Autumn Stage

Holy cow, this is amazing! You really did a nice job processing this, pulling every nuance of color and detail out of it. I have one from a little way to the left that I like quite a bit, but it pales compared to this. Excellent! I can't get over the dedtail in all the background foliage. Also, that little warm spot of clarity in the river, awesome!

Thanks for the comments on the foggy tree shot, I think

You can't get upset with me for beating you out of the gate with that one, cause' your's is probably better than mine!

Chris

Wow, this is beautiful, with amazing detail. The composition is perfect to my eye. I like the stream in the foreground with the rocks alot. The bit of color from the under water rocks in the center is a nice extra touch. All that color going back through the woods is wonderful. Really nice Lon.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Very pretty Lon. I like the way the 2 large trees are composed, and certainly like the inclusion of the stream. As nice as the colors are, my main attraction is the stream - I wish we had streams like this in Florida!!

The detail is superb as always Lon. Did your wife see any blurry leaves in this one. The light is real nice on the trees but I think the yellows/leaves could be bumped up just a touch. The rust coloured rocks are a sweet addition too, especially in the large photo. Another excellent photo and it was nice putting a face with the name too. I also found it interesting that there is a bridge behind you, i would never had guessed. I find it very interesting those types of photo's( it's funny what we don't show in our photo's) Cheers

Classic composition, should make a gorgeous print. The big rock seems to anchor the whole image. Based on my monitor I could see a adding bit more yellow saturation but can't nitpick that. Is that a hint of blue cast on the whitewater or just my monitor?

This is excellent, Lon. The 135 lens placed everything very nicely in the overall scene. The water comes across especially nice here. The two main tress also work perfectly in the spacing and providing symmetry to the view as well. Another wonderful capture from this area of the park.....

Very pleasing and relaxing scene. Beautiful color and comp.

Excellent work Lon. I think everything works well here. I generally agree with Barry's comments/suggestions as well. Happy New Years, Michael

Great photos Lon, both of them!! This one is eye-poppingly sharp and pleasing.

Lon, I appreciate the composition with counterpointing flowing motion, horizontal lines, cold and dark colors in the foreground to the background with steady trees, vertical lines and warming shades. At least on my monitor, enhancing yellow could be advantageous.

Peter

Lovely autumn scene Lon! The details are wonderfull, especially on the larger version!

Lon: Beautiful scene superbly rendered. Just the right amount of water and SS for my tastes. Makes me want to be there. >=))>

Lon, I really like it. Your composition works very effectively, giving us a lot of detail in the trees, and lovely water movement. Very good job!

You have quite a few images of this kind and I think this one stands out in particular. Not sure why, maybe because of the complex composition in the bg that actually is not so complex: It is vertically mirrored in a way - a pair of trunks on each side, a thicker and a thinner one. In the centre there's one "branchy" tree to mark the mirror plane. And really like the rich warm color in the foliage. Water looks great too. Good stuff here Lon!

Lon, I find this just as lovely and effective as Happy place. The whitewater flow adds a lot to the image IMO.

The detail, color and your processing are fantastic Lon. We defiitely had a great time in Yosemite with fall colors this year. Beautiful work!! How about Next month?
I'm glad you liked the images of you at work.

Fantastic detail and color in this one Lon. I like the idea of blending exposures here, I jst might have to try this next year.

Nice image, Lon. Beautiful detail and color.

Is this really a blend of two 4x5 scans? I've tried that and since the trannies weren't glass mounted, I couldn't line up the images end to end. Just a slight buckle would throw them out.

Good work.

- Dan.

Incredible, Lon. The palette of color is gorgeous. The warm tones in that still area of the river really tie the water and forest together nicely. Wonderful detail and composition. Your blending technique worked so very well. Superb, stunning work.

Nice, I really like the balance of texture in the frame as well as the balance of light. The water is very expressive texture-wise, and as such complements the foliage portion of the scene. This seems a tad dark on my monitor, but I am a few months since my last calibration.

Like the ocmposition with the big rock starting the lines of other rocks and tree trunks. Water textures are excellent addition to the image. At my monitor it benefits from brightening (same as Tony's comment, but my monitor is 2 days after calibration :) ).

This definately works for me Lon, I like the horizontal flow from the river competing with the verticle trunks and woodland for attention. Great stuff.

Gary.

Very nice Lon! Personal and it may be my monitor, but I wouldn't mind it a touch brighter, at least in the mid-tones.

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I agree about brightening/boosting the yellows and perhaps a little brighter in general. And I can take out a little more blue in the water. Changes would be slight so I decided not to rework this until or if this ever gets printed.

Raymond, the bridge is only behind me in the photo Kyle shot. It's not behind the camera - in other words the bridge and image are 90deg from each other.

Dan, yes it's a blend of 2 4x5 sheets of film. Actually, more accurately it would be a composite. You're right, 2 different scanned sheets of film rarely will line up across the entire image. I just tried to align it the best I could around the rocky shoreline. Then just masked the top or bottom half (can't remember now) to allow the water exposure and SS to be combined with the exposure of the trees from two different slides. I had made that determination at the time which is why I shot two sheets. But in general, it's most often nearly impossible to blend two or more sheets of film in the sense that an hdr process would do it automatically, simply because the pixels don't line up scan to scan.

Anyway..... Thanks again!

Lon

A very lovely and expressive photograph. The composition is exquisite and I am enjoying the fantastic detail that has been portrayed here.

Your work from Yosemite is truly a joy to view.

Yeah, there's some "peace like a river" going on with this one. So serene and calming.