Autumn Blush

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2013505 views16 comments

Scene photographed along the West Fork Trail, Oak Creek, Sedona, AZ last year. I was looking over locations that I liked from last year thought to give this un-worked image a go. Heading in again this Wednesday and am hoping I'm not too early. Specs are:
1/20sec@f14, 26mm, ISO100, tripod. Processed with LR, gaussian blur added in PS.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 14, 2013 at 3:49 AM

Idyllic scene. Looks almost like its out of a fairy tale.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 14, 2013 at 4:54 AM

Dig it....very cool scene :)

aF

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 14, 2013 at 5:40 AM

Gorgeous colors and reflections. Very relaxing scene. Comfort food for the soul.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on October 14, 2013 at 8:40 AM

Soft and sweet colors.

Ron

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Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on October 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM

This is quite beautiful! The essence of autumn. The only suggestion I would add, IMHO, is to add a bit more contrast. The tonal range seems somewhat limited, and my eye is having some trouble distinguishing between the trees, creek, grasses, etc. However, this may simply be a stylistic issue. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on October 14, 2013 at 9:32 AM

Very nice.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 14, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Lovely and with great color.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Bob, A wonderful fairy tail look to this scene which is quite enjoyable! A beautiful autumn scene for sure.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 14, 2013 at 2:53 PM

wonderful colors, i like the blurry effect

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 14, 2013 at 6:19 PM

Bob, nice sense of depth to this scene. I do find the saturation on the reflected red a little distracting. If it were mine I might try a selective desaturation on the reflection alone. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 14, 2013 at 9:31 PM

That is one stunning display of color!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 14, 2013 at 9:50 PM

Truly dramatic collection of colors here and the textures are beautiful as well. Excellent capture

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 15, 2013 at 12:39 AM

This is a nice scene, Bob. I agree that the saturation of the reds is too high. Also, the blur smudged the detail in the red tree in the background; at least to my eye. I like the comp and the general mood of the image, and with some minor tweaks it will make a nice print.

--P

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 15, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Beautiful palette! I too would tone the reds slightly, bu otherwise love the overall scene. I'll be there in a few weeks riding bicycles with a friend; I better bring the camera too!!

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Comment posted by Alberto Rada on October 15, 2013 at 8:13 PM

This photo conveys so much, it just puts you there and makes you meditate, I would not touch the reds as they fire up the scene.
Will be going to Vermont next week to see the Autumn, we don't have it here in Florida.
Alberto

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 15, 2013 at 8:37 PM

Misty, moody, sweetly alluring. a beautiful scene made even better with your processing. Excellent work

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