Enchanted Forest

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 17, 2010311 views28 comments

We saw these beautiful red gooseberries from the road above. Eric managed to scale down the boulder strewn slope, and find a place to cross the river. Steve and I didn't manage to find a way across. After wasting about 45 minutes, we just drove up the road and parked, crossed the river on the bridge, and walked back down!

Anyway, once I got close to this spot, I realized why Eric was so enthralled with it himself. Anyway, by the time i was set up, it was in the fading light. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for your thoughts. Large version provided too.

D200,
18-70mm,
1sec, F/9.5,

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 17, 2010 at 11:46 PM

That is so nice, Chris. The pinks really add to this and the aspens make for a very graphic element.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on October 17, 2010 at 11:50 PM

The aspens make for such a nice contrast - both the shape and color. Looks like you had a great trip!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 17, 2010 at 11:58 PM

Chris,

What a beautiful little scene. I can certainly understand why this caught your eyes. I think all the elements here are working together including the aspen trunks, the big boulders and the color bushes.

I wasn't there so it's hard to call this in to question, but the color of the bush on the right seems closer to pink or "chartreuse" than red. Maybe it was red at all, but that's my expectation. But since I wasn't there I guess I'll just have to trust you.

No matter though, I still think it's a wonderful, intimate autumn scene.

Lon

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 18, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Hey Lon,
Thanks, Maybe it was my mistake to call it red? I definately remember it was a color that I found uncommon to my experience. Not really like I'm used to seeing with the Yosemite Dogwoods. Someting in between pink and true red I guess. Also, the fact that my camera seems to render things unusually blue in this kind of lower light, made me make a few tweaks to warm the color balance a bit. I think that corrected some of the blues, but also took just a little punch out of the image as well.

Thanks
Chris

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on October 18, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Very beautiful scene I like this a lot, the comp is right on and I love the colors

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on October 18, 2010 at 12:11 AM

Beautiful image Chris. Great arrangement of pattern and colors.everything seems in place!

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on October 18, 2010 at 12:41 AM

Amazing light Chris. Timing is everything - looks like your trek worked out well after all. The comp draws us into this idyllic little place. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 18, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Love the composition, Chris, and the colors are really nice with the pinks and reds. The large image is outstanding. Can certainly understand pursuing a way to get to this as you guys did.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on October 18, 2010 at 1:05 AM

well composed!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 18, 2010 at 1:14 AM

Nice! A real tricky scene to compose, and i think it's a slam-dunk, great color balance and mix of elements.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 18, 2010 at 1:15 AM

You know I like this one

My kinda scene exactly Chris. One could call this "chaotic" but of course it is well structured. The bright trunks provide a lot of visual guide and the other elements are well placed too. I like the colors are lot!

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on October 18, 2010 at 2:44 AM

Hi Chris,
lot of details to look in this image. The aspens really help in terms of colours and graphical contrast.

gio

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on October 18, 2010 at 4:08 AM

Cool shot, Chris. Some nice pastels and light on those trunks.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on October 18, 2010 at 8:20 AM

Nice colorful woodland scene, like the mix of colors and the arrangement of trunks. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 18, 2010 at 9:34 AM

What a wonderful scene. This is very well compossed and a joy to look at. Nice light and color really make it an eye catcher.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 18, 2010 at 9:44 AM

It can be pretty darn difficult to obtain a coherent comp from scenes like this, but you did an excellent job - very nicely balanced. The variety of colors, along with the aspens, give this lots of elements to enetertain the viewer.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 18, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Very nice comp. I like the overall color balance, leaving some blues in the scene is working very well. I could see being drawn to warm the scene up in post. I really love the graphic, anchor points of the aspen trunks.

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on October 18, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Wonderful intimate scene, love the color and comp!

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 18, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Chris,

Your work just gets better and better! I love shots like this one. The balance of color and shapes works very well.

--P

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on October 18, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Lovely intimate scene. I echo what Tony says.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 18, 2010 at 1:11 PM

Real pretty little scene, Chris. Very sweet.

Your photography has stepped up amazingly in the last couple of years. You are consistently posting very excellent work!!!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 18, 2010 at 1:45 PM

You've got quite a fan club on here Chris and include me in it! Excellent shot. Compostion, color, and processing all come together nicely here.

Michael

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 18, 2010 at 2:06 PM

A gorgeous little scene, Chris. I love the red/magentas mixed in with the aspen, makes for a nice unique treat.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on October 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Awesome... I was wondering what you guys grabbed from this location. I like what the soft/bluer light has done to this scene. It gives it a very magical look. I'll post up my take from a bit earlier that day, so you can see what I got. Beautiful work, I wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on October 18, 2010 at 10:25 PM

Yeah, those pinks really set this one off in the awesome direction!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 19, 2010 at 12:20 AM

You came away with a sweet comp. I like the way brought the chaos there to something simple as the just what colors where there.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Fantastic color and the white boles distributed through the frame almost make for exclamation points to this picture in prose.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 21, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Now this is not your typical fall foliage scene. I've seen similar colors in berry leaves before, but never found a way to compose them. You too advantage of the aspens and those dark rocks to make a very nice composition.

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