This is an older image from the archive. It was made on 9/30/2008 in Lee Vining Canyon. I thought I'd post it for fun, and also to hear your thoughts.
Tachihara 4x5
300mm Nikor M
Astia 100F
Posted by Debjit Ghosh on July 27, 2009 at 8:29 PM
I like this a lot. the contrast created in the foreground wet rock really pulls the image. if I might nit pick a bit, maybe you could have fully included the rock on the upper frame and excluded the ones on the top left corner ? its something that I only visualized from the scene but may not be possible at all. overall a nice one after a long time :-)
I agree about the rock at the upper left. It distracts a little, but by cropping it, you lose too much of the water flow. Color-wise, I might tone down the reds a bit, but that's just a suggestion. I like the simplicity of the composition overall.
Posted by Steve Sieren on July 27, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Preston how did you find red rocks in that creek?
The upside down Y pattern is nice. I might like to see the water in the bottom right not sharpened as much.
Preston, a nice looking composition. As I look at this scene I find the rock in the upper left not a key item in the photo, but it fits in nicely as an anchor for that corner and adds to a bit of a diagonal view from this vantage point. As such I feel it works just fine. I also like the natural sheen to the rocks without seeing any abusive highlights blown out there or in the water. Excellent processing work on the overall scan and PS finish up work too.
Honestly, I don't remember why I shot this the way I did (The posted image is full frame). As I recall, there were patches of sunlight on some the rocks, and I did not want them in the shot.
Steve, these red-stained rocks are scattered along the creek adjacent to, and upstream to just above the waterfall from Aspen CG. The color in the rocks is accurate.
Cheers to All,
-P
Posted by Steve Sieren on July 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I was thinking they would look great with some fall color.
At first I too was a bit ambivalent about the rocks in the ULC, but the more I looked at this the more it became an afterthought... especially with a little cropped off the bottom. I really like all the subtle lines running diagonally through the image after a small crop from the bottom. Well seen and captured!
Posted by Lon Overacker on July 30, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Preston,
So that's what you came away with up there! I like the combo of the red rock and flow of the water - both are handled nicely. And yes, those rocks were an interesting hue of rusty red.
While I see what folks are talking about in keeping the ULC - it does anchor things pretty well. But my personal preference would be a crop from the top. The flow of the water doesn't change that much and it becomes a simpler, cleaner image. But that's just one man's opinion...
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11 repliesTachihara 4x5
300mm Nikor M
Astia 100F
The upside down Y pattern is nice. I might like to see the water in the bottom right not sharpened as much.
Honestly, I don't remember why I shot this the way I did (The posted image is full frame). As I recall, there were patches of sunlight on some the rocks, and I did not want them in the shot.
Steve, these red-stained rocks are scattered along the creek adjacent to, and upstream to just above the waterfall from Aspen CG. The color in the rocks is accurate.
Cheers to All,
-P
The little yellow bits on the rock were about the only fall color in/near the Aspen campground last fall.
This year will be better, I hope!
-P
So that's what you came away with up there! I like the combo of the red rock and flow of the water - both are handled nicely. And yes, those rocks were an interesting hue of rusty red.
While I see what folks are talking about in keeping the ULC - it does anchor things pretty well. But my personal preference would be a crop from the top. The flow of the water doesn't change that much and it becomes a simpler, cleaner image. But that's just one man's opinion...
Lon