The Valley of Monuments

Fabulous! Great weather conditions and excellent fall colors. Beautiful scene. Now, how many feet from the car was this?

Chris

There you go again Morris, making me jealous for the vistas you have to endure. Well done

Ha, ha, Chris, it was 30' from the car, but only 3' from the road. I actually was sitting on the post that supports the guard rail while I composed and shot this scene. Someday maybe I'll write a book or blog for those that can't explore the wilderness like so many are able to here, and illustrate that you can still follow your creative urges. No one should be discouraged because they are physically unable to go far distances to get photographs. Mr. Adams shot from the road on top of his station wagon.

Thanks for the comment!

Good idea, Morris! My shot was maybe 50 paces from the car, but probably in the road!

Chris

Another beautiful fall image Morris. Really nice comp and I"m really enjoying the colours in this one. Beautiful.

Your photo looks burnt-did. Dark. Too saturated, maybe.
I'm fun'in. I connect with images like this quite well. (Given an impressive artistic history IMHO)

Your image has pre-press pop as we say. The only alteration I would do personally is make the clouds more even in WB/Hue across the board. Cool on the right, warm on the left, Even it out. Of course, another pre-press saying is "Who's that prick marking up the color alterations?" The obvious answer is " Oh that sun-of-a-bitch looked at the sun too long as a child ". So take my critique with a grain of salt.

Was all of that out loud ?

Oh wow. What a view, Morris. I love the blues vs. oranges, the former is very natural in the shadows of the bg mountain. Very nice shot.

Classic Colorado. Nice Morris.

- Dan

I think in my next life I will live in Colorado, gorgeous scene Morris.
John

Morris, it looks like the "hills are alive" on this one. Gosh, an unending view of Autumn foliage to the most distant point. The cloud cover is a plus to the look and feel of the season too.

Thanks everyone for the comments so far.

Matt, thanks, buddy, I'll try to even out the clouds.

Love the rich, warm color Morris.

Morris, What a beautiful scene! Love the colors, mood and comp. Now I'm thinking about putting a platform on top of my van and coming to Colorado for a visit.... I want to look at a mountain and maybe even an aspen tree. Might even make a picture.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Lovely depth, layers and colours Morris.
I wonder if reducing saturation in the yellow channel will open up a hint more detail and depth?

I'll jump into Matt's car here but without the "edge." The image is noticably darker on the left vs the right. I love the comp (you are the king of COMP) but the luminosity masks seem too tweaked for my eyes, but those highlights are not too far off. Your well balanced extreme highlights are a result of the TK masks but like all post processing it can come across too much for some of us. But hey most people love seeing stuff that feels new to their eyes!

Spectacular, Morris, awesome, spectacular autumn image. So much gold, you almost need some sunglasses. Love everything about this. The subtle backlighting of the aspens gives them an inner glow. Incredible. Print it huge.

This seriously looks like a forest fire:) Yet another beautiful shot!

Another beautiful picture. Nice fall colors

Nice one, Morris! The pp looks pretty good to me. Not the best color at McCLure but you take what you get, and you took it pretty well here.

Beautiful vista and the colors are amazing..especially like the distant mountainsides and their patches of color. Well done Morris.

Very nice, Morris. The textures, colors, and saturation all seem perfectly balanced here.

What beautiful color Morris. Makes me want to find a place to lay down and bask inthe warmth.