Fall at Lamar Confluence

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 26, 2014677 views21 comments

The sun's first light sets the fall Cottonwoods aglow at the confluence of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek, in Yellowstone National Park. (5D3, 24-70 f2.8 @ 43mm, 1/100s, f/10, iso 200, tripod and polarizer)

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21 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 26, 2014 at 12:34 PM

This is really nice Mark. Beautiful light and a strong composition for my tastes. I hope to see it in the next couple of days. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on September 26, 2014 at 1:05 PM

Same place but very different photos. In this one, I especially like the back-lit cottonwoods showing their trunks and branches.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 26, 2014 at 1:15 PM

Love the feel you captured here. Even with the extremely low angle of the Sun the light is quite intense and really sets the cottonwoods a blaze. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 26, 2014 at 1:34 PM

Mark, I really like this one. This works better for me over the WC posted one mainly for the composition. I think the confluence meeting in the LRHC with a bit of diagonal and almost arrow pointing look there. The addition of the side lighting sets the fall theme up nicely with the leaves and ground brush in total highlight. Very nice one.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 26, 2014 at 5:06 PM

Beautiful autumn scene Mark, gotta love the early morning light and the spectacular color, I like this alot. Beautifully seen and captured.
John

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on September 26, 2014 at 5:25 PM

I like this photo, Mark. It's simple but has a lot of elements that give me a good feeling that you've taken me to this place with your image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 26, 2014 at 5:56 PM

Very nice, Mark. I like this comp and that light is wonderful!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM

Very nice, Mark. I love the side light and the color of the trees. The two rivers add nice lines. Works for me!

--P

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 26, 2014 at 11:08 PM

Nice. You found some really nice light in a place that maybe doesn't get photographed a lot. This feels new and refreshing.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on September 27, 2014 at 2:46 AM

Really beautiful, Mark. I have fished this spot many times , before photography came into my life. I love the low angle of the sun. It really set those trees off. I also like the braids of the Lamar with it's shimmering blue. Makes me long for the North Country.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 27, 2014 at 10:17 AM

Great POV/comp - You knew right where to be this glorious morn

Love this early light, really makes the shot come alive Mark

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 27, 2014 at 11:43 AM

Wow, nice light. Beautiful image

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 27, 2014 at 3:23 PM

The side lighting really sets those trees on fire Mark. I like the long shadows as well.

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on September 28, 2014 at 8:52 AM

Beautiful lights and excellent composition, it's like that the streams are coming from between the mountains. I like it a lot. Bravo!

-jc

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 28, 2014 at 1:27 PM

Beautiful! I might burn down the golden in the LLC, but pretty dang minor. Very well done!!

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 28, 2014 at 5:06 PM

Great light, vibrant autumn colours and those winding channels of water put this image on top, Mark.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on September 29, 2014 at 11:15 AM

The flow and light work really well here, Mark! I Could see a slight drawdown of highlights in the sky, perhaps. But this is really nice as it is.

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Comment posted by Tom Astle on September 30, 2014 at 1:16 PM

Lovely image. (And my favorite time of year in the park.)

Registered on September 27, 2014, 14 Posts, 26 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 2, 2014 at 8:59 PM

A gorgeous landscape with just the right lighting.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on October 3, 2014 at 4:03 PM

wonderful light and composition. If you crop a little at the top and bottom this will look even better IMO

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 4, 2014 at 12:03 PM

The backlit cottonwoods and grass really glow. I like the golden point formed by the shadowed bank and the continuation of the angle by the triangular gravel bar in the lower right.

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