White Mountain Evening

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 30, 20151,328 views10 comments

From my days in Alaska, these are the White Mountains located northwest of Fairbanks one evening. A mix of fog and smoke (from forest fires in the area) gave these hills a mysterious feel. This is a panoramic crop of a 6x7 transparency scanned with my flatbed scanner and so isn't the greatest with regard to detail. I thought the pano format worked well with the many ridges and valleys. Your thoughts, suggestions, ideas, would be appreciated.

6x7, 200mm, Velvia.

Large image included.

Thanks.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 30, 2015 at 5:48 PM

I am really enjoying the layers, depth and eerie mood created by the smoke. Cool (or warm, as the case may be) image.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on April 30, 2015 at 9:21 PM

Love the subtle layers and the atmosphereic conditions are perfect for this kind of image. Nothing screaming here, but certainly the whisper says it all. Very nice, Vance.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on April 30, 2015 at 10:56 PM

Love the graphic quality of this Vance and there really isn't a need for detail given the subject and lighting. Even the default gray background frame fits perfectly.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 1, 2015 at 12:21 AM

Mood came to my mind as well Vance. So many of these have blue tones, which are nice, but I like the wamer view here too.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on May 1, 2015 at 12:53 AM

Most excellent Vance. I like that these layers are different tones of the same warm hues. And each layer is different. The wide format is right for this composition, as is the choice of color for the frame. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 1, 2015 at 4:28 AM

gorgeous layers and warmth. wish it could be even bigger .... lovely graphic image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 1, 2015 at 11:58 AM

I like the effect of the smoke on creating great layering. It maybe feels a bit soft in overall contrast. While that is probably accurate for what was there, it seems like there may be more room for this to develop artistically.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 1, 2015 at 7:21 PM

It's a wonderfully gentle view, Vance. I love all the layers and how you must look carefully to see everything. The soft orange in the sky makes this very inviting. The pano format is perfect and the new 1600 px format really shows it off well.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 2, 2015 at 12:38 AM

Mysterious is the right word, Vance! This is excellent, I really enjoy all the layers and the misty atmosphere. Can't think of anything wrong with this one.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 2, 2015 at 5:33 AM

I like the gentle gradations in colour and tone. Lovely shot.

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