Yosemite Valley Profile

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 12, 2016250 views12 comments

Hey folks,

Very sorry I haven't been around in recent weeks. Life, busy... all those things we go through. Haven't been out much with the camera, although I might get up the motivation to post something in POP in the near future.

Talk about very simple, large negative space. this is 4x5 image from a just over a year ago. I was actually trying to recreate something I had shot in 35mm some 20 years prior. Back then I was trying to shoot for stock and maybe even covers... hence all the room for text and titles.... (Like OP maybe???? - one could always hope, but then nothing gets published that never gets submitted.) Come full circle and Jim selected this as the title slide for the volume 3 of the "Why Nature Photography" Series. Check it out if you haven't watched.

Well, just wanted to pop in and post an image. Of course your comments and critiques are always welcom.

Thanks!

Lon

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on April 12, 2016 at 9:28 PM

Very dramatic coloring, LOn.

Registered on March 1, 2015, 54 Posts, 453 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on April 12, 2016 at 9:53 PM

Lon,
This has a gorgeous gradient of colors in the sky. The patches of snow and larger tree silhouettes on the right add scale and some detail in the valley skyline. The profiles of Half Dome and El Cap are recognizable adding to the appeal. My sense is that this needs to be viewed really large to appreciate. I can see how this would make a great stock photo but I think it also has merit to stand on its own in a large print.

Registered on December 10, 2015, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 13, 2016 at 9:33 AM

Real nice color gradient and colors and of course, one of the most classic skylines in the world.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on April 13, 2016 at 11:34 AM

Yeah, days need more than 24 hours, but what can you do? A great example of how powerful a simple comp can be, very nice. A really minor nit would be that the snow on the landscape is very slightly distracting, but no big deal at all. Splitting hairs here.... Nice job!

And since it is such a detail less sky, I did my best to find a dust bunny since you love them as much as I do, but dammit, none there...

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on April 13, 2016 at 12:35 PM

A very simple but elegant composition. I'm wondering though, if we would appreciate this less if the features of Half Dome and El Cap weren't there or were unrecognizable.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 13, 2016 at 3:05 PM

Beautiful shot Lon. Lovely colors and the shape of the mountains add a lot to this.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 13, 2016 at 7:00 PM

This just shows us how well simple comps can work. Wonderful gradient of beautiful color in this scene. Very nice work, Lon.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on April 14, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Half Dome makes this easily recognizable and the color gradient is perfect. Well done.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on April 14, 2016 at 11:29 AM

What a fabulous sky! I like the more distant view of half-dome too, something we don't often see. I can imagine a vertical crop as well (including the small butte on the right, but not its saddle), which would lend itself to a magazine or book cover as well.
ML

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on April 14, 2016 at 7:15 PM

Just a gorgeous color palette, the gradient is really well done.
The silhouette works also for me with the details that can be seen. A minor tweak for me would be to lighten the
snow even more and remove the blue caste a bit..

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on April 14, 2016 at 9:55 PM

A very nice work with real nice colors.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 19, 2016 at 11:51 AM

Just enough detail here to make this recognizable. Nice sky. A lot of color that I typically don't see from you but I really like it.

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