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Glorious, Far and Wide
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Glorious, Far and Wide

by Wayne Jones

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 26, 20161,980 views14 comments
I guess "far and wide" is a relative term.  I've admired the wide open spaces of the west, where I can see mountains a hundred miles away.  The most distant peaks in this panorama are only about 12 miles away, but it's a far view for this area.  It's the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness Area in the Adirondack Forest Preserve, viewed from Baxter Mountain just after the first snow of of the season, early last October.

UPDATE:  I added the word "Glorious" to the title.  When I read Mark Seaver's comment, I realized that my hasty narrative was misleading and diminishing. My original title "Far and Wide" seemed to fit well, but I worried that a 12-mile view was not far compared to many vistas in the American west, so I noted that the title was a relative term.  What I failed to write is how I feel about this vista.  It allows me to see the highest mountains in my state, and on this day, the view was crowned by autumn leaves at thier peak of brilliance, by a thin coat of sparkling snow in the high places, and by the clouds bringing that snow, but allowing the Sun to perfectly illuminate it all.  For my joy at witnessing this place on this morning, "glorious" is the perfect word.  Thanks to Mark for reminding me.

Canon 5D3; Canon 24-105 mm.; Circ. Pol.
1/40 sec. @ f/16; ISO 160
6 vertical images stitched in PSCC

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 26, 2016 at 9:29 PM
Yes, but you get such lovely fall colors in the eastern mountains and forests.  This shows off both the colors and the mountains very well, Wayne.  I like the view down into the diagonal of the valley that then leads so well to the distant peaks.  Having with some snow on the peaks adds well to the scene.  It's a glorious panorama.
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on April 26, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Glorious landscape image, Wayne. Framing is very nice...colors, great clouds, mountains...all make me want to head back East in October. 
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on April 26, 2016 at 11:31 PM
 I agree with Mark it is a glorious panorama. I see this as a composition done in the style of pictorial landscapes of the 19th century. Something that would grace a page of a Fenimore Cooper novel. 

I had pretty much made up my mind not to use the Polaroid filter when stitching panoramas due to the abrupt change in sky tones between adjacent images. Yet here you demonstrate how well this can be done. 

Oh i did want to make a suggestion. The dark side of the large cloud on the far left seems to be too dark in my opinion. The clouds on the far right look more natural. 
Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on April 27, 2016 at 1:27 AM
Really sweet, glorious, far and wide, and making me rethink panoramas.  I'd pretty much given up on them as they just don't present well online.  However, this is very nice, Wayne.  There is plenty of open space filled with colors that can only be from back east. Beautifully done.
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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on April 27, 2016 at 11:03 AM
That is one sweet panorama. I really like the leading lines formed by the valleys in this comp. The colors in the woods are great, and that subtle layer of snow adds so much feeling to this photo. Oh, that glorious transition from autumn to winter! No nits!
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on April 27, 2016 at 7:25 PM
Very lovely pano, Wayne.I would like more detail in the dark area above the rock outcrop and in the very bright clouds, but those are minor. This is nicely done.

--P
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 27, 2016 at 9:34 PM
A beautiful span you have up there in NY!  The distant snow capped peaks are a real treat to have out east, as often leaves are blown off or have fallen off before a sizeable coating of snow.  The color balance of the foreground areas looks a little off to me - maybe a little greenish?  Specifically, the granite rocks have this tinge.  Might be a brightness issue, but maybe worth playing around with the color balance sliders in PS to see if it makes any difference.  A grand view for the east.
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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on April 27, 2016 at 9:56 PM
WOW, what a country!  This works for me, Wayne, great fall colors, well done.
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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on April 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM
What a view indeed! This is so crazy good. Love the sweeping comp with the splatter of fall colors around and the distant peaks! 
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM
What a wonderful view! I'm glad you were there to capture this, Wayne. Looks like a place one could sit and enjoy for hours.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on April 28, 2016 at 9:39 PM
Wayne, this is an amazing panorama that truly is glorious.  I am in awe of the beauty you have captured.  Incredible.  Reminds me of a Bierstadt painting.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 28, 2016 at 11:08 PM
Glorious indeed Wayne.  When I see your autumn images I become so envious; one day before I begin pushing up daisies I want to visit you and spend a day shooting with you.  I want to see this glorious scene in person before I exit this earth.  Absolutely no nits from me.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM
Wayne,

A Grand, and yes, Glorious view!  I think we all have views like this and like sunrise and sunsets, we revel in them.  I wasn't standing there, but I know of what you experienced,

Great, natural color throughout (tamed saturation) and great processing in general.  This deserves to be printed large, hanging if not in your living room, then somewhere. 

Lon
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Comment posted by John Williams on May 4, 2016 at 11:36 PM
Wonderfully majestic Wayne. Wish I'd been there with you.
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