A Quiet Moment/ Edit

Welcome back Chris! (Great to catch your new post. I was away for several months myself.)
Knowing your work, I'm sure the prints for your event will be a big hit. Glad you are having fun with that.

Of course I admire what I have seen of Charles Cramer's work, but I admire yours also. I wonder just what you are trying to emulate. Cramer seems to be great at recognizing extraordinary light and capture it in a way that does not seem to overdo the emphasis on how great the light is. I'm sure I did not say that well, but my reaction seems to be more like "oooh" than "holy cow!" when I see it. I hope that makes sense. Some of his work is more calming than exciting. If that's what you are going for here, you have succeeded. I love scenes like this, that don't have startling contrasts, blazing colors or jaw-dropping features, but still make me feel wonderful and keep me looking in appreciation. (I call my finds like this "gentle spectacles.") Your appreciation of the gently beautiful things in life shows through in this image, and it makes me feel peaceful and content. Excellent handling of the soft light and the subtle beauty of the composition. Is it a Cramer? I don't know enough about that to say yes or no, but it's a side of Chamberlain that I really, really like.

Welcome back, Chris. You have been missed. I'm not sure what to say about this one. You've got nice soft light and it's well exposed. But I don't know what you're trying to say here or want to show us. I'll point out my own ignorance and wonder what a "Cramer" is. Maybe that's the key to this.

Hey thanks! Peter,

Read Waynes' remarks about his reaction to this and you will know what I'm trying to say with this. Especially the line that speaks of my appreciation for the gently beautiful things in life showing through in the image. I love blazing sunsets and crazy light as much as anybody. But The lasting experiences I have enjoyed making photographs are from the quieter times. I guess what I am trying to say here is, hey don't forget to notice the little things on the way by. I could have sat here the whole day and just relaxed, and filled my lungs with the clean air.

Google Charles Cramer and enjoy!

Thanks again
Chris

Chris, this is really well done. I will familiarize myself with Cramer's work, but in the meantime let me welcome you back and say that I appreciate the subtleties of this image. It's the quiet beauty that is hard to convey and you have done a wonderful job of that.

Well thought-out image. Nice splashes of color placed throughout the frame. Pleasing arrangement of elements.

Welcome back Chris. Nice peaceful take on the Merced. Might be inclined to pull way back on the blues/cyan. I think that would brighten things up and make the other colors pop more too. Very much a personal preference thing.

Thanks Harley!

This is definitely processed warmer, and more towards red and yellow in the color balance. It is not blue on my monitor at home. It is pretty blue on my phone though. ?????

Thanks
Chris

It looks blue on my work monitor (not calibrated, but generally reasonably close) using both Firefox and IE to view it.

This is a beautiful, peaceful scene, and I'm enjoying the photo very much. I too agree about the blue/cyan, and I might crop a little off the bottom to move the shoreline down from center.

Chris,

I love the tranquil nature of this capture. The image brings out a sense of inner peace in myself, and I imagine my self being there viewing this calming view. The comp look very well thought out and captured, and the details are great.

I might play around with the cyan as others have suggested and see what it looks like, and if you like it. It could have just been a very blue morning, and that maybe you were feeling that mood at the time.

Glad to have you back, I too have been gone for way too long.

Hi Chris, Great seeing you back again! This is absolutely a wonderful picture and I'm really enjoying it. I really like your comp here and just love the feel and mood this image has...Quiet and Peaceful. That is my favorite kind of image and this one is wonderful! I see some cyan tint but like the way this looks so I'm fine with that.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Chris who??? Wow, it's great to see you posting again! You've been sorely missed!!

Beautiful shot. I would much rather see an image like this - "REAL nature" - over some overdone icon any day of the week. Love the variety of elements and smattering of colors here. My only "suggestion" would be to play with darkening the water somewhat to better emphasize the land.

Anyway, welcome back, and I hope to see many more in the future!

A very relaxing scene Chris with some nice color and a very nice reflection. I don't see the cyan other's mentioned but a bit magenta as you said you went a bit warm it makes sense. Very nicely put together scene.

Here's an adjustment. I really must not see cyan correctly. I never notice it until someone points it out.

Thanks
Chris

Really good to see an image from you, Chris. Always enjoy seeing your work. Love the subtle colors here with the excellent lines of the trees and the nice reflection. The larger image is a must see to really appreciate the details. I think it does have a 'Cramer' feel to it.
Sure hope the event you made prints for goes well.

Great to see a new post from you, Chris. I like the comp - the vertical lines in the trees give this a nice visual rhythm. The color is lovely and I like the reflection as well.

Chris, I like the repost and the original, andI too have a hard time seeing Cyan I think, I have to train myself to look an extra time, lol.