Vibrance Unnoticed

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 17, 2012280 views17 comments

This is a small scene I saw across a local lake here in Colorado. Up in the mountains the colors were almost gone, but down near the foothills, small packages of colors were begging to be photographed. I liked how the muted light hit the strands of grass that were already nicely blowing in the wind.

Canon 60d 55-250mm @ 200mm
ISO 100 --- f/8 --- 1/80 sec. --- tripod --- no filters

Thanks for the input!

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 17, 2012 at 5:02 PM

Beautiful! I love the quiet mood of this! The colors and reflection are wonderful. I really enjoy this scene. Nice work Nathan.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on November 17, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Beautiful, painterly quality. Just have to ask, where is this (unless of course it's like a secret fishing hole that can never be revealed)?

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 17, 2012 at 7:33 PM

Gorgeous, Nathan.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on November 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM

Really nice composition. The colors and textures work together well.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Looking at this photo Nathan I started to think about what most people would say about it. Thoughts of why photograph grass, where is the animal, how come there is no person in the photo etc... But I understand the beauty that you captured here and it is eye caching and alluring to me. Well composed and captured. Thanks for sharing this.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on November 17, 2012 at 10:42 PM

I like the subtlety of this scene, Nathan. The symmetry of the reflection works well and the nice combination of golds and greens combined with the soft warm light really make this an enjoyable image.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 17, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Gorgeous light and autumn color Nathan. I like the beautiful, delicate grasses and reflection too.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 17, 2012 at 11:33 PM

I like the more intense and varied hues of the grass, and the blurred reflection. Very appealing!

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on November 18, 2012 at 1:54 AM

Thanks for the comments!

Behind this, and also about two hundred feet to the left of this scene are two major roads. I was kind of surprised to see such a site, and am glad I came home with a small piece of the beauty. Russ---you should visit some (or all) of the natural areas up in Fort Collins. Many similar scenes like this are hidden among them. Try Riverbend Ponds, Arapaho Bend, Running Deer and others.

Youssef--- I totally agree. Sometimes there is so much to enjoy in a simple scene! Creation is just loaded with gems for us to find...

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 18, 2012 at 7:47 AM

Nathan, this is a wonderful image for me. Excellent composition to my eye, with the tree as focal point and a rich diversity of details to explore. I also really enjoy the subtle autumn colors. Thanks for sharing.

Peter

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 18, 2012 at 10:05 AM

The dark branches work nicely to anchor all of the gorgeous color in the scene. A very appealing image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Nathan,

Great to see a post from you. This is GORGEOUS! The light is sweet, the color and saturation, just right. Excellent job crafting this, just filling the frame with light and color. Oh, the reflection ain't bad either.

Lon

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 18, 2012 at 11:46 PM

Gorgeous! Good eye for an excellent comp and colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 19, 2012 at 8:08 AM

beautiful scene and composition.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 19, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Excellent color and textures, as well as layers. Well done!

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on November 20, 2012 at 2:29 PM

Thanks, everyone! Glad you enjoyed this...

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 20, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Nice shot!

I was reading Youseff's comments. It's funny, I wouldn't ask those questions! Nor would he, or any of the rest of us here, I don't think. I guess that's why we do what we do, huh? I can see how other folks might think those thoughts. Heck, my own wife still asks me how come I'm pointing my camera at that?

I love the color in the grasses and cattails. The comp is nicely put together as well.

Chris

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