Yosemite Winter

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 23, 2010253 views4 comments

I photographed this on April 12th. The redbuds were in full bloom along the Merced River Canyon( posted Redbuds and Waterfalls previously)but, it seems spring is a long way away in the valley.
Canon 20D with 28-70f/2.8
Manfrotto Tripod

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 24, 2010 at 1:56 PM

Floyd,

Certainly doesn't look like April in Yosemite! The near 50/50 comp works well because I like the inclusion of the entire reflection here. The narrow crop works too. My only real nit is that it seems that the color is off up top. Almost like you've got a graduated ND that's not neutral gray as the clouds almost have a sepia look to them.

Otherwise, a nice capture from the Valley. Hope to be heading up in a couple weeks myself.

Lon

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 25, 2010 at 12:46 AM

Certainly a cold wintery look to April! Agree with Lon's assessment about the sky. Sure like the comp with the full reflection.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 25, 2010 at 1:31 AM

I like how the clouds are framing the rock face in the background. Color on the top half seems a little off to me as well.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on April 26, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Lon has a point about the color, but I think this is a really nice image. As mentioned, the clouds framing the rock face really works as does the reflection. Good eye.

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