Yosemite Moments #16

Thanks so much for the comments and response to my last image. I've concluded that since comments and suggestions ranged on both sides - warm/cool on the granite, too much sat/not enough, dark/light, etc. that the image must be just right in the middle and I probably won't fuss much with it now. Thanks for the feedback!

From one of my favorites to one of my least favorites. But I told myself I was going to show the whole series, and this is next in line. Still on day three of our fall trip to Yosemite with Kyle K., Preston, Youssef and Chris, we spent quite a bit of time at this location just east of the Pahono Bridge and directly across from Fern Spring. As we've mentioned the Merced was very low this fall, allowing us to walk to parts of the river not ever having been able to do before. While others were shooting upstream at a large reflecting pool and fall color, Preston and I wandered downstream and we were both attracted by the gray rocks with the water lines and I was attracted to the reflection as well. This is cropped from the original; the top was just a little busy and untidy for me.

Any thoughts or suggestions on color, saturation, whatever - greatly appreciated!

Chamonix 4x5, Nikkor 300mm, V100f, f/45 @15s

Thanks!
Lon