Cook's Meadow

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 12, 2010478 views24 comments

Sure, an icon...but an ephemeral reflection made it worth capturing in my book. Full disclosure: I cloned out some cars from the parking lot across the meadow.

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24 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 12, 2010 at 2:26 AM

What a place - very well captured, Kartik. The reflection is flawless. The left side looks a bit blocked up. The equally dark reflection makes this even stronger. Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Sebastien Lamadon on May 12, 2010 at 2:42 AM

What a perfect reflexion ! Great place.

Seb

Registered on April 7, 2008, 23 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on May 12, 2010 at 2:57 AM

Sweet shot! So vivid and crisp. Looks like a great place to photograph.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 171 Posts, 3566 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 12, 2010 at 3:57 AM

Thats a cracking reflection of a mid morning/afternoon shot that really works well. I might soften the contrast a fraction but I quite like the density of the shadows that are dsplayed here. I noticed what look like little scratches all over the reflected portion of the sky but on viewing the larger image you can see that it is actually grasses beneath the water. Lovely shot.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 12, 2010 at 3:59 AM

astonishing reflection. perhaps a little more room at the top and bottom may have given a little more breathing space. but very nice.

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Comment posted by Pavel Cakl on May 12, 2010 at 4:24 AM

Very nice !

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on May 12, 2010 at 6:11 AM

amazing light here

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on May 12, 2010 at 6:53 AM

So pristine, it's hard to believe. With the number of photos that come from this place, I'm generally underwhelmed by them. This one, however, is a real stunner.

My only idea would be to crop a bit off the left (4x3 ratio probably) to remove the blurred reflection, but I can see many reasons for leaving it just as it is.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on May 12, 2010 at 7:50 AM

Stunning, the reflection looks perfect!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 12, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Sweet! I dont think ive seen these falls with a reflection before--at least not one this nice. I might favore a slight lhs crop. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on May 12, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Stunning shot...the reflection is perfect. The left side does look a little dark, which distracts from the overall image. Otherwise, this is terrific.

Registered on January 20, 2008, 33 Posts, 298 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 12, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Looks great!!! Don't care about the cloned cars though...

When did you take it?

Mark

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Regner on May 12, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Spectacular image. Strong composition and remarkable reflection. Must have been dead calm since there is no indication of any ripple in the water. Think you could pull back a bit on the contrast though.

Registered on February 10, 2008, 17 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by Kartik Venkatarama on May 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Hi Mark,

I captured this on 5/9 around 9AM or so....there was a storm rolling into Yosemite, so the sun was playing hide and seek with the clouds...I got lucky getting the spot-light on the falls, not to mention really lucky that with all the cloud movement, there was little wind on the valley floor. Of course, that changed quickly, and rain came down on us all within a few minutes of shooting this one.

BTW, there seems to be excessive contrast and dark shadows in this web image, compared to what I see in the original Adobe RGB file. The conversion/compression is not helping the detail either.

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Comment posted by Rui Vieira on May 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Amazing Kartik

Registered on September 11, 2008, 39 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 12, 2010 at 1:58 PM

Oh this is super, icon or not. Real nice work Kartik. I would have probably cloned the cars out too. Would be awesome to see in a large print.

Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on May 12, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Beautiful vibrant colors and I love the crisp reflection. I might prefer a little more space at the top of the bottom to let those peaks breathe, but still awfully nice!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 12, 2010 at 3:07 PM

It's excellent, Kartik. Beautifully shot and polished.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 12, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Wow, this is so nice Kartik - beautifully captured. If it were only possible to clone out cars in real life!!!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 12, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Great place, great shot, perfect reflection!

D&L

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 12, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Love the crystal clear reflection Kartik. Overall scene is spectacular! Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by David Cobb on May 14, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Wonderful work on a beautiful day Kartik.

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Comment posted by Rodney Ninow on May 14, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Fantastic, one of the best Yosemite Falls reflections I have seen . Did you use a ND Grad filter?

Registered on January 11, 2009, 7 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on May 23, 2010 at 9:22 PM

great reflection capture. I got a good one of this in the spring of 2005 but this one is better. You might consider brightening up the top and bottom lhc but the reflection is flawless

Registered on October 15, 2008, 158 Posts, 531 Comments