All In The Family

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 7, 2010408 views37 comments

Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado.

Yeah, I know, not all that original, but me and my aspen affair are blind to the world.

Canon 5Dmk2/70-200mm at 200mm.

Comments

37 comments

Comment posted by Jim Salge on June 7, 2010 at 1:37 PM

I love this...great range of tones, and an fantastic perspecitve. It's not original, but it's well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Excellent Jimmy! As you say, not the most original, most certainly very enjoyable to gaze upon. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on June 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM

I love high key and this is teriffic. The nearest we have to these is the silver birch and whilst it's pretty these aspens are a different league. A wonderful dense stand skilfully rendered.

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Comment posted by Markus Zaiser on June 7, 2010 at 2:04 PM

oh wow this is really fantastic love the whites and the contrast

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 7, 2010 at 2:08 PM

Impressive abstract, Jimmy.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on June 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM

Love it Jimmy, I share your infatuation with aspens. Love the high key presentation. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 7, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Wonderful abstract shot!

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on June 7, 2010 at 3:52 PM

oh yes this is just magic! The high works great with those aspen eyes!

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on June 7, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Oh this is super Jimmy, just all around excellent work!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on June 7, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Great title! The subtle tonal changes and various little knots give this well framed image the right amount of separation and interest. Nicely seen and captured!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 7, 2010 at 5:11 PM

long may your affair last as you keep churning photos like these out. wonderful!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 7, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Love it. Sexy white. Good dof and well composed. I want me some aspen!

aF

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on June 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Lovely high key image, Love the fact that they are so crowded you can't see any background.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 7, 2010 at 6:50 PM

Another sweet aspen image, JG. I can't even tell you used your flashlight on this one. Good job!

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on June 7, 2010 at 6:55 PM

I like this a lot! The B&W high key processing is really nice. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 7, 2010 at 7:06 PM

That's as fine as fine art can be!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on June 7, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Love the high key look here, Jimmy. You just keep pulling out some great aspen shots from that trip!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 7, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Neat, Jimmy. You had an affair in Aspen? Really, you don't need to share that type of stuff here, I don't think. Just keep the images coming, OK?

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on June 7, 2010 at 11:08 PM

Very nice job isolating them. I feel like I want to view this in color even though there won't be much color in the composition. I get the feeling that a subtle hint of reflected color in the highlights and shadows might give the image even more depth. I could be totally wrong though, not knowing what the original color version looks like.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 7, 2010 at 11:18 PM

Jimmy,

This is one fantastic aspen image and interpretation. The high-key presentation makes this stand out quite on it's own and you've honed in on one fabulous set of trunks. What more is there to say other than to be careful with all your affairs...

Lon

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 7, 2010 at 11:59 PM

I think it's perfectly acceptable to do something that is "common". Especially when you do it this good!!!!! I knew this was great from the thumbnail.

Chris

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 8, 2010 at 12:53 AM

Its the same old aspen trees but presented in a such a creative fashion. Absolutely dig this photograph.

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on June 8, 2010 at 1:26 AM

Not 'just another aspen' for sure! This is art and I love it, Jimmy! Fantastic work.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on June 8, 2010 at 3:25 AM

I like this. I think it could stand to have a little bit of contrast added. This would look great with a dark mat.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 8, 2010 at 8:01 AM

What a cool family. Sweet shot Jimmy. I wish I had some aspens or birches by me

You have some very stellar aspen shots, well done!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on June 8, 2010 at 9:21 AM

Very beautiful, Jimmy. Great 3D feel and very nice design. Love this!

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on June 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Great take on a classic subject, really well done!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 8, 2010 at 2:13 PM

I would love to see some dogding of the darks to help seperate the trunks a little...but I love your comp here and think this image is great!

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Comment posted by Jason Denham on June 8, 2010 at 6:34 PM

I really like the 3-dimentional properties here. Almost like that closest tree is the bow of a large boat coming at you through the water. I also really like the 'nothing but trees' aspect of this image.

Nice work!

Jason
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasondenham/

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 8, 2010 at 9:01 PM

this rocks, for me!!! great work.........

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on June 9, 2010 at 3:13 AM

Simply fantastic!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 9, 2010 at 3:44 AM

A spectacle of nature superbly taken advantage of! A real treat.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on June 9, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Man all your aspen shots have been sweet and different. This is great Jimmy! I really impressed with how well the knots lined up and fit in the comp.

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Comment posted by Jay Patel on June 9, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Excellent high key image. The B/W conversion is very well done. Composition is first rate as well.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 9, 2010 at 9:50 AM

Too perfect for words...

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Awesoem Jimmy! I don't think people realize just how difficult it is to find a perfect line up of aspen boles like this without any distracting features or gaps between the trees. You've perfected this image.

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on June 9, 2010 at 8:18 PM

It's never boring to see this kind of shot done this right! Are you married? Does your wife know about you and the, uh, trees?

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