Oak Ridge

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 18, 20163,833 views11 comments

I had the annual pleasure of spending the first week of October in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Late afternoon backlighting gave the oak brush an almost fluorescent glow.
Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200 f/4 @ 200mm, f/4 (oops), ISO 64, CPL.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 18, 2016 at 9:20 AM

Beautiful glowing colors and really nicely popped by the dark background. It works for me.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 18, 2016 at 12:00 PM

Beautiful dramatic light, well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on October 18, 2016 at 5:00 PM

Great comp and dramatic light. Would almost like to see the highlights brought up a little more. devil

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on October 19, 2016 at 1:33 AM

Awesome colors on the oak scrub, Doug...and a wonderful flow of the ridge line. Wish the highlighted tree was presented from a lower angle so it was contrasted higher against the darker background. But recognize we are somewhat bound and limited by the what is accessible. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM

Doug, What a wonderful capture. I love the dramatic light and color you found here. You also managed to set up a comp that works quite nice.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on October 19, 2016 at 12:43 PM

Doug, beautiful fall colors and contrasts here, and I love the wave shape created by the top of the bright foliage. I also really like the subtle darkening at the left and right edges to keep the eye in the image. This creates a great spotlight effect.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 19, 2016 at 5:36 PM

Quite a play of light and colour in the midst of the surrounding dark, Doug. I like the drama of this.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 19, 2016 at 7:46 PM

Love how you isolated these backlit bushes and that tree against the dark background, and immediate foreground. This beautiful autumn foliage seems to be almost suspended in space. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 19, 2016 at 11:43 PM

Maybe feels a bit dark, but it certainly achieves a dramatic presentation. That strong central band of color is particularly effective.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 20, 2016 at 11:28 AM

Thank you for the comments and feedback. Michael-just a tiny tweek in levels helped those highlights.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 21, 2016 at 8:33 AM

The comp. is wonderful as is the lighting. Looks a little soft - maybe that is the " f4 oops" or slightly out of focus? Nice abstractness to this.

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