I figured some of us may want to see something other than green for a change. This one was from Zion in November. It was captured near the headwaters of the Virgin river while backpacking. The soft background light was most important to the scene, leading the eye through beautiful shades of red and gentle silty blues in the river waters. This really is some amazing trek. You should find a way to do it at least once in your life if possible.
That is a really beautiful image. So many interesting elements but the treatment of the water and various shades of color and light in it are what really make this super to me. Fall is my favorite season and this is a fine representation.
Just glorious, Marc. The image is radically beautiful but I also notice how fine the pp work is, too.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 17, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Really nice treat for the eyes..
Posted by David Taylor on May 18, 2008 at 12:42 AM
For those of you who haven't taken the time to click on Marc's Portfolio link, do yourself the favor and do it now. Every image is a showcase of this man's tremendous talent, and our beautiful world he continues to capture so eloquently.
Marc, I see it! For pete's sake, I see it now. I see the gentle curve of the river how it leads the eye through the scene to the distant area in the back. I see how you placed the fall foliage to create that doorway, framing the distant area so well, creating that sense of depth. I see how you have elements entering and exiting properly such as the river flowing right out the BRC. It all just gives you that wonderful sense that you are standing right there next to your tripod getting your legs soaked. Man, I see the story now... how this pulls you right in and leads your eye and your interest through the scene, and just how well you lined everything up. If I had looked at this image yesterday morning, I would have seen "great colors and rich tones and good saturation and sharpness and a great overall scenic area"... all the technical stuff. Some serious eye-opening happened last night, and it was more than just me.
If we ever move back to Oregon, I owe you a cold one. I don't drink, so it'll have to be a Jamba Juice (I take mine with a protein boost).
For those that are wondering what this weird reply is all about, go find my post from yesterday afternoon where I asked for composition advice (Titled "Canyon Shot - Critique Wanted"). The Offensive Line for the PNWNP members came charging forth, with Marc as quarterback. All their replies added up to the best photography lesson I've had to date.
Danny, sometimes yes and sometimes no. It's all about bringing the experience to the viewer. I don't add or remove subject matter - the things that the camera records. But camera is far from perfect. Here I needed more dynamic range to get a good exposure in the brighter background areas and still retain the details I saw in the shadowed areas on either side of the stream. I blended two exposures from the RAW file and did various dodging, burning and color corrections to accomodate this, and bring the scene to the viewer closer to the way I really experienced it.
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10 repliesMarc, I see it! For pete's sake, I see it now. I see the gentle curve of the river how it leads the eye through the scene to the distant area in the back. I see how you placed the fall foliage to create that doorway, framing the distant area so well, creating that sense of depth. I see how you have elements entering and exiting properly such as the river flowing right out the BRC. It all just gives you that wonderful sense that you are standing right there next to your tripod getting your legs soaked. Man, I see the story now... how this pulls you right in and leads your eye and your interest through the scene, and just how well you lined everything up. If I had looked at this image yesterday morning, I would have seen "great colors and rich tones and good saturation and sharpness and a great overall scenic area"... all the technical stuff. Some serious eye-opening happened last night, and it was more than just me.
If we ever move back to Oregon, I owe you a cold one. I don't drink, so it'll have to be a Jamba Juice (I take mine with a protein boost).
For those that are wondering what this weird reply is all about, go find my post from yesterday afternoon where I asked for composition advice (Titled "Canyon Shot - Critique Wanted"). The Offensive Line for the PNWNP members came charging forth, with Marc as quarterback. All their replies added up to the best photography lesson I've had to date.
Kevin