This is an image of Tenaya Creek in Yosemite several springs ago. I strolled up to Mirror Lake with Lon and Kyle Krause.
I found this in the archives as I was resizing the images on my website and reworked it.
I like the warm tones, but curious if you find it too warm? Any critiques on that or anything else are welcome.
Velvia 50 with a Chamonix 4x5. I don't remember which lens, but probably a 450mm.
Large version is provided.
Posted by Peter Cross on January 1, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Just fine for me, Harley. I think there is a nice balance of the warm gold/brown and the cool blue/white. I really like the window of clear water showcasing the rock on the stream bottom. Nice image.
I remember this day, I think you did a great job on your prcessing. Mine did not come out as well. It's funny how I or you can go right back in time and remember that day.
Lon told me you were scanning old images.It's time consuming, but looks like all your had work is coming together.
I'm in the process of the same thing.
Take care.
Posted by Lon Overacker on January 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Beautiful, intimate scene Harley. I think it's a beauty! Of course I'm biased since I have a very similar one.
I've mentioned to you already that I think it's on the warm side. But the beauty of things is that we all have our own interpretations and preferences, so all is good.
We need to revisit that walk again assuming the lower trail is open this spring.
This is excellent, Harley. Glad you found this in your archives and had time to work it up to completion. Very impressive.
Posted by Guy Manning on January 9, 2012 at 2:51 AM
In a strict sense the water feature you show is not a riffle but the tail out of a pool or run.Most likely a pool judging by the sandy bottom seen in the top of the image. A riffle is the choppy, sometimes broken water seen over shallow stretch of smaller sized bottom structure (stones from head sized to fist sized), usually less than 18 inches in depth. A tail out is when flat water drops out of an area with a flat character and into a stretch of broken water, sometimes called a cascade if the drop is sharp enough. Both riffles and tail outs can hold trout when they are hungry.
Thanks, Guy!! Good to get that info. Now I will have to come up with a new name for the image. Golden Tail Out doesn't quite have the right ring to it.
Posted by Guy Manning on January 13, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Some fishermen call the flat water a "glide", so how about Golden Glide?
Discussion
11 repliesI found this in the archives as I was resizing the images on my website and reworked it.
I like the warm tones, but curious if you find it too warm? Any critiques on that or anything else are welcome.
Velvia 50 with a Chamonix 4x5. I don't remember which lens, but probably a 450mm.
Large version is provided.
Works for me!
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I remember this day, I think you did a great job on your prcessing. Mine did not come out as well. It's funny how I or you can go right back in time and remember that day.
Lon told me you were scanning old images.It's time consuming, but looks like all your had work is coming together.
I'm in the process of the same thing.
Take care.
I've mentioned to you already that I think it's on the warm side. But the beauty of things is that we all have our own interpretations and preferences, so all is good.
We need to revisit that walk again assuming the lower trail is open this spring.
Lon