Local Color

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 8, 2012148 views14 comments

I am just now starting to realize that there are some beautiful local canyons within a few miles from my house. They have housing complexes and business parks on the ridges above, but along the canyon floor are gorgeous stands of California Sycamores that are at peak fall color right now. While not as vibrant as my beloved aspens in autumn, they do provide some nice colors within the confines of the normally drab suburbia and cityscape. Recently, the weather has cooperated and produced some morning fog and drizzle, so it's two for one. What a bargain.

Canon 5Dmk2, 90mm TS-E. Two shot stitch. Compression kills.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 8, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Hey Jimmy,

Ah, the California Sycamore! What a wonderful autumn image of your "local color." I really like the twisting, intertwined trunks you captured here. The trunks, the fall color and the foreground interest all combine for an excellent comp. Beautifully captured.

Lon

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM

The comp and colors work real well. This came out great. I am on the fence about the blue/cyan cast on the tree trunks. Nice to be able to get a fine image locally that doesn't involve a certain beach spot.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on December 8, 2012 at 4:30 PM

What a great find! The textures, shapes...and the light source on those golden leaves and in the grass (rt side)...superb. I think your processing enhanced this (saturation and brightness) quite nicely. Excellent. TShift lens ...not bad!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Nice energetic grouping of the tree trunks. The cool tree trunk tones are a bit overwhelming but they sure do work well with the warm toned leaves.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 8, 2012 at 6:42 PM

Jimmy,

It is an alluring composition and the accents of color make this very compelling. I really like what you have done here.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 8, 2012 at 6:57 PM

A real beauty near your home. I like the colors. The FG grasses add nice color and textures.
Good detail throughout.

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Comment posted by John Williams on December 8, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Sometimes the subtle areas can really sing. The patterns of the trunk combined with the vegetation are attractive. I almost wish the distant ridge in the upper left was covered by closer vegetation like it is in the right to keep the visual consistent.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 8, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Quite nice Jimmy. The sycamore bark is a study in itself. The range of color and detail make this work for me.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 9, 2012 at 3:05 AM

Always nice to have some little oasis for photography close to home. This looks like a place I would enjoy very much. I like this a lot, colors an light work well, as does the composition. I like the twisting "movement" of the stems.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 9, 2012 at 8:51 AM

This is very nice, Jimmy. The foreground grasses are interesting too. It's a busy scene, but the sycamore pull everything together.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 9, 2012 at 9:17 AM

This is very nice Jimmy! I enjoy the colors and the wonderful feel this has. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on December 9, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Your image is a very appealing composition for me, Jimmy. The intertwined trunks especially with their slightly off-centered placement are a strong focal element to me, interestingly balanced by the smaller trunk at the left. The autumn foliage adds a wonderful color palette to my eye, while the darker foreground grasses anchore the image aptly.

Peter

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 9, 2012 at 2:11 PM

I really like this Jimmy. I think if it was mine I would try lightening the lower half only, just a tad. beautiful subject, well seen.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 9, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Yeah, I like everything about this one, Jimmy. Excellent comp, great color and light, and your pp makes it rock!

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