Flowing Into Fall

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 12, 2009349 views19 comments

From a hillside, I found a fantastic S-curve in this Adirondack River, but the only clear view was downhill by the river bank. As a result of the lower perspective, the scene kind of flattened out, so I ended up cropping to a panoramic format. (Only way to get the view I wanted would be with a lot of chain saw work -- not a good idea in most places, and a really bad idea in this wilderness area!)

Canon 50D
Tamron 18-250
Two exposures manually blended
1/15 sec. and 1/60 sec. @ f/8; ISO 100
Tripod; 2-second timer

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Jim Salge on October 12, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Whoa...this is beautiful...has a perfect glow to it! Simple love it! Congrats!!!!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on October 12, 2009 at 11:38 AM

This is really, really nice Wayne. Compositionally so well balanced and alive. I especially love that patchwork of color in the background and the river leads me right there. A few blown highlights on the water aren't a problem in my mind, as it almost seems to sparkle with light.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on October 12, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Very inviting. Beautiful color.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 12, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Fantastic color and light Wayne, and you composed it beautifully. Excellent work. This looks very familiar, but I cant place where you might of been. Take care.
John & Patty

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 12, 2009 at 11:59 AM

Thanks guys,
MARC: Thanks for confirming my thought on bright highlights on the water. I always say that a blinding flash should look that way in a photograph, too.
JOHN AND PATTY. This is the East Branch of the Sacandaga, near Route 8 on the southern edge of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area. Took an unplanned trip there Thursday before the clouds rolled in.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on October 12, 2009 at 12:05 PM

the Daks' at their finest, awesome photo!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Wayne,

Fantastic composition. It really is easy on the eye for enjoy. But unlike Marc, the water is too bright for my taste, as I feel it steals away from the grandure of the color.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on October 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on October 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Great combination of colors and water. I must have been past here a hundred times, but never looked as good as this.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 12, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Beautiful image Wayne. The reflected light on the water really has nice luminance to it and the fall colors are outstanding. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on October 12, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Great job, Wayne! Killer comp and colors.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 12, 2009 at 2:39 PM

This is beautiful Wayne! Oh man, I would love to see this in person, but this is the next best thing. Great work.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM

Really nice shot Wayne. Love those colors and the use of the river as a lead in.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM

The fall color is coming hot and heavy now. This is beautiful too, Wayne. I like how the river sort of holds it all together. I like this perspective and pano.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on October 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM

Beautiful! Great color and comp. I like how the green trees are isolated in the center of the scene.

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on October 13, 2009 at 9:57 AM

awesome Wayne..great find.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on October 13, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Beautiful image Wayne! Love the comp, especially the highlights and colors in the water.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 13, 2009 at 8:51 PM

The pano works tremendously well here. Wonderful color and light and a perfect comp to illustrate both.

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Comment posted by Stephen Fogle on November 18, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Hi Wayne, I'm not a paid member any more but my log in was saved in this computer and it seemed to have let me in so I thought I'd stop by and say howdy. Very nice shot. Hope all is well.
Steve

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