Standing Tall

by Jim Greenwood

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 13, 2011872 views18 comments

Fremont Cottonwood - Zion Canyon

C&C appreciated

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
60mm, f/11, 0.3 seconds, ISO 50

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on November 13, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Beautiful! Very sinuous. Composed perfectly.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 13, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Indeed a perfect composition. That color on the trunk (lower part) looks very cyan, but that's about it regarding nitpicking. I enjoy it a lot, great stuff Jim!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 13, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Very well balanced. The tree has lots of character

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 13, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Did I pass this tree going up to Observation Point? Looks familiar, but your comp reminds me of a dancer. The detail looks incredible - the compression kills an image like this (looks too bright). A print must be amazing. Great find and presentation. Your careful set up allowed the row of pines(?) to poke through under the branch.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 13, 2011 at 6:12 PM

As others have mentioned, great comp Jim! The colors and textures work wonderfully as well.

Even in the large version, it looks like web compression is affecting this a bit. Bet this will look awesome as a large print! (I'm assuming you're going to print this large, right?)

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 13, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Thanks for the comments thus far.

Yeah, web compression is killing most of the detail. The raw image has plenty of sharp detail, so a print will look nice I'm sure.

Dietrich, I hadn't noticed the cyan cast on the lower trunk, but I'm seeing it now. Thanks for mentioning it.

Harry, actually this is further down canyon around the Court of the Patriarchs.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 13, 2011 at 6:44 PM

This is fantastic!, Jim. Beautiful composition and wonderful colors.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 13, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Very nice comp and colors. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 13, 2011 at 7:33 PM

Real pretty image, Jim. Love the trunk and it's shape juxtaposing the color.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 13, 2011 at 7:50 PM

Awesome subject! I'd probably warm it up just a tad--otherwise looks great!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 13, 2011 at 8:06 PM

The tree trunk creates a wonderful, graceful design against the autumn color and the canyon walls. I might consider decreasing the saturation in the reds for the area of rock in the mid-upper left hand side (under the branch) as in my opinion, this area pulls the eye away from the trunk design, and the yellows and greens of the leaves. Just a thought. Either way, a great image that will make a beautiful print.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM

This really captures the spirit of Zion perfectly. The bluishness makes me think a polarizer might have been useful here.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on November 13, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Extremely Nice!!!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 14, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Nice creative comp, the textures in the tree and distant mountain are great. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 14, 2011 at 6:20 AM

Pretty amazing, Jim. I always look out for subjects like this one and you found a great one here.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM

Sweet! The flowing lines of the trunk and branches are composed wonderfully.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 14, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Beautiful shot Jim and the composition is as good as it gets. Delightful.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 25, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Very pretty image - the blues confuse me, though. Haven't seen blue leaves.
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy

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