A Cool Tremont Morning(+ edit)

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 5, 2010583 views32 comments

Here's the next image taken up around Tremont. I was hoping to find some moss covered rocks since Roaring Fork was closed. Again, processed cooler but I just couldn't bring myself to warm it up. This was early morning and was pretty cold for this Miami boy. =) I also wanted to highlight the water, and how it turned out, so i left it a bit darker, I do have some nice bright exposures to bring in shadows if needed.

Thanks for the comments on the last, always much appreciated.
Paul

Canon 5d2, 16-35@27
ISO: 100
Aperture: 16
Shutter: 1.6

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 5, 2010 at 10:10 AM

I think the exposure looks great, and don't think it needs to be warmed up any. It's a beautiful place, that you have presented very well. i'm amazed at the lack of debri/clutter in the scene. it;s so pristine looking. It seems there are always too many branches/fallen trees cluttering up the edges of the creeks/rivers around here. I might reduce the cyan in the white water only, just a bit.

Chris

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on May 5, 2010 at 10:15 AM

This feels calm and quiet to me. A place I would love to just sit and listen to the flowing water and wind in the trees.

Guy

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 5, 2010 at 10:49 AM

This is very rich! I think I'd leave as is Paul. This is a wonderful, peaceful feeling, stream shot, and I really like the way that lrc anchors the shot.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Very nice Paul and like your choice of leaving this one cool. So many spots in the park that have that calming presence. Nice work at capturing it

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM

comp is spot on. i like everything about this, paul. i only wonder about the contrasts (maybe a touch of detail in those shadows would help!?) and the odd orange colour in the bottom right??

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 5, 2010 at 11:55 AM

A beautiful catch Paul, and I like the lower perspective too.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 5, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Paul, nice work.
Intoxicating environment.
I sorta want it just a slight bit warmer.
But that is easily a choice made by a viewers mood.

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Comment posted by Rodney Ninow on May 5, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Beautiful image. Great composition and good choice of shutter speed. Overall, the image feels a little dark to me, not much, maybe 1/3 a stop.

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on May 5, 2010 at 1:28 PM

wonderful dof and mood! I can breath the wet air. very calming image.
georg

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 5, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Well composed. Nice cool green tones.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on May 5, 2010 at 1:34 PM

It looks like a night shot, with nice blues on the water. The green is bright and eye-catching, really wonderful picture.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM

Very beautifully composed Paul. Don't mind the cooler processing.

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on May 5, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Nice - this is all about the comp, it feels perfectly framed.

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Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on May 5, 2010 at 3:07 PM

The color of the water and moss in combination with the good deal of contrast make for a dark mood that I like a lot. The darker and cooler tone of the image works for me Paul.

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Comment posted by Scott Anderson on May 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM

Great shot, Paul! I especially like the yellowish-green treen on the top left--it's a nice place for my eyes to rest.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 5, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Very pretty Paul. I like it as is. I'm with Guy, I could just sit down here and enjoy!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 5, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Excellent comp and great mood. All works very well here.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 5, 2010 at 4:24 PM

I like the tonality. Beautiful combination of blues and greens. Well done, Paul.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM

Thanks everyone! Here's a touch brighter/warmer version, and the orange spot on the bottom is an underwater rock. Something I will desat on the master file.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on May 5, 2010 at 8:06 PM

The processing looks very believable to me-nice image!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on May 5, 2010 at 9:05 PM

The warmer version is very nice.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM

I'll take either one, but I'm slightly in favor of the second. It has a little more life to it. Everything looks good Paul.

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on May 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM

I really like the greens and blues in the photo. I wouldn't change the color temp at all. Well done.

Is this the week for Florida Boys to come to the mountains?

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 5, 2010 at 10:11 PM

This is really good, Paul. From comp to light I love every pixel.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 5, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Beautiful scene. Great greens and I like it darker here. It feels more intimate.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 5, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Great work Paul. I like both versions. I suppose the brighter will get the most nods but the darker has an aire of mystery about it and I like that. I second Chris's comment about the lack of clutter. I often spend time grooming a scene like this when practical but they never look this clean. Two thumbs up, nice going.

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Comment posted by Erik Iverson on May 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Perfect. Calm. Peaceful. Love it.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 6, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Wonderful scene here Paul and captured with your fine touch as usual. I agree with the others, I like the edit slightly more. I could easily hang out in a place like this for quite a while.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on May 6, 2010 at 4:58 AM

Paul, this is a really nice shot. I like the DOF and the milk feeling of the water. The FG rock pushes this picture even higher.

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Comment posted by Bruce Painter on May 6, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Both versions are good and I understand your reasoning for the cooler processing on the first but I like #2 a little better. I seems a little more natural to me. Great work.

Bruce

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 6, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Very nice, great depth. The other one was better, but this is still terrific.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM

Its amazing that of all the foreground rocks in all of the Smokys even though we've never shot together out there, we pick the same damn rocks as a foreground. That's just too cool. It's not like this is one of those obvious, off the side of the main road shots either. I gotta show you mine.
This looks great BTW.

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