Pinnacles

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 14, 20162,865 views14 comments

Kearsarge Pinnacles in the King Canyon N.P. backcountry. After being plagued with cloudless skies all summer I finally lucked out with some clouds earlier this week on a brief backcountry trip. Comments, suggestions and critiques appreciated.

5DSR, 16-35 f/4 IS L @ 16mm, 2.5 stop GND, 3 exposure blend
ISO 100, f/13, 1.3 sec

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 14, 2016 at 12:50 PM

The pink/blue sky is a realy eye grabber, Dave. The reflection adds nicely as do the fall grasses, lower left. You're blending looks great.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 14, 2016 at 1:15 PM

The large version is a must see to fully appreciate what the blend and the 5DSR gives you. The mountains, reflections, and the detail in that grass are all wonderful. The sky, even with the clouds are the weakest element. The reflected sky, however, looks much better. I'm wondering if stretching reality to make the sky by a bit darker and more saturated would be an improvement.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on October 14, 2016 at 3:01 PM

Just beautiful, as is. Wouldn't change a thing. This is so peaceful and really conveys the sense of the high Sierras. Glad you got some good skies this trip, Dave. Love to see your photos of this area since I used to back pack and no longer can do so!

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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on October 14, 2016 at 4:14 PM

Great light and colours. Nice comp with the diagonal stretch of water. Lots of detail front to end. I could do with less sky, say half the sky. But that is just minor. Beautiful mountainscape.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 14, 2016 at 5:40 PM

Nice to finally get some skies! Beautiful high country image. No suggestions here.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2016 at 8:00 PM

Impressive work, Dave! A beautiful scene that you captured perfectly. The large version looks fantastic. I would love seeing this at about a 40 x 60" print. Thinking about the 5DSR and do have the 16-35 f/4 L which I like very much.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 15, 2016 at 7:36 AM

Beautiful, Dave. I like the well balanced comp. Excellent use of the foreground grasses in the comp. The blending looks perfect.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 15, 2016 at 1:52 PM

Dave, you did a very nice job with the blending to capture that special Sierra light. This looks like I would expect it to look, and the mood is very nice. No nits from me: This works very well.
--P

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 16, 2016 at 6:42 AM

Way cool. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on October 16, 2016 at 10:30 PM

Exquisite photo. The light and your blend of this is very satisfying to the eye. Soft light and warm tones compliment the details and crystal sharpness of the view. My only thought is to wish for a little more of the mtn on the rt side. The center for me in this comp is a bit to the rt and as a result, I want a little more (15%) on the rt. As is ...a winner and wall hanger!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 16, 2016 at 10:43 PM

Hi Dave

Beautiful colors and fine detail make this image a winner, i'm on the fence about cropping the sky

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 16, 2016 at 11:55 PM

Outstanding image. That reflection is amazing and the warm tones of those foreground grasses just melt into the warm light subtly cast on the mountains and clouds.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 19, 2016 at 11:49 PM

Wonderful dept, great color, engaging composition. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 20, 2016 at 6:04 PM

The radiating clouds and their reflections add a lot of depth to this. Simply gorgeous.

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