Yosemite Valley Fall

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 22, 2010280 views20 comments

It was a wet rainy, soggy day. I liked the colors, especially in the grasses and foreground. The whole scene was kind of lacking in contrast. I had to tweak it a bit to try and cut through the moisture in the air. I wonder if it worked out, and if the color/contrast looks okay? A 4 vertical image stitch. Large version included as well. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for your thoughts.

Thanks again for another great year here at NPN. I appreciate all the help, and friendly critiques. I wish everyone a safe and wonderful holiday!

Merry Christmas!

Chris

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 22, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Merry Christmas to you as well Chris. Very nice display here, color and contrast look fine to me. The waterfall in the background is a nice touch. The small version definately does not do this scene justice, must view large!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 22, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Chris,

It actually feels a bit to contrasty to me, especially in the FG grasses. Otherwise I think it is great.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on December 22, 2010 at 10:25 PM

I like the earth tones. The waterfall in the back is a bit of icing

.The large version shines.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 22, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Well composed, Chris! The image is strong throughout for me.
The "larger" image really emphasizes the colors and textures
in the FG.

Merry Christmas!

Robert

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 22, 2010 at 10:52 PM

THis is lovely. Thanks so much for the larger version.

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Comment posted by Anish Desai on December 23, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Chris,
I love the composition and color pallet, but I'm also in favor of dialing back the contrast just a touch. I feel like it's taking away some of the depth here. Otherwise, this looks great.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 23, 2010 at 2:25 AM

Chris,

I actually like what you did with the contrast as I agree that it worked to cut through the heavy wet air of the valley on that day. The only thing I wish wasn't there was the trickle of Yosemite Falls! I recognize the location, but certainly the falls aren't part of the story here... although it certainly represents a differing and unique viewpoint from the Valley. And I think this works very well. The large version is of course quite excellent. The color and sat look quite accurate to me. Great job with this one!

And a Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! My best to you in the new year!

Lon

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on December 23, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Beautiful colours after the rain. Prefer the larger version, wonderful detail here Chris.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 23, 2010 at 7:42 AM

This really looks good to me Chris. I like the colors here a lot. A very inviting scene to me. The large version is especially nice. Have a wonderful holiday too!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 23, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Love it Chris, this is definitely one I can imagine shooting--only not nearly as well! It looks wonderful at every level, and the way the first two levels are placed upon the BG mountainside, just perfect. Merry Christmas as well!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 23, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Rain does wonderful things to color doesn't it? This has a nice warm feel to it, and the pano crop works well. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!!

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 23, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Another great addition to your portfolio Chris. Colours and light look great and the details just pop. The grasses up front are look a bit funny but that is probably due to compression. Nice job with increasing the contrast too. Cheers

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on December 23, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Works very well for me Chris, love exploring in conditions like this, very quite, peaceful atmosphere. I think the colors look great, and the comp is perfect. Well scene and capture.

Have a great Holiday as well!

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 23, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Lovely wide pano. Larger version looks great. Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 23, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Real nice, Chris! I would agree with Youssef about the foreground contrast, but otherwise, very well done. I also feel like it could use a slight CCW rotation. The meadow back edge on the right is lower than the left. Both are very minor nits.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 23, 2010 at 3:06 PM

What a great view from this locale, Chris. Another image that required a look see at the larger version to get the total impact overall. Very nice work.....

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 23, 2010 at 4:11 PM

Chris,the larger verion rocks. I know it was raining, but it does seens alittle flat in the foreground grasses. other then that, this is a great image of the meadows.
Have a nice Xmas.