Autumn Fern, Yosemite

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 10, 2013175 views12 comments

Harley and I were wandering one of the ghost forests in Yosemite Valley late one afternoon where we found some nice details that included charred trees. You can view Harley's images from this area by going to his NPN Gallery.

I find char to be very interesting. Aside from the varied textures, and what at first glance looks black, actually contain tiny areas of color, and highlights with a silver sheen.

Chamonix 4x5
Schneider Symmar-S, 210mm
Astia 100F
Cropped from the top and bottom
November 2013

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

--P

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on December 10, 2013 at 1:52 PM

I like the blackened tree cradled by the tawny ferns and needles. And I can see the rainbow sheen in the black.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 10, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Wonderful detail and I love the colors and shine of the charred wood. Excellent intimate study, Preston.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 10, 2013 at 2:36 PM

I love this Preston. The golden brown color is so sweet and contrasts nicely with the char. Well done.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 10, 2013 at 3:53 PM

Preston ,Love the chard tree , golden ferns and pine needles, really appealing, I like this alot. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on December 10, 2013 at 5:52 PM

Nice picture I like contrast between colors here

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 10, 2013 at 7:01 PM

Nice! Really like the textures and contrasts here. It take a moment to connect with the charred wood, which is perfect. The moment of hesitation is exactly what's needed to really draw me in.

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Comment posted by Marko Trebušak on December 11, 2013 at 2:48 AM

Hi Preston,

Colour contrast is what drives this photo for me. And it's nice to see a new life in this scene as well. My eye actually goes to that small green tre in bottom left again and again.

Cheers,
Marko

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 11, 2013 at 11:08 AM

A very appealing study of textures and colors. Excellent comp.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 11, 2013 at 2:01 PM

This is cool, Preston. In the thumb, I thought it was some warm fall ferns against a black background, imagine my surprise to find all kinds of neat patterns in the burnt tree trunk....definitely needs to be viewed large.

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Comment posted by John Williams on December 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Comp and contrast work well for my eye Preston; a nice intimate image.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 11, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Cool! I see some great macro potential in the middle there, but i like this broader view as well.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 14, 2013 at 3:30 PM

The contrast of elements and black vs orange is great here. On my calibrated monitor on Safari the orange looks like it could use more saturation. I am sure on un-calibrated systems and or, on IE especially, people may disagree...

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