can get out soon.

Registered on August 14, 2010, 3 Posts, 61 Comments

Comment posted by Waleed Marhoum on January 27, 2012 at 1:37 PM

I do agree that the photo has an amazing light, colors and DOF, but i don't agree as a horizontal comp. I believe the vertical comp. will make it stronger

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 27, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Cool--i love the confined feel and untraditional comp! A very minor nit: the nice bush/tree gets a bit lost up top because it is bright and the bg walls are bright...maybe nothing you could do about that...but i might try darkening the orange selectively a bit to see if that helps the yellow stand out--that tree should be a real focal point.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 27, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Sweet, Jimmy. Really like the way the exaggerated foreground frame the glowlight.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 28, 2012 at 1:31 AM

Very nice detail throughout, this is a real beauty, Jimmy! I could see opening those shadows on the RH wall just slightly, but very nice as presented to

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 28, 2012 at 11:34 AM

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Comment posted by James Fougère on January 28, 2012 at 5:34 PM

Tunnel Vision

well done!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 28, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Beautiful light and color, Jimmy. Really like the stair-steps of the creek, centered as you have amongst the textured rock walls. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 29, 2012 at 3:29 PM

This is one of those images where you are forced to look at the back of the image. Beautiful color and leading lines. Love that little waterfall. I won't tell anybody if you clone out the ladder. Nice jog overall Jimmy.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on January 29, 2012 at 4:17 PM

Jimmy, the comp is great like the many others from here I've seen and the ladder well hidden in the flow (better than others I've seen from here). The background looks more like a bright red cast than reflected light though, and that hides the tree which would make a stronger focal point IMO. I might reprocess the background with more tonal range and see if you can't bring it back towards the more natural range of things while still keeping some brightness in spots that would help lead the eye. Everything else looks very nice.

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