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Boulder Reflected

by Preston Birdwell

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 27, 2015235 views13 comments
This one is from November '14 in Yosemite during a walk along the Merced River.

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor DX 18-140mm
TK's Masks

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. :smile:

--P

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 27, 2015 at 7:05 PM
Amazing how much detail is retained in the reflection... Nice comp.
Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 27, 2015 at 8:14 PM
Nice reflection, detail and texture in this image.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 27, 2015 at 9:24 PM
The repeated slabs of rock work well and the perfect reflection add nicely to the sense of a quietly repeated pattern.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 27, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Great detail in the reflection. For me what really makes this photo is the color of the reflected rock face, a very unique dark greenish/blue hue - beautifully rendered!
Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM
Very strong, but understated image. Very tranquil.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 28, 2015 at 2:05 PM
I like this image very much Preston. Anyone who has spent much time in the sierras should related to this microcosm of these mountains. It's a key element of the sierras and I commend you for seeing it and bringing it to our attention. The image has a subtle beauty in it's simplicity but for me it's more about content than composition.

I don't know how many times I've stared at walls like this while waiting for a rainbow to rise and take my fly.
Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 28, 2015 at 2:47 PM
I like the simple nature of this and the way the light holds me in the frame.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Louis Pattis on January 28, 2015 at 6:22 PM
We do not see enough of this type of detailed intimate landscape images, this really is an excellent example of what I would like to see more of.
Registered on March 30, 2012, 0 Posts, 164 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 29, 2015 at 1:03 PM
Very geometric. I like all the sharp angles in the rock and reflection and how the soft gray tones contrast with them.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 29, 2015 at 1:22 PM
Strong image. love the details in the reflections
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on January 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM
Nice abstract - one nit - I'd clone out the little leaves at the water line, they keep drawing my eye.
Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on January 29, 2015 at 8:48 PM
Simple and sweet, Preston. Love the angular lines reflected so perfectly.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 16, 2015 at 10:48 PM

Surprisingly compelling for what might in lesser hands be a banal subject.  Well done.

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments