Yosemite Details #1

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 14, 2015226 views11 comments

In the recent past, Harley, Lon, and I, and our new friend Bill, spent a few days wandering about in Yosemite Valley. It was quite cool and damp, and there was snow on the valley rim and on Half Dome due to a storm the previous weekend. The result of this was decent flow on the waterfalls for early November, ice and frost formations to photograph, and more water in the Merced River. The Autumn color in the big leaf maples, ferns and grasses, and dogwood was very nice, but the oaks were drab due to stress from California's drought. The frosted grasses and morning mist in the meadows made for chilly, but exciting photography.

We had a grand time!

So, here's my first image from the trip. I will be posting my images in the order they were made. In lieu of titles, I'll simply name the images "Yosemite Details # - -, etc.. I leave it to you to imagine your own title for each image.

Details # 1
Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 70-300
TK's Masks

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

--P

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 14, 2015 at 11:36 AM

Real sweet, Preston. Love the colors and the abstract look to the falls.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 14, 2015 at 2:15 PM

There is an appealing graphic quality to your image for me, Preston. I especially enjoy the mixture and interplay of elements here.

Peter

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 14, 2015 at 2:31 PM

I'm guessing this is a close up of part of Yosemite Falls taken from the trail going to the top. Nice view. I like the vertical comp and weather contrasts. Nice delineation between the sharpness of the rock and the smoothness of the waterfall.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 14, 2015 at 2:49 PM

I'm guessing this is a close up of part of Yosemite Falls taken from the trail going to the top.

You're correct that this is Yosemite Falls, David. However, it was taken from Sentinel Meadow. Thanks for your comment!

--P

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on November 14, 2015 at 5:31 PM

Another classic, Preston. I'm a big fan of telephoto art. This location is instantly identifiable by anyone who has been there despite its lack of context. Might make a nice B+W, too. Great to see some precipitation already, sure hope it keeps up.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on November 14, 2015 at 8:30 PM

Super cool abstract. I had to look for a bit before it dawnwd on me what it is. The tones and details are awesome...typical of your work.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on November 14, 2015 at 9:59 PM

Lovely winter, Yosemite abstract. Your trip sounds great and I look forward to seeing more photos from it. I especially like the horizontal lines on the right bottom third of the image.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on November 15, 2015 at 1:05 PM

Preston, at first I felt the lack of scale to be confusing, especially in the small image. It grows on you slowly, as you come to appreciate the details in the large version. The subtle colors work very well for me.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on November 16, 2015 at 12:09 AM

I've looked at this scene many times in the past but never had the lens to do it justice. This is a fine abstract Preston. I like it very much. I can see another nice and simpler abstract of the top square of this composition (remove bottom until you get a square).I like the subtle colors but would prefer this to a B&W. I particularly like the granite in the ulc and the ice that area. The shutter speed works well. I'm less enamored with the horizontal white lines than the previous poster.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on November 16, 2015 at 6:16 PM

Really nice abstract Preston. I really had a hard time getting my footing witht this. Once I did find my way, I found it to be fascinating.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 17, 2015 at 12:34 PM

Preston,

I can see how the abstractness of these can be a bit of a mystery for those not familiar with the subject. So I guess for me it's not so much abstract as it is just a great capture and isolation of the falls. What is most appealing to me is the whispy nature of the icy spray that fans out from the main stream. The ice appears more like whispy clouds than anything else.

Beautifully seen and captured buddy. Processing spot on too.

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