Fall Color

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 19, 2010483 views21 comments

This fall picture was made in the Porcupine Mountains in Upper MI. This is the Carp River as it heads out of Lake of the Clouds and travels towards Lake Superior.
1DS2,24-105@90mm, iso 100, f/20 and 0.3 sec. Polarizer.

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21 comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 19, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Hey Nick,

I know this spot and its a great view. I still haven't even processed mine from here

Great colors and is this looking back southwest? Nice comp
Curious if you needed f20 here as I think the 24s' sweet spot might be more beneficial from what I hear (don't own one).

Thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Hi Anthony, Yes, this is looking back to the southwest. I'm pretty sure I didn't need f/20 and not really sure why I used it. Thanks for the comment, and I look forward to seeing some of your images from here. Thanks, Nick

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on December 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM

Those beautiful colors are lit up nicely and the diagonal line makes for a fine comp.
Nice one, Nick.

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 19, 2010 at 7:01 PM

Wonderful palette of colors.The river leads my eyes right into the scene. Beautiful image Nick.

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Comment posted by Mark Zemmin on December 19, 2010 at 8:09 PM

I like curving river leading your eye right through the picture. Beautiful colors!

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on December 19, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Super color obviously. And the comp is well done too. Very nice Nick.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 19, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Lovely Autumn view, and nice comp.

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Comment posted by Joshua Hardin on December 19, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Beautifully done. Just the right amount of saturation too. I wouldn't change a thing!

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on December 19, 2010 at 8:31 PM

The rich colors here are very pleasing to the eye. The diagonal, snaking river makes the shot even more dynamic. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on December 19, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Great color Nick and a beautiful image. Would like to see a bigger version. Maybe I'll run into you and Sheri for the 3rd year in a row up there.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 19, 2010 at 10:34 PM

I like the intensity of color and the meandering stream. What a great array of autumn's pek.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 20, 2010 at 1:18 AM

Nice! I love our aspens, especially this past year! But I gotta say the diversity in colors you guys have back there has me really wanting to get out there to se it. Wonderful mix of autumn color in this one!

Chris

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 20, 2010 at 7:29 AM

A classic scene. I remember images of this place from Danny Burk a couple of years ago. Very beautiful.

Guy

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 20, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Thanks for your nice comments on this so far. It was really nice being here with the fall color at peak.
Guy, I know Danny Burk went here several times. The MWNP always took a fall trip to the UP and I know Danny was part of that. I was usually up there too, but never ran in to him. Danny had some beautiful images from this area. Nick

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 20, 2010 at 10:31 AM

Excellent work Nick. Definitely one of your better shots. The colors are phenominal. For my tastes, I wouldn't mind seeing the shadows warmed up a bit and a little vignetting at the corners. However, this is awesome as is!

Michael

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 20, 2010 at 5:49 PM

Nick,

Gotta love the aerial viewpoint and the stream meandering through the comp. Great color and lighting. Seems like it's lost a bit of detail coming to the web, but we've come to expect that haven't we.

Excellent autumn scene.

Lon

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 20, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Lovely! Nice blue-leading line separating the shot diagonally. Great light and color...I can almost hear you hold your breath before releasing the shutter.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 21, 2010 at 1:30 AM

Beautiful autumn color, Nick, and really like the river meandering across the frame. Outstanding.