Guarding the Ramparts

Gallery: FloraPosted October 10, 2009125 views10 comments

Sony A700
Tokina 828 AT-X Pro @ 180mm
ISO 100, 1/80 @ f11, CPL

Jumping the gun on the theme just a little to jog everyone's memory. Fall is still a long way off in my part of the world so thought I would post one from my trip to the Sierras last year. Taken somewhere north of Bishop on US 395. All comments welcome.>=))>

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10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 10, 2009 at 3:26 PM

Beautiful shot Bill. Love the anchoring boulder and the gold diagonal. But the leaves contrasting against the rock are also hard to beat.

Pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 10, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Strong light well handled, Bill. Thanks for the reminder. Love the backdrop also.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 11, 2009 at 12:39 AM

I love the mixture of reds and yellows in the trees Bill. Nice contrast with the rock too. I wonder if the colors in the trees could be richened up just a tad?

Nathan

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 11, 2009 at 2:54 AM

Bill, just my taste but I also would like to see a little more color in the trees. Great comp!

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Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on October 11, 2009 at 3:56 AM

Bill, this looks (in the very best sense) like a perfectly ordinary stand of aspens in high country. (Maybe "quintessential" in addition to "ordinary.") But to achieve this, you had to frame the right trees the right way, against the rocks, with foreground grass not too saturated, get the leaves to show up as their own yellow/gold, and then represent the tones the way we perceive them, whereas I suspect the camera's sensor spread them pretty far apart.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Beautiful. The rocks form a perfect backdrop for the beautiful aspens.
May

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 11, 2009 at 6:51 PM

A very nice stand of aspen. Well done.

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Comment posted by Stephen Weaver on October 11, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Nice color and comp Bill

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on October 11, 2009 at 9:56 PM

Great capture Bill, well done

Bob

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM

Beautifully composed, Bill ( that rock in the LRC is a real winner ! ) and I like the delicate colouring and the shafts of light through the trees very much

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