Scrub Oak Bouquet

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 22, 2013602 views23 comments

An evening in the Gunnison National Forest, Colorado. I had just spent about an hour rushing/bushwhacking to a spot I thought would be a perfect sunset opportunity that I never made it to. Hot, sweaty and pissed, and about 20 ft from my truck I found this lovely scene...Go figure, maybe I should have stayed put eh?

Comments and Critique welcome.

Canon 6D
24mm tilt shift, vertical stitch.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on November 22, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Well I'm in love. I popped on to NPN to catch up after work, and this was what met my eye. Magnificent in so many ways Kane; one of my favorite fall images in awhile.

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Comment posted by Michael Hackett on November 22, 2013 at 10:27 PM

A very nice image Kane. Isn't it funny how we sometimes get so focused on something that we fail to see things 20 feet in front of us. Unfortunately I think that happens a lot in life.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 22, 2013 at 10:57 PM

Magnificent, Kane. What a scene.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 22, 2013 at 11:53 PM

Gorgeous in every way Kane. Maybe just a little less blue on those trunks and this would be perfect. Great perspective and depth as well!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 23, 2013 at 6:33 AM

Lovely! Really beautifully made.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 23, 2013 at 9:01 AM

Wow, great scene Kane. The colors in this are wonderful and a great composition. Your back rounds lately have been great and this is no exception. One of the better fall scenes I've seen lately. Great processing on this. Maybe a tad blue in the trunks but great as is.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 23, 2013 at 9:46 AM

That is a familiar sounding story.... But this is not a bad reward at all for all the sweat and hard work! I like it a lot!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 23, 2013 at 9:51 AM

The comp and color of the leaves cause them to explode from the frame in a dramatic way. The arrangement of the trunks throughout the frame give this a balanced feel that is very pleasing to the senses.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on November 23, 2013 at 10:19 AM

Kane, I like how you have processed the light and color of the leaves. Your placement of the 3 trunks in the frame is real good also. I would prefer less blue in the right 2 trunks so they are more like the left-most one. Maybe darken the brightest aspen boles in the upper left? One of top my three favorites of your fall collection.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on November 23, 2013 at 10:39 AM

I remember seeing this one on FB. I really like the richness of the color and the depth to the composition in this image. If you are posting this here I can't wait to see what you have in store in the fall color contest!!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 23, 2013 at 11:21 AM

A gorgeous intimate, Kane. Marvelous color, and I like the twilight blue on the foreground tree trunks indicating it is near evening. Sometimes we don't see the potential of a scene until it is in the right light. Good job seeing through your frustration of not making it to your planned site for sunset, but still recognizing the beauty right before you.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 23, 2013 at 3:15 PM

This image is definitely music to soothe the savage beast. Stunningly beautiful, expertly captured and presented. The best part for me is the rhythmic "back beat" of white tree trunks. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 23, 2013 at 4:28 PM

What a scene. Well seen and composed. Great shot

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Comment posted by Zhoen on November 24, 2013 at 12:55 AM

Nice find, great color and glow!

Registered on May 16, 2013, 25 Posts, 188 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 24, 2013 at 1:41 AM

The colors and light are amazing...something doesnt work w/ this comp for me though...

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Comment posted by David Edwards on November 24, 2013 at 5:35 AM

A fabulous explosion of color. The three main tree trunks incorporated in your comp make this one for me.

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on November 24, 2013 at 3:01 PM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Ant on November 24, 2013 at 5:07 PM

Beautiful image. The colors are splendid, and the background of white trunks is a joy. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on November 24, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Fantastic. Those trunks really pop out! The lighting adds great depth here.

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Comment posted by Stephen Weaver on November 24, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Superb Kane!
My kind of image!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 25, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Absolutely beautiful Kane. Very skillful composition. I might reduce the bluish cast in the trunks a bit (but I'm on an uncalibrated monitor at the moment, so take that with a grain of salt). Thanks for sharing this.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 26, 2013 at 9:40 PM

It's hard for me to comment on the blue--it looks really blue on my laptop but my color management on this monitor is pretty off. But this a real pretty scene, Kane--i like the comp a lot!

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Comment posted by Mark Hespenheide on December 3, 2013 at 4:11 PM

Kane,

I think it's beautifully done and a standout.

I do think the overall saturation is a bit too high. It's just a little too vibrant for a quiet image, to my eye. I'm less worried about the blue in the trunks than the greens and reds in the leaves. I'd also try to bring down the aspen boles a touch.

I'm jealous, though.

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