Golden Graces

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 2, 2011302 views6 comments

The third of my nine recent drum scans.

A fall color shot from this last September near Bear Lake, Utah. I had been having a really disappointing couple days of photography the weekend I shot this. The wind had been blowing very hard (like 30-40mph most of the time) - and since all the shots available at the time had leaves in them I almost just gave up. On the way back home (about a 2 hour drive) I decided to give it one more go on this short dirt road in Logan Canyon. My family was with me (wife, 2 young kids) so I didn't want to spend too much time. A miracle happened! (a photographic miracle that is) - about 30 minutes before the sun went down there was a total calm. Absolutely no wind at all - not even enough to sway aspen leaves at the tops of the trees, and I don't know if I've ever seen that happen - with or without a camera. Anyway - I got this shot and a couple others (posting those soon) before the light had completely faded.

Comments, suggestions, critiques greatly appreciated.

See larger version or see an extra large version here

Walker Titan 5x7, Provia 100F, Singh-ray Warming Polarizer, drum scan

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 2, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Very nice. I like the pano crop emphasizing the diagonal aspen tree line and the light. Again, excellent image.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 2, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Andrew, the shining colors and the composition complement one another and work like a crescendo!

Peter

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on February 2, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Looks like you got a good one, here.

I like the contrast of the shadowed background hills and the backlit trees. The short to tall line of yellow is fun.

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on February 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM

I used to spend a lot of time in Logan Canyon, it is a beautiful place for fall colors. I can just picture this being somewhere near the summit before you drop down to Bear Lake. I like the pano crop accentuating this nice stand of trees.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 2, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Very nice light and great color. Sounds like this was meant to happen.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 2, 2011 at 11:23 PM

Incredible image, Andrew. The aspens just seem to have an inner glow that is flat out amazing. I really like how you used a pano format to emphasize the wonderful layers and lines. Your extra large version is a real treat to behold. Superb work.

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