Yosemite Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 31, 2012360 views18 comments

A little fresh snow and some fog in Yosemite valley always makes for a good time.

Chamonix 4x5
Fujinon 240mm
Acros B&W film

Please have a look at the large version. The small is getting rather crunched by compression.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Wonderful weather conditions for B&W. Trees seems a little lost. It the upper 3/5 that is impressing me most.

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on March 31, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Awesome shot. Love Acros .

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM

I like this! The top half, mentioned by Tony, really does carry this. The frivolous play of the fog on the massive stone is special. The details of the trees seems chewed up by downsizing. The band of snow along the bottom seems more grey toned than bright...esp around your signature block. Stunning...love the b/w treatment and blacks herein.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on March 31, 2012 at 3:03 PM

An instant classic!

Others comments are good.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 31, 2012 at 3:55 PM

Very nice image! I think this works well in B&W. The comp is good and the low hanging clouds add a touch of mood to this. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 31, 2012 at 6:14 PM

Stunning b&w. the misty mood makes it really stand out.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM

This really is an amazing view! I think your b/w film was the perfect choice here. A real classic look beautifully done!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 31, 2012 at 8:44 PM

I agree the smaller version looses it. The larger version has a grand feel to it! Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 31, 2012 at 10:59 PM

Lovely "classic" b&w shot. There is so much depth and the wispy clouds ringing the cliffs are a great catch. Ansel should have been there.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 31, 2012 at 11:52 PM

Hey, you managed to capture what I was describing to you, that I never saw materialize. I love this and only have one suggestion. Maybe try and separate the tones between the lighter foremost trees and the background evergreens a bit more. Other than, this is grand!

Chris

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on April 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM

Harley,

The interplay of the fog, falls and the cliff face are the real drama in the image. The trees don't add or detract they just get buried by the upper part of the image. Very nice processing and the format images do seem to suffer from compression more.

Paul

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 1, 2012 at 11:05 AM

BW is a winner here. I agree about the top, love the mood there.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 1, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Harley,

I'm really enjoying this monochrome version of this winter landscape from Yosemite. The somewhat intimate comp really gets to the heart of the matter with no distracting elements and everything is working together well here. I might consider playing around with some increased contrast in the mid-tones, mostly in the rock wall and upper portion of the image, but that's minor.

Sure looks like you had a productive trip.

Lon

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM

Another wonderful capture from the valley floor, Harley. Looks like the B&W was the perfect choice too.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 1, 2012 at 6:28 PM

Wow Harley! This is spectacular. The range of tones is outstanding. I bet this one would look amazing as a large print.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 2, 2012 at 7:59 AM

superb - big scale photography. i must say, a little more snow in the trees and you'd have a winner - still fabulous as it is. like it very much.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 3, 2012 at 2:58 PM

The crop does emphasize the face of the cliff and the waterfall more, but you do lose some of the mood created in the wider shot. Both work for me.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on April 3, 2012 at 3:10 PM

Very fresh! Love the bw...as always!...and the subject is just awesome. You nailed this one, HG.

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