First Snow on the Peaks

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 24, 2012378 views23 comments

Last week I posted a view from this area taken earlier in the day. This is what it looked like after the clouds move up a bit higher, revealing the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. I hung around the ridge for more than six hours, enjoying the intermittent snow showers and spots of sunlight moving over the landscape.

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105
1/50 sec. @ f/16; ISO 160
Five-frame panorama, stitched in CS5.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on October 24, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Beautiful Wayne...
Great scene...
Well captured...

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 24, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Gorgeous, Wayne. This would make an outstanding print.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Wayne, once again a full sized image really pays off. The detail is much better in it, as well as the actual view into the valley below is much more visible. Colors, view, and processing all works for a super image.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 24, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Just a beautiful mix of snow and color. Some of my favorite lighting. I can see the attraction of the left tree in the image, but I might try and simplify by cropping to just the right, cluding just the FG and peaks behind. No shortage of resolution! That would lok great covering a wal!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 24, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Thanks Guys.
HARRY: Thanks for the comment on the composition. My last exposure of the day is a tighter shot, somewhat like you suggest. I'll post it tomorrow night.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budde on October 24, 2012 at 9:37 PM

Excellent job on catching these conditions. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM

Beautiful mix of color nice scene

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 24, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Sure is a beautiful viewpoint. I could see hangin' out for a long time there. It's neat that the snow managed to stay on the tree and foliage, while the ground around is bare. I will see this(Adirondacks) before I'm done here!

Chris

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on October 24, 2012 at 11:12 PM

A very majestic and beautiful scene that I rarely associate with New York. I like the snowy foreground (although a crop on the left is a good idea), the wonderfully lit midground forest and, of course, the mountains. Pretty much the entire scene!

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Comment posted by Chad Merrell on October 24, 2012 at 11:52 PM

A crisp snowy foreground, sprinkes of color in the midground and mountains that look like they have been painted on. It goes very well together. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 25, 2012 at 12:25 AM

My eye just keeps roaming around this photo absorbing all of the detail in it. Great shot, Wayne. Really evocative of New England and the Adirondacks. I'm certainly glad you put in the time to get this one. It certainly was worth it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 25, 2012 at 12:35 AM

Love the more subtle beauty of these eastern mountains Wayne. Fantastic autumn color beautifully contrasted against the snow covered peaks and foreground.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 25, 2012 at 4:12 AM

Majestic is the word, you have a way of portraying the beauty of the Adirondacks like no one Else, I always enjoy viewing your work, and this is no exception. Beautiful Wayne, in every way.
John & Patty

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on October 25, 2012 at 6:51 AM

Five frame pano...perfect...this should be someone's wall. What a sight! Lovely. Crackling with wonderment!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 25, 2012 at 6:56 AM

Wonderful! The framing of the snow covering gives great depth to the rest of the image. Dramatic, stunning image!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 25, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Stunning capture with good story too

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Comment posted by Brad Strong on October 25, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Wayne, This is really awesome. I love the snow and fall color mix. That is not something I'll ever see in Virginia. I like the tree on the left. since it is easy to see through it, it adds depth and scale to the mountains. You might consider burning the cloud in the UL down a little as it gets brighter at the edge. I like how the brightness of the image matches the visible conditions in the the picture.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 25, 2012 at 10:58 AM

The large version is really sweet Wayne. So much variety both in elements and color and I like the 3 specific and different viewing areas. My eyes start with the snowy area, move to the colorful autumn scene, and then on to the cooler colored mountains in the BG. It's fun exploring all those areas. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Another lovely view, Wayne. Is that the same snow covered tree that was "in the way" in your previous posts? It's great here. I really like the layers of transitions, snowy, colorful, snowy, cloudy and all the depth they bring to this image. What a great candidate for printing large and hanging above the mantle.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 25, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Beautiful, crisp, clean and breathtaking.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 25, 2012 at 12:52 PM

Each layer is beautiful in its own right, but the middle two (fall trees and distant mountains) put this over the top.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM

What a beautiful scene, Wayne.You really caught some great conditions here and did an excellent job capturing it. The large version is just wonderful to look at and enjoy. I like this wide comp too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Gerald Liddelow on October 25, 2012 at 11:35 PM

A beautiful scene,love the detail of the colors of the larger photo.Thanks for sharing.

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