Walker River Cottonwood

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 27, 2010146 views4 comments

I've been watching this site for a few months and finally decided to join in the fun. I wish I had an exotic location for the first post, but I'll have to settle for one close to home for now. Nothing elaborate here, but the simple, graphic pattern of the tree branches and color in the sky caught my eye. Hope you enjoy. Walker River, Mason Valley, Nevada.
Nikon D300s
16-85 Nikkor @f4
ISO 200
2 stop soft Grad ND at capture. Processed in Lightroom

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 28, 2010 at 12:04 AM

No need for the exotic, every place is special. Looks like a lovely moment to have experienced. That looks like a great tree - definitely worth coming back to and spending some more time with.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 28, 2010 at 5:54 AM

Quite a nice one, Russell. The comp looks fine and the moment is well worth capturing. Maybe the branches touching the border isn't the best - a matter of taste. I could also imagine the sky being just a little more on the magenta/red side overall.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 28, 2010 at 9:00 PM

I like this too Russell and welcome aboard. I agree with Andreas about the branches touching, but is a beautiful scene overall. Thanks for sharing. Michael

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 29, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Hi Russell

This is a well crafted first post. agree with floris about that tree. A nice scene that has more potential.

Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments