Granite Fire

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 18, 2015228 views13 comments

From the Silver Fork of the American River around 7,000 feet last summer although given the ongoing lack of snow it probably looks about the same right now in the middle of winter. The bottom half might be a bit dark but it was quite a bit after sunset so the light feels right to me.

f/18, 1/6 sec, ISO-200, 18mm, 0.6 GND.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 19, 2015 at 12:35 AM

I would have bet this was Olmsted Pt until I read your description. The sky is amazing and the texture of the central rock and bedrock is really great. This area, however, has some unatural warm tones for granite which I think were introduced during processing when the clouds were warmed up. I think it could be improved by reducing these hues.

It's really interesting how those fiery clouds seem to reach right out of the mountain top. The composition works well for me.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 19, 2015 at 2:13 AM

I too thought Olmstead point. Nice image. Great sky!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 19, 2015 at 11:45 AM

The composition works well for me, but I would like to see some more detail in the foreground, it's a bit too dark for me. There are some dust bunnies at the top part btw.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 19, 2015 at 12:12 PM

Beautiful sky, Dave. It does appear to be on fire. Given the lack of snow and moisture I hope a real fire is not next on the agenda. Aside from the few dust bunnies, I like it.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 19, 2015 at 1:27 PM

The dark rocks look fine to me too - good setting for the gorgeous sky!

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on February 19, 2015 at 5:20 PM

Another so fascinating image......I'm new on this site and i'm really happy to find so many images matching my tastes....
The weight of the rock and the extension of the clouds: perfectly captured theme, by both composition (masses distribution) and chromatic point of view.
All the best,
sandro

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 19, 2015 at 5:54 PM

I also thought it was Olmsted! Funny. Real nice sky. I would not mind a little more room on the sides, but looks good as presented.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 19, 2015 at 7:52 PM

Great clouds and nice composition. I would also like to see the foreground brightened to bring out more detail.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 19, 2015 at 9:23 PM

Beautiful light in that sunset. I like your framing of this image to showcase that sunset. It might be worth working a little with the luminosity to create some separation between the foreground rock and the background mountain.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on February 19, 2015 at 11:53 PM

Thanks as always for all your comments.
Here's a repost with the bunnies addressed and a brighter rock per Brian's suggestion.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 20, 2015 at 8:32 AM

Dave, This is very nice. Pretty amazing how the first thing you thing of if fire just from the light and clouds. I think your comp works well and I like the feel of the original version a little better over the repost. Nice capture Dave!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 21, 2015 at 3:27 PM

Very nice, Dave. The repost gets my vote. I really like the erratic and the clouds. Well done!

--P

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 22, 2015 at 10:52 PM

Sorry that I'm so late to comment on the repost. I prefer the repost since it definitely creates more tonal separation between the foreground / background. I still might be tempted to further lighten the darkest parts on the top of the rock, but that's a matter of preference. You wouldn't need to lighten them too much, but it might help to brighten them just a little.

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