High Sierra Fog + Crop Version

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 11, 2011253 views21 comments

Another image of a foggy forest taken close to sunset in Sequoia National Park during a 6 day backpacking trip this past September.

All comments and critiques greatly appreciated.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 11, 2011 at 10:57 AM

This is lovely Michael - it has such a calming mood and a hint of mystery. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on January 11, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Beautiful and peaceful image Michael. I love the separation you achieved in your comp.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on January 11, 2011 at 1:22 PM

Very moody. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on January 11, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Very nice, I love moody shots like this, well done

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 11, 2011 at 2:51 PM

A fine image. Something about that rock anchor I like a lot.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 11, 2011 at 3:54 PM

I can never get enough foggy forest shots--i love it! Id crop the extreme rhs and use the tree as a border/frame.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 11, 2011 at 5:13 PM

I love pictures like this Michael, and this is a great one. Fantastic mood captured! The soft feel is just wonderful. Really nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 11, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Love it. I get the feel for mystery here.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 11, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Michael,

Not withstanding the dirt patch/partial path in the LRC, I find the composition very inviting. As mentioned already, with the rock providing a nice anchor and enough spacing of the middle trees to let the fog create some mood and an open and pleasing composition.

Not sure what to suggest about the right side - probably just leave it as is because I don't think a partial or complete crop would make this stronger - perhaps, but not sure.

Love the cool, misty mood here.

Lon

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 11, 2011 at 9:21 PM

Michael - Fantastic mood in this one. The path/ trail mentioned on the right breaks up the comp a bit for me. Also ULC has a bit of branch creepinging into the image. Not sure if you are opposed to cloning the small area out - looks like it would be difficult to crop out.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on January 11, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Beautiful Image Micheal, I kind of like the crop suggestions off the right side.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 11, 2011 at 10:11 PM

Outstanding image, Michael. Love the varying luminosity of the trees and how the trees melt into the distance.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 11, 2011 at 10:28 PM

Nice. I really like the two darker, framing trunks on the sides.

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on January 11, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Boy are these tough to shoot. You've made a beautiful image here Michael. Really love the atmosphere

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Comment posted by James Fougère on January 11, 2011 at 11:47 PM

Well Done! A nice B&W as well

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 12, 2011 at 1:52 AM

Very moody scene, the path in the LRC is a minor nit for me. Nevertheless, a fine image.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 12, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Neat mysterious image from the Sequoia. I don't mind the path showing a little on the right. I really like the mood set here by the fog, and the little sappling peaking through the gap on the left.

Chris

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 12, 2011 at 10:01 AM

This is very calm and peaceful. My only nit is that I'm picking up some greens in the deep shadows of the bark. I thought it was an optical illusion, but then I covered up everything on my monitor except the tree on the left. Upon doing this, the green shadow tones became a bit more apparent.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 12, 2011 at 11:59 AM

Thanks everyone and especially Lon for not moving this shot to M v N. I didn't think the path would be noticed. It personally doesn't both me, that's the High Sierra Trail close to Crescent Meadow. Ben- thanks for your observant comment. I tried to neutralize the shadows as much as possible. I'll look into it a little more. Stan/Jeremy - I will experiment with the crop suggestion.

Michael

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 13, 2011 at 3:26 PM

Slight alterations to repost: crop, clone out left tree branch, slight neutralization of color cast.

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Comment posted by Jim Lou on January 13, 2011 at 4:46 PM

I like spacial composition of the tree trunks. The rock provides balance to the frame.

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