Grand Aspens

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2014690 views14 comments

I made it up to the Grand Mesa two weeks ago and it lived up to the name. I was ecstatic to see so much vibrant, widespread color up there. The day started out bright and sunny, but a storm front made its way in during the afternoon, providing a lot of diffused lighting deep in the groves. I thought the diffuse lighting worked very well with this image.

Canon 60D, 24-105 mm lens, polarizer, tripod
ISO 100, f20 @ 1/6

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 13, 2014 at 10:08 PM

Gorgeous... Love the color, the comp and the textures. No suggestions.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 13, 2014 at 10:09 PM

Beautiful aspen image. It is a very classic look and very well done. Excellent color and feeling of depth.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 14, 2014 at 3:23 AM

Ah this is great. Wonderful job :)

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 14, 2014 at 6:06 AM

Simply beautiful Angela, really nice light, comp, color and and detail. Perfect in every way.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2014 at 10:43 AM

I like this a lot, Angela! Beautiful look and feel.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 14, 2014 at 11:32 AM

Plenty of nice detail to look at Angela, great depth and very natural colour too.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 14, 2014 at 11:44 AM

Great aspen image, Angela. I too love the depth and very natural appearance. Looks to be 100s of comps in there.

Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 14, 2014 at 1:54 PM

The subdued light shows off the details and textures in this aspen grove perfectly, Angela. Beautifully done.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 14, 2014 at 2:23 PM

Very nice classic aspen scene with very nice colors and depth to the scene Angela. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on October 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM

A truly beautiful capture Angela. The colors, contrast, depth and details are all well represented in this classic view.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 14, 2014 at 3:55 PM

Lovely, subdued color and great depth, here, Angela. This is the kind of light I love for Autumn color images.

Nicely done!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 14, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Looks like a great stand of aspens, Angela. That one curvaceous trunk makes a fine addition. The other trunks are well placed and add some fine depth. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 15, 2014 at 5:20 AM

Superb! I feel like I am there amidst these glorious trees. What a great site you found. I agree that the more muted light makes for a great effect here.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 15, 2014 at 12:48 PM

Beautifully composed Angela, and a stunning scene. It may just be my uncalibrated work computer, but I might boost the contrast a bit in Curves (brighten the boles while darkening the midtones just a touch). Like I said though, it might just be my computer - I'll look when I get home on my good monitor. Killer shot though.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments