Endovalley II

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 13, 2011349 views22 comments

Another take on the surise one morning not too long ago in RMNP. The gold color had diminished by the time I put on the telephoto, but the strong light still made for nice contrast with the mountains behind.

Cropped to square to eliminate uneeded sky.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 13, 2011 at 7:31 PM

What beautiful warm light against the cold mountains Morris. Stunning image! I also like the square format.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Lovely light on the aspens makes great contrast with the squall moving down the valley. The square format works well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 13, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Morris:
Nice contrast between the warm light on the trees and the cooler darker bg. Love the mood in the image.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on March 13, 2011 at 8:54 PM

A stunner Morris!
Perfect.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 13, 2011 at 9:29 PM

What great light and a beautiful composition Morris. I love how the BG mountains kind of just fade away.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 13, 2011 at 9:39 PM

This is nice too, Morris. Could see burning down the fore ground snow just a bit to better frame the glowing trees.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 13, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Morris,

I love the light. You have good tecxture in the FG snow, and the comp is nicely balaned. The square crop works well, here. I like contrast between the warm trees and the cool BG.

--P

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 14, 2011 at 1:18 AM

Fantastic, Morris. Those trees seem like they are on fire with that gorgeous light. Really like the square format, and your superb composition. Beautiful, beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 14, 2011 at 3:28 AM

Morris, the georgeous glow is beautifully contrasted to the dark and misty background, that makes an appealing suspense! The seldom used square formate contributes a lot to the impact of this scene.

Peter

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 14, 2011 at 6:53 AM

I think this is much better than the last one, theres much better balance with the fg and bg here--here its clear that the fg is the strong subject and the bg sets the mood/acts as a supporting player. No yellow snow either

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 14, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Beautiful, Morris.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 14, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Beautiful and moody. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 14, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Love the contrast of the warm and cool tones. Great light on the trees, too.

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Comment posted by Emil von Maltitz on March 14, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Beautiful strong composition. The square format works well.

E

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM

This is wonderful, Morris. The light looks fantastic, and I like the square format too. Very nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on March 14, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Fantastic light!

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Comment posted by Jim Lou on March 14, 2011 at 5:31 PM

beautiful warm light... it contrast well with cool color of the background.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 14, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Nice catching contrast between the golden light on the aspens and the blue, foggy mountain top.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 14, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Man, this telephoto view really does it for me. It makes the background more dramatic without competing too much with the glowing trees, at least in a confusing way. By that, I mean that the trees attract my attention, but then I am drawn into the mystery of the mountains, sort of like being lifted there in my imagination, and that's OK with me.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on March 15, 2011 at 3:05 AM

I like the square crop, and the golds and blues work really nicely together.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 15, 2011 at 1:50 PM

the bluish vs gold contrast really makes the trees pop. Some nice light you captured here, Morris

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on March 15, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Hi Morris - I have always thought about taking a photo of the trees in this area, but have never stopped to do so. Your image has inspired me to try the next time I am in the area. The golden light really makes this image. I like the square crop, too.

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