Taken this weekend on my trip to Hood River with Kevin McNeal. He got a fantastic image from the same spot with a blue gold polarizer, I hope he posts it, I like better than my own version. We found this vantage after our morning shoot and knew this is where we would want to shoot sunset.
Zack, I like this a lot. The trees are stunning on the sloped hillsides. Now I wish we went out there but the light from the distance just didn't look good when we were poking around the area. It was great to meet you over the weekend!
Zack: This image displays your trademark perfect composition and processing. I love the colors and storybook sort of feeling about it. Almost like an image from The Hobbit. I suppose it's a matter of taste, but that house light in the L center of the image is a distraction.
Thanks Jesse, I did not use a grad, but I processed the sky and foreground separately although the exposure was fine without it. The polarizer held the sky down quite a bit and was enough on it's own to keep the sky in the same exposure as the foreground.
Great work Zack. The FG lines make this image for me. Excellent processing as usual! Let me know when you head back out to the Gorge. I am probably headed out the next couple days if I can make it.
Really like the layers and conveyance of slope. The warm to cool transitioning of fg to bg spells depth to the eye. I would like to see a bit more orchard and less shapeless sky. Pleasing as a whole.
The foreground makes this shot....Love it. My only issue is the foreground actually dominates the composition with such a strong graphical set of lines and patterns. I would have also taken some shots just isolating the geographical lines as well. (if you haven't already thought of it)
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17 replies5D
17-40L + polarizer
2.5 sec, f/16, ISO 100
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