Inland Crawl

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 9, 20091,501 views43 comments

A lone oak bearing signs of life with a small set of spring leaves while coastal fog hits a speed bump and slowly crawls inland.

There is my shot at trying to sound poetic or close to some book narrator. I've been lurking around this mountain for a long time never really catching any extravagent light on it and the sky at the same time. I've been trying to get used the long lens landscapes here with the 70-200 lens. I'm not finding it that easy.

F13 30 secs for the crawl

Got a larger version up also

Comments

43 comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on March 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Beautiful shot Steve, I saw this on Miranda, I was hoping you would post it over here.
First, I think the composition is excellent.
Secondly, the color layering is fascinating.
Near, Middle, Far, all in sharp focus, and not always an easy task with that great lens.
Well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM

Wow that is a truly lovely shot Steve. Most impressed the colours are stunning, the comp excellent.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM

A true beauty Steve - love the soft but strong color.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 9, 2009 at 7:17 PM

Gorgeous! Great light, sweet comp.

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Comment posted by Mitchell Fowler on March 9, 2009 at 7:19 PM

well you are sure making it look easy my friend. beauty.

i could have done without the cheesy narrative

i kid, very well put.

Registered on January 2, 2009, 62 Posts, 510 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Blankenship on March 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM

Excellent shot. Great color and comp!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 9, 2009 at 8:11 PM

This is gorgeous Steve. Simply wonderful. The lone oak against the pastel colored clouds and the mountain is fantastic. Love the composition with the panoramic format and your use of the long lens. Wish the lines of the roads in the foothills were not there. Not being a fan of a lot of digital manipulation, in all honesty, because of how great this is, I would be tempted to clone out the road. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on March 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM

A very poetic image.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on March 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM

This is a beauty, Steve. Well composed and great light and color. That tree would make a great subject on its own.

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Comment posted by Jay Patel on March 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM

Nice Pastels and wonderful composition make this photograph.

-Jay

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on March 9, 2009 at 8:47 PM

Very well done. The quality of light is extremely nice as is the compression from the long-ish focal length. To major complaints here except the big version seems a bit "crunchy". I bet that 70-200 on the MkII is a sweet combo.

Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM

Wow! What a great composition ...reminds me of the hill country around Three Rivers which means much to me. Great colors. I would like to see this as a large print ..so that the sharpening for web would not impact the twigs and its wee-halos. Congrats. Ken S

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Igor on March 9, 2009 at 8:56 PM

Very nice, Steve. The background tells me that this is my part of the world and I'm partial to it. The chaparral around those mountains is welcome sight.

Registered on February 22, 2009, 12 Posts, 618 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 9, 2009 at 9:00 PM

Steve, this is excellent. I have to say for me it is the tree with the FG foliage and terrain that really makes the shot. Very nice indeed.

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Comment posted by Jason Edlund on March 9, 2009 at 9:44 PM

Beautiful shot, I really like the large version, love the colours to this

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM

You did a great job here. I love it.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Matthew Lippert on March 9, 2009 at 11:19 PM

I know what you mean about using a long lens for landscapes. But I think you did a beautiful job with this one. I love the sharp details of the oak tree. And its really nice to see some color! Its been so dingy here at home. Very well done.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 26 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 9, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Sweet light! Very balanced. And the color is great.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on March 9, 2009 at 11:45 PM

I don't really have anything to add, that hasn't already been said. It just doesn't get much better than this. Truly outstanding!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on March 9, 2009 at 11:54 PM

Outstanding. Love the balance between the tree and mountain, as well the the balance between colors...one of those images where its hard to describe every nitty and gritty detail I love...but I love it.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on March 10, 2009 at 1:02 AM

Steve,

It is very nice. Reallly peaceful.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 10, 2009 at 4:36 AM

This is exquisite. While the remainder of the scenery is quite something, it is the tree itself that really captures my heart. Congratulations on a wonderfully made photograph.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 10, 2009 at 6:42 AM

Really beautiful Steve, in every way. Love it.
John

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 10, 2009 at 7:56 AM

steve, i like this one. my only tiny wish is that the tree was somewhat separated from the pink band - thus that it was poking into the blue section slightly more. small nit to lovely photo

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Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on March 10, 2009 at 12:23 PM

Terrific beautiful!

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Comment posted by Debjit Ghosh on March 10, 2009 at 2:03 PM

awesome Steve. that sine wave catching all the red glow is terrific and is indeed extravagant.

Registered on May 11, 2008, 8 Posts, 211 Comments

Comment posted by Gabi Lach on March 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM

This photo feels so sweet and cute, Steve.

I like everything here. Very beautiful.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on March 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Lovely!
Excellent composition and exposure. Your patience paid off well here.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on March 10, 2009 at 4:33 PM

Thanks all. I took this from a sloped hillside so I was lucky the tree and mountain were at a similar perspective. Making one bigger of smaller was not an option. Trying new things is often frustrating but pays off eventually. Carrying around the extra 3 pounds is annoying at first but you just get used to it and helps out even more if you decide to leave it at home and go lite and fast just not like those Mt hood climbers.

Gabi, I was not going for cute but it's gotta be the pinkness that's doing that, thanks.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 10, 2009 at 4:49 PM

Wonderful work Steve. Simply beautiful. Don't know what to say. It's perfect.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on March 10, 2009 at 5:28 PM

Hi Steve. That is a awesome image. I like the dialogue between the two elements - mountain and tree, and the soft quality of the light. Great composition indeed, of an anonimous landscape. Cheers. Rafael, Switzerland
www.rafaelrojasphoto.com

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Comment posted by Trevor Anderson on March 10, 2009 at 5:51 PM

Excellent composition and pastels, Steve.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on March 10, 2009 at 7:18 PM

Man this one is sweet. Nothing to say, nothing to change. It just seems right.

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Comment posted by Larry Gloth on March 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM

Nicely balanced image. The light and colors work really well together to give a really ethereal quality to the scene.

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Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on March 10, 2009 at 9:31 PM

Great Pristene view of the foreground tree, the cloud layer in the background really pumps up the shot also. The purples and the greens make the image jump here great work Steve

Registered on October 15, 2008, 158 Posts, 531 Comments

Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on March 10, 2009 at 11:31 PM

Steve,
Interesting juxaposition of the tree and the BG cliffs. The BG looks a little soft to my eye, but still a pleasing. image. Is this a full frame or a crop? Best Regards.

Registered on February 26, 2008, 54 Posts, 812 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on March 11, 2009 at 3:06 AM

Great light and a wonderful comp. Steve, this is indeed a sweet image. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on March 11, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Beautiful. Light, fog, and elements really work together to make a great image.

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Comment posted by Mel Ladewig on March 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM

Great shot Steve. I like the composition and the content in this shot. I'd say you've found at lease one strong keeper for long lens landscapes.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Steve,

Outstanding image, wonderful color. No nits from me, I love this as presented.

Lon

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Comment posted by Jay Defigh on March 11, 2009 at 4:19 PM

The color palette here looks very natural and not overdone. It makes me feel as if I'm standing there gazing at the alpenglow. Nice work. It would be interesting to see what this would look like with a wider angle lens...which would make the tree more dominant and provide extra separation (I think) between the foreground and background.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 17, 2009 at 3:26 PM

Fantastic shot, Steve - wonderful wonderful light and comp, and congrats on the EP! My only nit is the sharpening halos on the branches, which I would mask out.

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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on March 19, 2009 at 12:19 AM

Your long wait certainly paid off- outstanding image

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