Quiet Summer Evening

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 24, 2011323 views14 comments

Wildflowers and sunset light, Heart Lake Basin, Yellowstone NP. My wife and I spent 4 days backpacking in the Heart Lake Basin last week. The wildflowers were absolutely going off while we were there! This is one of my favorite images from the trip. When I processed this image, my goal was to convey the sense of solitude, relaxation and peacefulness we experienced there.

Nikon D7000, 12-24 Nikkor Dx, polarizer
3 exposure hand blend for dynamic range and DOF. 0.4, 2, 4 sec at f/16, ISO 100. Luckily there as no wind and I could use ISO 100 for all the exposures.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Danny Laureys on August 24, 2011 at 1:03 AM

Very Nice!!! Excellent Blending.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 24, 2011 at 7:40 AM

Nice to see a shot with somewhat cooler tones for a change. I enjoy this image from the foreground to the hills in the back.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 24, 2011 at 10:34 AM

I agree with Andreas about liking one with such nice cool colors. The white wildflowers are a pleasant change from the great mix of colors we have seen recently. A respite, you might say. So, your purpose worked to convey peace, and relaxation, for me anyway.

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Comment posted by Svein-Frode on August 24, 2011 at 10:49 AM

Nice image. Too bad the background isn't as fantastic as the foreground.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM

This image is great from the foreground to the distant mountain range and the sky. Great composition and the processing looks good too

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM

This is restful. I can almost feel the evening breeze. Nice

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 24, 2011 at 2:22 PM

This is a very pleasant image. It has good depth. It also has that feeling of wilderness.

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on August 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Beautiful, what a carpet of flowers. Nice job with the blends too.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 24, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Scott,

Great job of conveying your goal and feelings about the place and experience. Even though I wasn't there of course, your description shines through with this image. I can just imagine standing there for a long time, absorbing the scents of the flowers and greenness while taking in the changing colors and light as the sun sets.

The only suggestion I have would be with the blend - giving the sky a tiny bit more brightness to balance out what one would expect during that time of day (or conversely darkening the flowers, but I don't want to see that.) Hope that makes sense.

Lon

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on August 24, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Scott, I really like the gorgeous flower show and the overall cool tone. Your choice of FG is perfect. The ULC seems to have some vignetting.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 24, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Lovely blooms. Maybe would like a bit more density in the blue sky, but this translucency is accurate for a brief time after the sunset (or rises).

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM

A beautiful shot, Scott. Great job with the very natural looking blend. The color combo of green and purple/red is very appealing. The fg flowers are very well captured (thank the gods for no wind!). I find the log at the center left pulls my eye away from the scene a little, which I really don't want to do! A lovely and calming scene.

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Comment posted by Jose Viegas on August 26, 2011 at 5:33 AM

Nice scene with great soft colors.
Jose

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Comment posted by Bruce King on August 27, 2011 at 3:29 PM

Superb.....definitely conveys a sense of serenity. The sunset seems to be drifting away......giving in to the night leaving the landscape in a peaceful calm. I think you nailed it. The flowers are beautiful repeating shapes leading into the scene.....beautifully done. Congrats.

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