Fall in the Buttermilks

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 10, 20121,690 views18 comments

More fall color from the Eastern Sierra, this time in Buttermilk Country. I used a longer lens here to try to pull the mountains a little closer to the rabbitbrush.
Thanks and comments welcome.

D700, 70-300mm
f16 @ 1/3 & 1/13 sky

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 10, 2012 at 10:55 PM

Beautiful scene, Rudy. You have been killing lately with your posts. Great colors, contrast and the snowcapped peaks are sweet.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on December 10, 2012 at 11:04 PM

This one is really nice, Rudy. The subtle yet warm light really makes this one sing. I like the seasonal contrast as well with the fresh fallen snow against the backdrop of the autumn color in the vegetation.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM

Nice! Love the warm color of the rabbit brush against the cold snowy bg. I also like the way the light fades left along the slopes. Great sky, too.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on December 10, 2012 at 11:54 PM

I love this one, Rudy. Everything works well here. Such fine light.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 11, 2012 at 12:43 AM

Sort of like Youssef's image with a warm vs. cold component. Much larger scale here, though. Very nicely composed and exposed.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 11, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Nice light Rudy, everything stands out in bold relief. The large version puts me there!

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 11, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Your decision to compress the FG and Mountains works very Well Rudy. Nice and sharp throughout, beautiful color and light. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 11, 2012 at 10:51 AM

What a beautiful scene Rudy! The light and colors are so pretty and I really enjoy your comp. Really a wonderful feeling scene and the larger version looks awesome!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 11, 2012 at 12:12 PM

I like the scene very much. Some appealing combination of elements like the clouds and the fresh snow on the ridge. The light is pretty good too. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on December 11, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Beautiful shot, great colors

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Comment posted by Justin Richardson on December 11, 2012 at 2:59 PM

Great composition and color! The detail here is quite stunning

Registered on November 18, 2012, 28 Posts, 134 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 11, 2012 at 9:42 PM

Rudy,

Yet another outstanding Eastern Sierra image of light, color and a well balanced composition. this is fantastic! Perfect balance between the rabbitbrush foreground, the snow covered Sierra and a great sky. No nits or suggestions.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 11, 2012 at 10:13 PM

beautiful scene, Rudy. I like this composition and the control of the exposure.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 12, 2012 at 3:36 AM

Fabulous in every respect. Really well done, Rudy.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 12, 2012 at 12:03 PM

This is great...classic eastern Sierras scene. I think the choice of focal length and composition work perfectly. Processing also looks excellent. I haven't read through the other critiques, but my only suggestion for potential improvement would be to look at a very small crop off the RHS. Feels like there's just a bit too much space between the rabbitbrush and the edge of the frame there.