Alder Grove

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2014338 views21 comments

Locals told me these are Alders so if I'm wrong please let me know. A dry summer has caused leaves to be dried out rather than a lot of color. But I found this spot and liked how the light was hitting the scene. No alders around here so these had to do.

Nikon D7000
18-105 @35mm
1/2 sec. @f11
ISO 100
CPL
All C&C greatly appreciated.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on October 21, 2014 at 5:39 PM

fantastic color combination and textures overall. NIce image.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 21, 2014 at 6:47 PM

Very nice color and textures, Bill. The trunks look to alder, but without seeing a leaf, it's tough to tell. I really like the light. Nice job!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 21, 2014 at 7:31 PM

Bill, Great composition with wonderful light, color and textures. This looks to me like it would make a beautiful print!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 21, 2014 at 9:07 PM

Nice color Bill. Actually, some very nice color.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 21, 2014 at 9:29 PM

This is amazing, Bill. This has a wonderful depth to it and the overcast lighting is perfect for bringing out all the details and textures in this woodland scene. Wonderful image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 21, 2014 at 9:42 PM

The lighting is terrific, Bill, and those trunks are positioned perfectly for leading my eyes into the image. Truly beautiful!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 21, 2014 at 10:51 PM

Way white bark compared to the alders around here! Beautiful composition and lovely colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 21, 2014 at 11:02 PM

Great scene, Bill. The lines, colors and light are fabulous.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 22, 2014 at 2:25 AM

Well this is freakin great. Killer find.

aF

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 22, 2014 at 7:50 AM

Bill, fantastic! I do find it a tad over sharp in the BG area. I would suspect you added a sharpen filter to the whole scene. Maybe a selective approach to the white trees only would give more to this image. It would add separation to your subject and look a little more as we would see it naturally. (Things at distance are not as clear).

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 22, 2014 at 7:53 AM

Beautiful color and comp Bill, along with some very nice light and detail, bottom line, real pretty scene.
John

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 22, 2014 at 8:15 AM

Whoa. The gradation from green to gold is wonderful. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on October 22, 2014 at 10:56 AM

Stunning picture, Bill! Well done! No nits for me.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 22, 2014 at 2:48 PM

Gorgeous image Bil. I love the colors, textures and the composition.

pat

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 22, 2014 at 3:25 PM

Love everything about this image except for the bit of crunchiness that Gary mentioned. Outstanding photograph

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 22, 2014 at 6:37 PM

The three colour combo in this is quite striking Bill, excellent depth to the shot and lovely frame filling comp.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 22, 2014 at 11:56 PM

Wow, that's a gorgeous scene. The green understory, combined with the solid yellow background make a perfect setting for the white tree bark. Your comp, with the FG trees framing the others is beautiful, too.

Not that familiar with western trees, but if the twigs and small stems of these are very reddish, I think red alder is a good guess.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 23, 2014 at 12:11 AM

Bill, this is great, nice work!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 23, 2014 at 11:59 PM

Great comp and colors Bill! They look like alders to me.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 24, 2014 at 1:39 AM

Gorgeous! Awesome composition and treatment.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 24, 2014 at 2:21 PM

Thanks so much for all the kind comments everyone. sRGB sort of kills some of the yellows in this as it looks better in PS. Appreciate the input.

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