Summer Drizzle

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 14, 20171,993 views4 comments

OK, I got tired of cold images, so I went back to some images from late last summer, taken in Interior Alaska.

This was taken on August 25, so the bushes were already turning yellow at this elevation. This is a relatively small pond out in the middle of a valley that was filled with small ponds and giant swamps.
If you look closely at the larger image, you can see raindrops on the water surface. It was a sweet, silent moment.
Regarding the comp and crop, I was limited on where I could get. Even though they don't look it, the bushes were tall enough to really impede getting a good view of the water, and the ground was very rough with lots of dips and gullies. I found a high spot, and that's where I took this photo.

Canon 5Dmkii, 24-105L at 28mm, 1/60 sec, f16, ISO 800

Comments and suggestions are welcome!
See the larger image.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 15, 2017 at 3:58 PM

This is beautiful, Genny. Classic Alaska. Love the foreground with the dwarf birch and willow beginning their autumn golden glow, the rain sprinkled pond, the diagonals of the distant hills and mountains. The color is spot on natural. The larger image seemingly puts me right there, immersed in the cool dampness and smells of the earth. Wonderful image in my opinion.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 16, 2017 at 9:37 PM

Nice job finding a vantage point to get the pond in the image, Genny. The early fall color is nice, as is the atmosphere. Just the right amount of sky for the image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 18, 2017 at 1:04 PM

Genny,

I've only been to Alaska once (Denali and Katmai,) but can't help but agree with Vance - classic Alaska. My big impression is understanding totally when you wrote, "... I was limited on where I could get." ;-) It looks thick, impossible to pass and if it weren't late August, most certainly swarms of mosquitos.

Even with those thoughts, this is still tranquil and nicely photographed. Even the drops of rain add an important element.

No nits or suggestions.

Lon

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 19, 2017 at 5:58 PM

The larger image is a must. I like the comp because it gives a feel of the vastness of Alaska. The thing that always kept coming back to me during the time we had in Alaska was how big and wild it felt. Nice capture.

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