Stump at Jones Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 4, 2010186 views5 comments

Let this be a lesson for everyone.After buying an external harddrive I transfered all my photos to it(it wasn't very many as I had only gotten into photography a few months before)then deleted them from my computer(my wife was complaining about how slow it was).Less than a week later the harddrive crashed and I was unable to save any photos. I was told I could have someone try and rescue them but it would cost hundreds of dollars and I didn't feel at the time that it was worth the expenditure.Now of course I have redundant back-ups of all my photos and for $100 a TB no one has a good excuse not to have multiple copies.This photo was lost in the crash but I had uploaded a full resolution version to panoramio so I re-saved it from there.
Taken Sept. of 09,a crisp morning, as light hit the peaks of the Cheam mountain range.
Xsi
1.5 sec@f16
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5 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on December 4, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Terrific. I love the old stump. Its neat the way the shape of the stump rhymes with the mountains in the background. Wish you had included all of the stump's reflection.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 4, 2010 at 5:23 PM

Dude, you are seriously overpaying for 1TB drives. These are usually what I get and they work great. And if they ever arrive DOA, newegg will replace them for free, shipping and all.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

Multiple copies are always the smart way to go. Sorry to hear you learned the hard way. Also keep in mind that drives usually only last 2 - 5 years before going bonkers on you. Online storage is also a great idea. So many sites have cheap storage in one form or another, it's crazy not to at least do that with your most prized images. Even if it's just a printable jpeg, at least you still have that if you lose everything in a fire or flood.

As for the image, the trunk really takes up a lot of the photograph. I would almost prefer the scene without it as the stump appears to have been cut by man, further pulling your eye from the natural beauty of the mountains.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 4, 2010 at 9:13 PM

I like the comp and the way the massive trunk fits in with the massive mountains. Redundant backups are definitely the key. Additionally, get your wife her own computer. They're pretty cheap too. Or, better yet, volunteer to give your own.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 5, 2010 at 5:46 AM

That's a good find, Dean, but the two subjects are just in too much of a battle for me. Maybe a higher viewpoint (if possible) would have made a difference.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on December 5, 2010 at 3:21 PM

That is a unique shot Dean. I think I would have liked the stump reflection not cut off, but the light and the mountains are really nice.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments