Clearing Storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 6, 20052,781 views13 comments

I shot this a couple weeks ago about an hour west of Taos, New Mexico. It had just finished snowing and the wind had to been blowing at over 50mph when I drove by this scene, I immediately turned around and setup a shot from inside my truck getting a meter reading and setting the lens to its widest setting before venturing into the elements. I was only able to fire off five frames before the front element of the lens (actually it was a CP) was completely obscured by melting snow.

Canon 300D
Tokina 12-24
Handheld

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 6, 2005 at 9:33 PM

I really like it, Adam. I think it was well worth the effort.

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Comment posted by Steve Cooper on May 6, 2005 at 9:55 PM

Wow! What an all around cool image. Nice presentation of it too. Bravo!

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Comment posted by Ana on May 6, 2005 at 10:13 PM

Wow that's breathtakingly evocative. It's like the doorway to another country, another age maybe.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on May 6, 2005 at 11:13 PM

Excellent photo, Adam! One of the best I have seen on ESS in a long time. The image says so much about the location and yet leaves a lot open to the immagination.

Regards.

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Comment posted by Kalle Lintinen on May 7, 2005 at 4:09 AM

Congrats on a splendid photo! I think the 12-24 mm zoom gives more versatility for us landscape photographers using digitals that used to be for medium and large format shooters.

There really isn't anything I'd change about this

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Comment posted by Jess Lee on May 7, 2005 at 7:01 AM

Very nice. Good catch.

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Comment posted by Dane Glueck on May 7, 2005 at 7:16 AM

This is strong. Very evocative image. I like everything about it.

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Comment posted by Brian VanDenzen on May 7, 2005 at 8:03 AM

Very powerful and moody picture. It makes me feel cold and scared, like I'm stuck somewhere in the wilderness when a blizzard suddenly moves in. Great work Adam!

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on May 7, 2005 at 1:06 PM

Filled with mood and mystery, Adam. I'd prefer it with a 4:5 crop from the bottom up, but it's still great as-is.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2482 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 7, 2005 at 1:54 PM

Adam,
Very moody and a lot of drama in this scene. Wonderful image!

Ed

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Comment posted by Adam Schallau on May 7, 2005 at 7:51 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments!

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on May 8, 2005 at 1:49 PM

Fantastic catch; no wonder you turned around. I agree with the 4/5 crop suggestion but there is absolutely nothing else I would change. The light is incredible. This scene makes me feel that there are places where things are still right with the world. It's great you captured a moment in time that can be interpreted differently. congratulations.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 15, 2005 at 5:00 AM

Beautiful and creative; difficult conditions, and rendered perfectly- congrats!

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