Avalanche solitude

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 13, 2010258 views12 comments

After a long wait I went to Glacier national park. The only reason I went was I got a free vacation package from winning the canon parks photo contest :) This trip was very fun, except for the fact that my hotel was an 1.5hrs away from every location. The weather didn't cooperate very well. Still managed to get a few shots.

This one is from Avalanche gorge. This is a little upstream on the way to Avalanche lake. I waited some time to capture some of the dancing light. I think this is my favorite image from the trip.

Canon 5D II
Canon 24-105mm
Polarizer
f/22 at 1sec

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks for the feedback.

LARGE version posted.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on August 13, 2010 at 2:42 PM

Hi Chikku,

Interesting and unique take on Avalanche Creek. You've captured the creeks signature colors and motion well. Its amazing the current of that water isn't causing movement in the tree too. Speaking of, the tree adds a nice touch to the scene matching up well with the directional flow of the water. On the flip side, I do find the shadows in the backgrond a bit heavy for my tastes; I'd personally like to see a little more digital information from that area of the picture. Overall, an original, well conceived vision.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM

I like this idea and composition a lot! Very pretty. My only nit is that the foliage seems a bit soft.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 13, 2010 at 6:29 PM

Chikku,

This is somewhat unique and quite lovely actually. I really like the green of the tree against the blue of the water and the long ss really works to simplify the background.

It's really too bad you couldn't completely isolate this tree against the rushing water. I wish the trunk on the right wasn't there, but what can you do? You did very well with the scene you had to work with.

Lon

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 13, 2010 at 7:54 PM

The place is magic, isn't it? Very creative shot here. I like the use of the light and motion.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 13, 2010 at 9:21 PM

Excellent!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on August 13, 2010 at 9:36 PM

VERY ORIGINAL!!!

The tiny bit of light in the upper left is like magic! The only thing I would do is brighten the falling water just above the furthest part of the green leaves on the left. It helps the subject stand out better. You came away with a nice new take on that area which makes the photo shine even more.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 14, 2010 at 5:44 AM

Deserving of a heck of a lot more response!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 14, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Neat comp and visually very appealing. I could see burning down the roots/branches at the base of the tree as they seem slightly distracting.

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Comment posted by Ian Haskell on August 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Artistic and original. I like the shot overall very nice.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on August 14, 2010 at 5:24 PM

It's like a little bonsai scene. The magic captured here really comes out in the larger image. So do the roots in the LRC too, I might burn them down a bit. Other than that, I like everything about this nice little intimate scene. Nice find!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Gomez on August 15, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Great image, Chikku!
How did the small tree stay so still? From my experience shooting close to white water, there's always a little too much wind.

Registered on March 3, 2007, 206 Posts, 1853 Comments

Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on August 15, 2010 at 1:55 AM

Mark "Deserving of a heck of a lot more response! "
lol thanks mark :)

@ Rick
Thanks! The trees root were a bit higher from the water level. Thats why there isnt that much movement. Plus the shutter was only around 1sec.

Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments