Tarn View

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 13, 20173,768 views7 comments

Hi All,
Haven't posted in a while but thought I would share a few recent images for comment. I have been getting into the backcountry quite a lot this summer and unlike last year, getting some decent cloud action. This year the monsoon flow in the Sierra has been fairly consistent.

5DSR, 16-35 f/4 IS L @24mm, 6 stop ND filter

f/9, 13 sec, ISO100

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 13, 2017 at 7:19 PM

Beautiful high country scene. It is a personal preference, but I might throw in a vibrance layer and give it a healthy boost. It would give everything just a bit more "glow". The cloud gods were with you and you took nice advantage.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 14, 2017 at 9:46 AM

This is a lovely scene, Dave. I can easily imagine sitting in a back country camp and enjoying the scene. I think the subtlety of the colors adds to the sense of peace.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 14, 2017 at 6:39 PM

Nice to see you back, Dave! Ah, the Sierra High Country--no place like it. I like the subtle color and the soft light, but a boost in vibrance would be interesting to see. I like the curves of the tarn and snowfield, and the clouds look great. Looks to be an old lateral moraine above the snowfield.

Just curious, but where is this?
--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 15, 2017 at 10:27 AM

Dave,

What a gorgeous view; this brings me there and makes me wish I was there. I think you did a great job with the processing, color, saturation,etc., although if you did boost the vibrance a smidge, I'd say the same thing. ;-) Beautiful as is.

Some times I get overly picky and perhaps this is one of those times. My only teenie wish for this would be the inclusion of the entire shore along the left; the good news though is that the lighter part of the reflection isn't merging with the frame edge... so never mind.

Wonderful high Sierra landscape image.

Lon

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Comment posted by John Williams on September 15, 2017 at 10:32 AM

Nice to see another from you Dave! This is flat out lovely. You caught some lovely color with a wide and sweeping view; very enjoyable to look at.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on September 21, 2017 at 12:42 PM

Agree with the comments already made. Just a gorgeous, peaceful high country scene. Makes me wish I could go there, but since I can't, this will more than compensate. I like this as is, but would also experiment with more "punch."

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 23, 2017 at 6:43 PM

Dave, This is really nice! It is a wonderful view and I like the comp you came up with very much. Nice clouds and the 6 stop ND really helped with the reflections by smoothing out the water. I have been using one a fair amount lately but usually have to focus first because I can't see the image good enough to manual focus with it on. Picked up the 5D4 and head out to the U.P. to give it a workout this coming Thursday for a week or so. Might end up wishing I had gone with the 5DSr so we'll see. It was a tough decision for me... smiley

Nick

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