Owens Valley Afternoon

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 11, 2013296 views16 comments

Thank you for your comments on my previously posted image. They are appreciated.

This image was made several years ago during an October trip to the Sierra East Side, and has recently been reworked. One lovely Autumn afternoon, I wandered a bit south of the upper part of the Alabama Hills and saw this nice view of Owens Valley looking East and South.

Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 180mm
81-b
Astia 100F
October 2006

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your comments and suggestions are always welcomed.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 11, 2013 at 5:47 PM

Real fine view of the Owens valley. Nicely composed and great feeling of depth. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on December 11, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Mmm! Astia works very well doesn't it? Lovely natural appearance light and shade.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 11, 2013 at 7:17 PM

Astia seems to have a cyan bias. At least on my monitor. But, Ian's right, the shadowed area looks perfectly natural. This "widescape" makes me yearn for the wide open spaces! Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on December 11, 2013 at 7:18 PM

Nice view.
It is so subdued that a tad more contrast might look nice?

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 11, 2013 at 7:23 PM

Nice view. Gives a wonderful sense of space.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 11, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Thanks for the comments, all.

Morris: I already pulled cyan out of the sky, and in Firefox it looks pretty good. IE 11 shows the image with much more cyan.

Dan: I though about adding more contrast, but the version you see here is how I remember the scene. I appreciate the suggestion, though.

--P

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 11, 2013 at 8:58 PM

Wonderful color and dynamic range Preston. Love the detail in the large version.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 11, 2013 at 11:41 PM

preston, great sense of place and space. at one moment, it has me wanting to run forever, clicking my heels and yallooping (technical term for shouting non-sensical things at the top of one's voice) at another, it has me wanting to sit on a rock, look, breathe and drink a cold beer. in other words, satisfying image!

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Comment posted by John Williams on December 12, 2013 at 1:23 AM

You've got to love how the views just stretch forever here in the west. I'm enjoying how there are lots of little scenes in the big scene.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 12, 2013 at 5:35 AM

Preston, you definitely captured a wonderful mood along with a beautiful scene, lite, comp colors, everything works beautifully. Very enjoyable to view.
John

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 12, 2013 at 8:06 AM

A nice view indeed. The cloud shadow on the distant mountains give a hint at what this would look like if put into motion. The constantly shifting play of light across the landscape is always fascinating. Simply sitting back and watching the show must have been reward enough. The photo is lagniappe.

BTW,,,,,,the colors look here look great to me. Very relaxing.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM

a very nice day light image, great elements in this shot

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM

This is indeed a lovely view, Preston. I especially like all of the gentle colors from the creamy whites to the light blues and the mountains running off to forever in the distance.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 14, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Nice job framing the scene here Preston. Bring one right into the place.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 14, 2013 at 6:50 PM

Hi Preston

Wow !! what a fascinating scene..

the wide open spaces are breathtaking to view

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on December 14, 2013 at 9:13 PM

Very nice comp and light here Preston. The dappled sunlight really adds a lot to the scene.

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