Shrine Ridge

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 16, 2011194 views9 comments

This was my first time up here in the Shrine Ridge area, and was amazed at the profusion of wildflowers. A storm began to roll in as I got near the top, producing some interesting cloud formations--I especially like the "dragon-shaped" cloud near the left side of the image. Comments and Critiques are welcome. Thanks for viewing!

Canon 7D
24-105mm @ 24mm
Manual Mode
f/16
3.2 sec
ISO 100
Two images blended/processed in CS5
Polarizer

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on August 16, 2011 at 9:06 AM

Nice blend, Good sharpness from front to back and a beautiful tableau. Just a couple nits and they are minor. The two brighter areas in the thundercloud are just teetering on the edge of too bright, and the white area on the left side midground, it's hard to tell if it's a patch of snow or a little creek. It pulls my eye down there. It seems there has been a widely varied Wildflower experience this year, boom or bust depending on the conditions. This looks like a boom in the bloom.

Paul

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 16, 2011 at 12:25 PM

Wow! I am so glad I viewed this large. The wildflower colors and that massive cloud are exquisite. I loooooove this image.

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Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 16, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Paul,

The white patch (lower left corner area) is snow. The patches of snow up here are still ten feet deep in some areas, producing little streams/creeks lined with wildflowers.

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 16, 2011 at 6:57 PM

The large image does justice to the scene. Nice depth and comp.

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Comment posted by Chris Martin on August 16, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Nice scene and it looks like you got some great drama in those clouds. I would agree with Paul about the brightness in those couple of spots, but otherwise just a fantastic image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Looks like a great place to hike to and you encountered some really nice light. Could maybe see bringing out more texture and detail in the darker tones.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on August 17, 2011 at 12:26 AM

This is a lovely shot Chrisie with excellent processing all around. Very nice work!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 17, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Glad you made it to Shrine, Christine--i was amazed too! Love the clouds here, great sky. The brightest highlites could use some taming here. The snow is a bit distracting too, and easily avoidable here

Pretty shot, regardless!

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Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 17, 2011 at 6:20 PM

Thanks for all of your comments and critiques! I have found landscapes to be very challenging and your feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks again,
Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

Registered on September 19, 2010, 20 Posts, 244 Comments