Early Colors + REPOST

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 20, 2013282 views18 comments

Wow, I have not posted in the Landscape Gallery since June! I was actually not able to post for most of July and August while away on vacation trips, and then returned to frustrating computer problems that I worked on only after devoting most of my time to fun with four grandchildren on summer vacation. After that, I returned to nature photography, but could not seem to squeeze in time for posting until the fall foliage was mostly gone.

This one is from my first fall foliage trip of the year, climbing a small mountain with two of my grandkids on September 30th. I liked the view so much, I shot a wide panorama, not wanting to miss anything. In this crop, I used 6 of the 7 frames I originally stitched. I think the memory of the kids marveling at the view after a tough climb makes me want to remember every inch of it. -- Mount Jo, overlooking the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness of the Adirondack Forest Preserve

Canon 5D3
Canon 24-105mm.; Circ. Pol.
1/20 sec. @ f/16; ISO 320
6 vertical frames stitched in CS6

3rd attempt at posting, due to outrageous saturation when viewed on the Web. Even after converting to 8-bit sRGB, it looks find in PS, but cyan/blue is way to intense on the Web. I hope this looks better on your monitor than on mine. (I have had the problem ever since I got a new wide-gamut monitor -- calibrated.)

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 20, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Well, Wayne between you and Eva and Harry in NH, you've all got me homesick for New England. This is the most beautiful time of year and I miss it. This shot is glorious despite the issues you mentioned. It still packs a real emotional response in my old brain. Quite special that you could have the grandkids with you. I'm sure it will have a lot of meaning to them in the future.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 21, 2013 at 6:50 AM

Pretty scene Wayne, filled with beautiful color and light, and it also brings back a lot of memories for me. Steve and I climbed Mount Jo about seven years ago, probably stood in the same place you took this shot, don't get up there as much anymore, but I do have your beautiful scenes of the Adirondacks to bring back memories. By the way, definitely like the panorama. Take care.
John & Patty

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 21, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Colors look great to me Wayne and a wonderful scene you've captured. I backpacked a lot in the Adirondacks in the 70's before it was popular and this brings back great memories. Wonderful job on this.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Herscovitch on October 21, 2013 at 8:39 AM

This image works great in a wide panorama format. No suggestions for improvement. Great capture. Great to be able to share a view like this with the grand kids.

Registered on October 15, 2013, 14 Posts, 18 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 21, 2013 at 9:22 AM

Outstanding vista. Well, at least you have a good reason for not posting for a while. Love the side lighting and the shadows created. I might take out the tiny white cloud - a little out of place with the rest of the sky since it is the only one, but not a biggie. Looks you were there at just about peak.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 21, 2013 at 9:24 AM

The colors look fine, Wayne. Great job showing off the glorious New England fall colors.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 21, 2013 at 9:49 AM

What a wonderful scene this is, Wayne. Your panorama view looks fantastic and the light and colors look great. Nice you got to share this with your grandchildren. Makes it even more special!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on October 21, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Many years since I have been to this region. Thank you for sharing this lovely scene and the background story.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 21, 2013 at 12:19 PM

Wayne, it was good to hear from you recently in email, I'm really glad all is going well.

This is a wonderful take on this area. I really like the entire fall color view on this scene. Although the image looks fine as is I might work the blue sky just a bit. I think whatever conversion issue you are running into the desaturation there seems a bit off to me, especially the right side, compared to the rest of the scene. It now seems flat in the blue. Since you've not posted in awhile and with your computer problems maybe a color setting got lost in PS as a result. Hence, the conversion items you were having problems with.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 21, 2013 at 2:47 PM

Wow, your photography, among others as well, makes me long to visit the northeast. Your images in particular make me want to grab a paddle and canoe with my wife on some of your beautiful lakes. This is gorgeous Wayne. I'm glad you got to experience it with your kids too.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 21, 2013 at 6:45 PM

THANKS EVERYONE, and especially Paul, who noticed a color and contrast problem that got worse when I desaturated the cyan and blue for the Web.

The problem Paul noticed is an artifact of shooting a wide pano with a polarizer. In this case, in addition to the usual wide-angle uneven sky problems, I lost contrast when pointing the camera toward the Sun on one end of the series. (Combination of polarizer effect and probably a bit of minor flare) Initially it just looked like haze, but it got worse with the Web conversion, so here's the corrected version.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 21, 2013 at 8:07 PM

Looks better in that area with the repost here, Wayne. Yep, we all know how those poalrizers and the sky can be a bit touchy.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 21, 2013 at 8:56 PM

The repost looks too contrasty to me. I think the original looked fine, especially the large version. Fg rock face maybe a tad too blue/purple, but the rest looks good. Real pretty scene--i must get back to the dacks sooner than later...

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 21, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Nice fall image

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 21, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Love your repost best Wayne. Amazing view and color.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 21, 2013 at 10:31 PM

Hi Wayne

I agree with Eva ,I ilike the repost better. great to see you be able to clim b these hights. and capture this awesome scenery so well.

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 21, 2013 at 11:31 PM

You guys and your fall color back there; wow! Glad to see you posting again Wayne!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 22, 2013 at 10:46 AM

The contrast looks natural for the time of day imo. I think the foreground red tree makes the shot for me. Beautiful shot.

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