Down On the Corner

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 30, 2009519 views13 comments

OK, I was going to shoot this BEFORE Jerry G posted his, but... :)

This shot is a bit wider than Jerry's though his glass was much sharper.

I was standing there, next to, by my count, 253 large format photogs, when I suddenly noticed that I was with Danny Burk's LF workshop. When the guy next to me dropped his light meter down the bank side here, I volunteered to go down and grab it, promising no lawsuits to Danny. :)

I was glad that I secured my tripod holes BEFORE they all showed up, and I'm sure some of them hated me for it, but I was out of there after an hour or so, shooting first 8x10, then 4x5, then digital 35.

Canon 5DII, 17-40mm, f-22, 2 sec, iso 100 (we'll see how the LF stuff works out)

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 30, 2009 at 7:05 PM

Beautiful shot Michael! Way to go. I prefer no glare on the water, but that's minor. This is spectacular through and through. So how many photographers were really out there?

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 30, 2009 at 8:22 PM

Gorgeous scene. Sharing is nice too. Looks like there was plenty of light to go around.

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Comment posted by Michael Hardeman on October 30, 2009 at 8:24 PM

Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to share the spot, but the times where the leaves were not moving was so rare that I was lucky to get about 10 shots.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 30, 2009 at 8:25 PM

Man, would I love to have a capture from here. Outstanding job.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 30, 2009 at 9:22 PM

Beautiful capture Michael! Glorious color in the backgroud and wonderful motion in the stream.

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Comment posted by Michael Hardeman on October 30, 2009 at 10:26 PM

Michael, there were probably about 6 or 8 guys in Danny's group, plus another group of about 8 to 10. Then, just the regular tourists. Quite a traffic jam, most people I've ever seen there. Thank you, Ken Burns! :)

Registered on November 26, 2005, 150 Posts, 233 Comments

Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on October 31, 2009 at 2:06 AM

Sweet capture Michael. I peeked down at the comments and I feel your pain - i.e. trying to wait out the breezes or wind. Seems this year has been more prone to breezy conditions than I remember in the past. Or maybe I am old enough now where everything is measured by "when I was..."

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Comment posted by Jose Suro on October 31, 2009 at 8:13 AM

Excellent! This one has it all. Congrats!

Best,

Jose

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on October 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Fabulous shot, Micheal. I like this one better, its a wider view and the color has progressed some. I love the color in the background.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 31, 2009 at 8:25 PM

Definetly the right spot. I really like the tree hanging out over the water. Most be pretty accessible. How did you keep all those other guys out of the photo? Congrats.

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on November 1, 2009 at 12:43 AM

Nice subject and comp IMO, but could probably do with less contrast and more shadow/midtone detail.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on November 1, 2009 at 6:33 PM

Stunning image, nice find, Michael.

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Comment posted by Gale Rainwater on November 3, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Beautiful image Michael. The fall color and water flow is always a winner combo.

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