October, Round Pond

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 17, 2014300 views11 comments

I got some nice light and clouds in early October at Round Pond in the Dix Mountain Wilderness Area of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. (The place is getting famous; I never saw another photographer there in the past, but on this morning I saw three other people -- all with tripods -- from Japan, Canada, and the US.)

You may notice the beaver cuttings in the foreground. If the beaver population persists there, it will spell the end to the paper birches that make this site so beautiful. But that's the way Nature works. The beaver is one of the biggest influences on forest cover change in the Adirondacks. Without them, it would be pretty much unbroken forest.

PLEASE SEE LARGER VERSION.

Canon 5D Mark III; 24-105 mm.; Circ. Pol.
1/13 Sec. @ f/16; ISO 160
5 Vertical frames stitched in PSCC
Cropped to 16:9 ratio -- been using that a lot lately

All critiques and suggestions welcome. (I'll try to post another crop of this tomorrow. Sorry I have been absent for a couple of weeks -- holiday preparations, including cutting down the family album photo book from 65 pages to 48. It was a busy year!)

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 17, 2014 at 1:20 PM

Beautiful fall colors and wonderful reflection.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 17, 2014 at 3:05 PM

Great lighting and atmosphere. Crop works well. No suggestions from me, really enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 17, 2014 at 5:17 PM

Wayne, What a beautiful autumn scene. Wonderful light and reflections and I like this comp very much.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 17, 2014 at 5:18 PM

Beautiful scene, Wayne. I love the light. I'm on the fence with the beaver cuttings, though. You might also back off on the cyan, just a bit. Otherwise I like this a lot.

--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 17, 2014 at 5:57 PM

Beautiful reflection and fall scene!!! I would agree with Preston on the cyan, but minor stuff. Real nice.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 17, 2014 at 7:13 PM

The color, contrast and definition are simply perfect!

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on December 17, 2014 at 8:04 PM

Wow. Beautiful image and autumn colors are stunning!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 17, 2014 at 8:55 PM

Stunning. Vibrant fall colors and sharp, clear light make this one of those photos I feel like I can walk right into.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 17, 2014 at 11:08 PM

Hey, welcome back, Wayne. Missed you after that streak of wonderful images earlier in the fall. This is another good one, although not quite as impressive as the earlier posts, but still beautiful. You really got some great stuff. A little dark I think but some days are like that. The beaver wood is a bit of a distraction but it is a part of the environment and a valid part of the scene.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 17, 2014 at 11:26 PM

Killer conditions and color. Nice work :)

aF

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 18, 2014 at 11:18 AM

Wayne, you've got some lovely light on the far mountains setting the fall colors aglow. I like the beaver sticks. They tell an important part of nature's story. I like this view a lot, although the shadows and foreground seem dark.

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