Fall's Splendor

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 18, 2015156 views7 comments

No, I haven't left although my NPN subscrip lapsed for a couple of days ;-)
Just back from a month long trip to Scandinavia, my first, including 2.5 less than ideal weeks above the Arctic Circle. That will make for a lot of processing. I'm sure glad I had a GND.

In the meantime, here's an image from last fall of a sunrise in Great Basin NP looking towards the Wheeler ridge line.

PS: Drop me a line if you'd like some first time impressions of the region, including the Lofotens, from a newbie.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 18, 2015 at 3:09 PM

Was wondering where you'd got off to. Happy to see you back, Dave.

I really like the layers of color, and the light on the slope is a nice touch.

Looking forward to seeing your latest work!

--P

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 18, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Nice layers of color and texture. The greens are a bit intense on my monitor, but otherwise like this alot.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 19, 2015 at 12:32 AM

Hi Dave, the greens and yellows in the foreground work very well and really set off the spot lighting on the oranges in the distance. Well seen and presented. Looking forward to your Scandinavia results.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 19, 2015 at 2:10 AM

'Splendid' image. Well conceived and the post processing is well done. The layered design works well here and I really like the fact that the bottom layer, the grass, is dark at the bottom edge of the frame. In fact, that's my favorite layer. The aspens are a bit over processed for my taste, both the greens and the white trunks. The far background has some very nice lighting. Splendid image. Oh, and welcome back.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 19, 2015 at 10:41 AM

I really like the layering and depth, the comp works well. Nice image. I would concur with Igor on the processing, especially the super intense greens in the trees and grasses.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on October 19, 2015 at 11:10 AM

Apart from the Aspen trees issue that the others mentioned, this is great. Good use of layers,and you captured some nice light.

You got some nasty arctic circle weather I guess? Did you see the aurora at Abisko?

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 19, 2015 at 8:39 PM

Beautiful, Dave. Fine use of the light and and a well balanced comp making use of the terrific layers.

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