Weekly Pic - Riverside Color, Baptism River, Minnesota

Yet another one from autumn, with more to come. I was attracted to these three brilliant yellow trees and how perfectly they were spaced from one another. The shot was taken with a normal lens from the other side of the river. Enjoy!

Tachihara 4x5, Velvia 100 pro (quickload), Fujinon 135mm, Polarizer

Very nice Joel, I bet this has great detail when it is enlarged. I just love that color saturation, when I finally figure out how to use my digital I would love to try large fomat.

Nice! I'd like to see much more of the water - this might have been an ideal perspective for a vertical panorama, so both the colorful trees and more of the flowing water could have been inclkuded. A wide angle lens would have done it, but - in that absence - a pano is a great solution,

sandyR

Thanks for the comments!

Sandy, your comment is an interesting one partially because it's the second comment that I got on this (it's posted somewhere else as well) that wanted me to go with a wider lense. I personally didn't connect with anything further in the foreground beyond what was included here - it would have resulted in a lot of dead/unactivated space. Plus I felt that what I wanted to communicate would have been compromised (not to mention the graphical foundation for the photo). Different strokes though for everyone, I greatly appreciated the feedback, it always helps me grow. Perhaps I'm we're litterally seeing different things here? I'm interested to see how print size relates to the final image too, I tend to believe the primary "focus" gets lost at this size.

If anyone else can speak to this issue, I'd greatly appreciate it.

No need for a wider lense or more water in the foreground IMO, Joel. The scene, as you've composed it, nicely communicates your vision of the 3 yellow trees. Regarding print size & primary focus, yes, at this size the flowing water and then the rock do draw attention away from the trees. At this size they are perhaps too heavy an anchor for the scene. At a larger size that probably wouldn't be the case. I hope these thoughts are helpful.

Yes, they are helpful Dave, thank you. I'll probably just have to get a print made up and live with it for a bit. I'm not sure if this will end up in the "keeper" bin or not.