Yosemite Moments #17

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 18, 2012369 views19 comments

Thanks very much for you comments on the last post and for following this series. We're almost on the back stretch now. ;-) I did want to say something about my comment on that image not being one of my favorites. Not being a favorite was a relative thing. I still like the image, but out of the series that I'm showing, not up there as a favorite. But I certainly liked it well enough to scan and process. In fact I exposed 60 sheets of film in 4 days, which is a pretty good clip for large format. Of those, I selected 30 to scan, which was one of my best keeper rates. Of those, I'm showing 25 or so. So, one could say out of 60 images. that one was in my top 25!

Which leads to this next image - another that made the top 25, but not my top 20. Anyway, this is the same location as the previous post only about 50yrds upstream. This is the place where the group of us spent some considerable time and all came up with completely different, and wonderful images. Not to show for comparison because they are all great images, but just to show the diverse nature of how we all see and what we decide to compose and photograph.

Kyle and Preston haven't posted here in Landscape, so I hope they don't mind the links. But here are all the different takes:
Chris
Youssef
Preston
Kyle

Simple reflection. I'm not quite happy with the processing and it didn't help with a 30+s exposure on Velvia.. Comments and critiques always welcome!

Chamonix 4x5, NIkkor 210mm, V100f, f/32 @30s
Lot's of Tony's stuff.

Lon

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 18, 2012 at 5:42 PM

What a beauty, Lon! One minor thing that caught my eye, and really it's minor, is the eletric blue colored rock/branch(?) a bit left of center in the water. I enjoyed looking at all the different takes from the other photogs as well.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 18, 2012 at 6:33 PM

For what it's worth, here's my take: For me the area of interest is the water and reflections, yet about half the photo is land and half water. For me, a crop with a third land and two-thirds water yields a more pleasing result.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 18, 2012 at 7:27 PM

Long exposures for us LF guys was the rule of the day here, and I must say, I think you did a quite admirable job with the processing of a Velvia 100 chrome exposed for 30 seconds!

To me, this image is not about the reflection, or the trees themselves, but about the integration of those two aspects to create a unified whole. At least for me, this works as is on all levels.

Well done, sir, and thanks for the link to my image from this location!

--P

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on December 18, 2012 at 7:29 PM

The reflection and the subtle colors provide a very pleasing warm feeling to this image.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 18, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Lon, another fine take on this area once again. The color and overall processing seems dead on to me in this particular image. It was really nice to see not on a comparison level but a varying perspective level of the other takes on the scene in general. Each was a fine example of outdoor photography at its best.

I did have a bit of a chuckle on the 30 second exposure with the V-100f. I have a 24x30 hanging over my fireplace here at home that was a 8 minute capture with V-50. Of course I was not concerned with tree,leaf, and water movement issues. It was just a cactus and Mt. Whitney. Both were not moving that morning...

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 18, 2012 at 9:41 PM

The reflection ties the two halves together in this one, Lon. I like the lovely light, natural color, and looking through the river to the bottom. It adds another dimension to this.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on December 18, 2012 at 9:55 PM

Lon, very nice soft light and reflection. When I looked at the larger version it popped up on my screen as basically a square crop and I thought it was more of a dynamic comp (cropped off the botton right at the point where you still get the most intense yellows from the reflection)

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on December 18, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Beautiful scene and what I really like is how the water in the distance pulls me in and makes we want to see what’s around the corner. As such, I can also see a slight crop off the bottom working. Great color, too.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 19, 2012 at 7:28 AM

I really like the peaceful mood this pretty little scene evokes, I first viewed it at 3 AM with a cup of coffee, and instantly got drawn into it, just so natural, the warm light and colors very much appeal to me. In my opinion, gorgeous in every aspect Lon.
John

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Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on December 19, 2012 at 8:10 AM

Hi Lon: thanks for sharing this series of images. It's really cool to 'travel' along with you through this trip. This image is a beaut. I love the reflection...so much, that I would agree with Allen regarding his cropping suggestion. This would allow more emphasis on the reflection and really make it pop. Nice work as always.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Pretty scene and a beautiful view of autumn. Strictly personal taste, but I think I would rather see more of the top of the scene and less bottom ( say, maybe 5-8% less off the bottom and the same amount added to the top). Thanks for the links too - neat to see the different takes on the same scene.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM

A very beautiful photograph, full of interesting layers and rich tones. The composition also plays a very important role in the overall presentation.

Really enjoyed your recent posts from Yosemite, Lon.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 19, 2012 at 12:21 PM

This is a beautiful natural looking scene. I love the reflections and I like the comp as is. Well done

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 19, 2012 at 2:05 PM

Great reflection image Lon! Or autumn image. Or Yosemite image. But what strikes me instantly here is the great looking reflection and how it just enhances the whole scene and composition. I also like the sense of depth created by the creek that leads me into the background.
I agree one of the stronger of the recent series, but this is a joyful ride overall, without dissapointing stops along the way. Man, this is my poetry day...

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 19, 2012 at 6:25 PM

I like the gentle soft feeling that the muted light and the softened reflections provide. I could imagine sitting here for a long time immersed in the sounds and then eventually accepting your invitation to explore upstream.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 19, 2012 at 10:25 PM

Lon, This really is a beautiful image! The reflections are wonderful and I enjoy the feel I have looking at this. Very nice!

I have to make it there one day!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 20, 2012 at 10:05 AM

Nice. I like the previous post better for it intimacy but this has lovely color and a great sense of place.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 22, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Way behind on my NPNing. Glad I got to this before it left the front page. While I like the image just fine, the most fun is seeing the different interpretations from different photographers. I think that speaks to some degree to the non-iconic quality of the place. There isn't just one shot of one thing. It no doubt even requires a non-iconic mindset to come away with this variety of images. Sure is a pretty locale and your images captures it well.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 22, 2012 at 1:47 PM

Lon,

This is just as I remember it. I made a similar composition but not to my satisfaction and I used the 500mm tele and somehow there was shaking and both sheets were blurry

This came out very nicely.

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