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Wet Mountain Consolation

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Posted by Stan Rose on June 2, 2008 at 2:59 AM
Wet Mountain Consolation
Otherwise known as: "I drive 10 miles down a washboard road only to find the Greenhorn Rd closed, ruining my plan to shoot Greenhorn at sunset" So, i quickly improvise by doing some xcountry treking, looking for decent comps. Found this beaver pond.
Posted by Stan Rose on June 2, 2008 at 2:59 AM
I kinda liked this grassy hillside with small stand of aspen. Thanks for looking!
Posted by Dan Walters on June 2, 2008 at 6:23 AM
Nice images! I really like the colors in the first shot alot.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on June 2, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Nice recovery, Stan! You must have been moving faster than the speed of light! Both are nice, but the first has more of that magical time of say feel.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 2, 2008 at 11:02 AM
They closed that road when they designated Greenhorn a wilderness area. But like Dave said, nice save.
Posted by Jack Brauer on June 2, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Sweet shots! The clarity is stunning in both.
Posted by Rene Pirolt on June 2, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Sweet shots - I like the composition of the second image. Nice save!
Posted by Laurie Wendt on June 2, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Stan, These are both really nice. Great details!
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on June 2, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Stan...great story and great finds.....second one is masterpiece..... I love the composition and its impact....wonderful. Colors in the first one are nice too.... great job!! regards, Rajeev :toast:
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 2, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I think the comp in the 2nd one is fantastic, Stan. The sharpness is amazing. Any secret to that, or is this just the way the 5D is? Nice work!
Posted by Laurent Baig on June 2, 2008 at 6:38 PM
What Jack said, the clarity is amazing!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on June 2, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Stan, I'll trade my planned shots for your improvised ones any time. Great captures! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Don Grall on June 2, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Beautiful beaver pond and like the others said, the clarity is wonderful, on both.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on June 2, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Both are nice. I think you did a very nice job on the second. good work!
Posted by Paul Gana on June 2, 2008 at 10:01 PM
both are nice, but my preference is with numero uno, but that's because of the water in the foreground :razz:
Posted by Stan Rose on June 3, 2008 at 2:38 AM
I prefer the water too, got my feet a bit muddy for that. Paul, the clarity is partly due to my L lens (more so than the 5D), partly due to using Marc A's sharpening technique, which is the best thing for web images I think.
Posted by Richard Voninski on June 3, 2008 at 9:27 AM
I like the hillside shot best. Nice job.

RichieV