Virginia Grove

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2012357 views11 comments

Further up the road from my last post there is this expanse of aspens. Its the best I have ever seen it. The late after noon light dancing among the clouds provided some exciting light to work with. I do feel though that the light on the right side was a bit harsh and was hard to work with.

I would like to hear your honest critiques and opinions on this one. Its an image that has been in my mind for a long time. This one was made using the D2x and 7 vertical frames. I did the same with the 4x5 on two sheets of film using a back shift, one right and one left. Those will be back soon, but wanted to get a feel for the idea.

Thanks for the comments on my last post and ahead of time for anything you would like to say here.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 13, 2012 at 8:40 PM

Nice. Really like the pano and the variety in the frame.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 13, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Looking good, Youssef. I really like the pano idea here and can imagine how neat the 4x5's will look too. I especially like the detail and contrasting color in the front grove area. Although I also like the unending depth to the scene, I might slightly darken and add a tiny bit more contrast to the extreme BG area for another look see. Just a thought......

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on October 14, 2012 at 12:19 AM

Nice pano. Colors and textures are nice, while there is a lot to look at, I feel if I was looking at this as a large print, I wouldn't love the bare branches in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on October 14, 2012 at 12:20 AM

Long pano format is really nice here, fitting well with multiple layers of color and texture.White trunks in a multicolored area contrast well and thus the whole composition works well. Couple of tiny nits : for me area of grass on the right is overbright. Secondly, a little improvement to the composition (imo) is to crop out tiny dark speck in the right upper area, it conflicts with well positioned set of darker trees nearby.

All in all very well done fall pano.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 14, 2012 at 9:09 AM

A beautifully composed pano Youssef. The golden color is fantastic.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2012 at 9:47 AM

Youssef, This is a wonderful panoramic! I really enjoy the light and golden glow of color through out the scene. This would look great hanging on a wall. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 14, 2012 at 12:04 PM

I assume this is Conway Summit? Anyway, I have always wanted to get a shot of the large expanse of aspen there as well. I agree, this year it was looking pretty good. It always seems to go off a little later than the areas south. This has a lot more uniform yellow than the scene I saw probably a week earlier. I like what you have captured here, and the light looks good to me!

Chris

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 14, 2012 at 3:02 PM

Beautiful pano image Youssef. I wish there was a bit more fall color at the top of the hill on the right, but overall, this is a minor nit.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 15, 2012 at 2:44 AM

Youssef,

Wonderful pano from Conway Summit! I must agree with everyone's comments - wonderful color and even the varied light works beautifully. I'm a little torn about the top, but I must admit I don't think there is anything you could do differently. I like the gentle curve of the bg from edge to edge. I suppose one could try and burn down the top, increase some contrast to reduce the hazy affects, but really, I think this works as present. Besides, the sweeping aspen groves are the story, and this is quite nice.

Lon

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 15, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Whoa, I like this! Beautiful autumn color and I like the pano format. As you mentioned, the light on the far right side looks a little hot; I might burn or multiply that section a little.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on October 17, 2012 at 6:16 PM

I spent the last three weekends in the Eastern Sierra and don't recall seeing such consistent color as you have here. I was a little south of this area and the color was much more patchy, but still very nice. The low angle light really brings out the color. Nicely done.

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