Aspen Stand

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 30, 2010108 views8 comments

I was out on a quadding trip a couple of weeks ago with some friends and was amazed at the beauty of the Aspen forest that we were travelling thru. The group wanted to stop for a break so I jumped back on my quad and back tracked a couple of miles to try and capture some of the areas that we had been travelling thru. I only hope I've done the forest justice with some of these images.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a look.

As always your thoughts and comments are welcome and appreciated.

Nikon D5000
f/6.3 @ 1/160 secs
IS0-200

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Michele Williams on May 31, 2010 at 8:48 AM

I like the overall composition, and the details in the foreground trees, but for me the foreground doesn't stand out enough from the background. I'm no expert, but I wonder how it would look if you brought down the exposure and added some fill light.
~ Michele

Registered on April 3, 2010, 28 Posts, 146 Comments

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on May 31, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Very nice, I like the separation between the trees and the general tone of the photo.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on May 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM

The detail in the forest is striking and I like it! The light and processing really brings out the depth of the forest. The lack of trees in the bottom left catches my eye because this photo for me is all about the trees and forest.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 31, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Lots of textures going on here, it sure does look like a beautiful forest to explore. The lower left is a little empty compared to the rest of the scene, which throws the balance of a bit for me.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 31, 2010 at 2:01 PM

The details is really good here. Gonna sound weird, but there's a sense that there might be a zebra hiding in here somewhere.

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on May 31, 2010 at 2:29 PM

Wonderful shot, a lot to look at.
Great work.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 41 Posts, 533 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Shephard on June 1, 2010 at 8:12 AM

Thanks for the comments all. I have 4 or 5 in this series one of which I have posted with this response. What caught my attention with the original post was the alignment of the 3 closest trees on the right and how they seemed to draw a plane down to the back left corner. There are trees all around as you see in this new image. Thanks again i do appreciate all of your comments.

Registered on February 23, 2010, 62 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on June 1, 2010 at 10:20 PM

I like the original post more. I like the line from lower right to upperleft and the lower left corner open space doesn't bother me. All those tree trunks make for some interesting study, I just get lost in them. (in a good way)

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments