Silver Fork

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 18, 2016120 views9 comments

From last Wednesday morning, on the Silver Fork of the American River, camped at a location just 25 minutes from my truck. In the summer there would be dozens of people swimming in the warm water potholes at this location, called, appropriately, The Potholes. I had the place to myself for 24 hours. Plenty of water and a bit of residual snow from our average winter which seemed positively biblical compared to the last 4 years or so.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on May 19, 2016 at 2:26 AM

I like this. It's a very unusual composition but I find it intriguing. Way to think 'out of the box'. Yes, to my way of thinking, this is a fine image. Good job. There is much to explore and think about. My only nit is a very small one - the green moss on the right is a distraction.

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Comment posted by Jim Jirka on May 19, 2016 at 10:43 AM

If you squint it looks like a mountain and a sky. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 19, 2016 at 2:40 PM

This is a fun, dizzying view, Dave. I like the look down the rocks into the rushing river and the movement contrast between the rocks and the water, which your ss choice shows off well while retaining some textures in the water.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 19, 2016 at 5:04 PM

Interesting combination of textures and lines. Sounds like a fun trip! :)

aF

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 19, 2016 at 8:52 PM

Glad to see you guys have had a normal winter. Not sure this one is working for me. I like the idea and can see where your going, I just struggle with large, in your face, foreground elements. The details and SS look just right.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM

Nice find, this comp! I like the golden patch in the urc in combination with the greenish water. This is not a nit, but more of an alternative. Maybe a very slight crop from the top to eliminate the darker stretch of water would work?

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 21, 2016 at 4:30 AM

An unusual and fresh presentation. I find the composition and elements really nice.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 22, 2016 at 10:11 AM

My thoughts mirror Gary's, the foreground rock is overwhelming things for me. My eye seems to stop at that point.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on May 22, 2016 at 2:23 PM

Appreciate the comments everyone. I seem to remember from my several years of lurking that back then Stan Rose had a rule about prominent FG objects being undesirable. In this case the object for me was more of a surface than a solitary rock, shrub or flower and it was the crack which was important. I will say that I'm a big believer in breaking rules at least when it comes to "art" but of course YMMV.

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