Wet Pants Required

Awesome capture, Stan. The color in the stream is great.

Jonathan Heywood,
Eastern Sierra

I love the reflected light in the water Stan. Beautiful photo.

Can't blame you for wanting to get back to the dunes Stan (if that is what you mean by sand as cold creek sand in the mountains sucks sometimes ;] ). Very pretty shot all around. I'm not a big fan of the water though as I would personally have used a CPL to take out a portion of that harsh shine. I see why you might have kept it as is, perhaps to tie the sky and foreground together?

Kewl shot Stan.

Beauty of an image Stan, have you tried darkening the highlights in the sky at all? I'm curious as to what it might look like just a hair dark. Fantastic as is though.

Thanks folks!
I did try a darker sky--in fact i have another exposure that i initially used--it just didnt look right to me, maybe ill play a bit more with it...
NIcolaus--i did use a CP, i kept turning it until it gave me the amount of reflection i wanted (you're correct--it was to tie sky and creek together)
Incidentally--should have noted above (will edit) that this was at ISO 400--i needed it for a 2 s exposure with the CP--any longer would have killed the stream for me.

Ahhh perhaps it's the blend that is weirding me out then. Foreground stream reflection clouds seem pinker than the orangish pinkish ones in the sky. Darkening the sky a bit might help..dunno, these are always tricky ones to get right. Still a cool shot. ;]

Lovely, lovely, Stanley. It looks great to me. Fresh, crisp, beautiful greens and the morning light, skies and pink reflexion look just darling... ha. Love it all. My favorite from your latest work.

Another beauty! Great blend. Looks completely natural. Love the light reflecting in the stream.

I think this might be a record time for you without posting a sandy image! Nice balance and flow, though I miss the warm light on the peaks you had in your previous post.

Stan,
This image came together so beauitfully. Love the soft light and colors, very peaceful. Nice work.

Oh, c'mon Stan. Once you let that water go for two seconds, is there really any difference between that and two minutes?

This composition is a lot more straightforward than the one in your last post, which works for me. When you have a lot of highly detailed parts to a photo and lots of discrete elements, my preference is always for a more predictable comp.

nice colour in the water stan. now go and get creative with sand between your toes.

So much goodness in this image, Stan! What a terrific location. Love the reflections in the creek; it's like a neon stripe through the luscious meadow, but it doesn't overpower at all. Really cool shot.

I am always amazed at the sharpness of your images in such a pixel limited format.

I like this. Nice comp as usual with you, but what I really like is the stream. I think your choice on the ss and control of the cp is just right. A pretty scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

These images of yours really make me want to come back to the San Juans. You get to this place via Ouray, right? I've been through there twice, but never had the time to take a side trip up into mountains around there. Was too pre-occupied with the Dallas Divide. Wish I had gone now. Nice stuff!

Chris

Yep, its the road right behind Ouray, Chris--thanks!

That's a nice place and a very good capture. I like the colors on the creek and the way the cloud expands towards the viewer. I see a slight haloing around the mountain ridge and there seem to be some CA's left there too. No biggy here but might be distracting in a bigger print.

I can't resist a quote from the moderator of the Challenge Gallery; "The centered comp is pretty blatant, but it works for me". I like the early light and the reflection of the clouds on the stream. Multiple exposures was a good choice for this difficult light situation. I suspect the foreground was almost black in the frame where the sky was exposed perfectly! The result is very realistic lighting and good details/colors in the shadows. Nicely done, Stan!