Posted by Steve Sieren on July 28, 2009 at 8:49 PM
An unnamed lake near the northeastern border of the Yosemite wilderness. This was shot pretty late in the morning but a break in cloud cover gave some decent lighting. The nice water color is from melting glaciers/icefields. Found this nice little spot while scouting new workshop locations.
PS. Don't kill me on the dust spots it's just a scouting shot.
Hand Held
1/320 sec f16 iso 200 *no filters*
5DMII 17-40mm L
One thing about no filters is that you are getting the best clarity out of you lens. Stacking many plastic or resin filters over will soften you image. Even a polarizer will soften it to an extent so if you don't need them don't use them.
I've really noticed the way this forum has begun to speed up a bit, almost making it hard to keep up. That's some good news.
Steve, this is a nice mountain-scape. What draws me in is the lake itself and the snowfield above the shore. If you crop from the top, down to the lower edge of the big boulder on the right edge of the frame, the image takes on a very different mood.
I agree about filters. I rarely use them, and only when needed. At high altitude, I may use an 81-b for slight warming, and more rarely, a polarizer, I think ND grads are evil. and I try very hard to avoid their use; especially on a view camera.
One thing I noticed in your shot is the fresh rockfall scar on the snow below the couloir on the left. I'm glad I wasn't in the neighborhood when that popped loose. Nasty.
-P
Posted by Steve Sieren on July 28, 2009 at 9:37 PM
I see the boulder on the right but I think you lost on where from the top Preston?
Yes, definitely the more expensive the camera and lens the worse off you are using resin or plastic. My old 6MP D70 worked fine with Cokin filters(shh LOL).
Really cool FG. I can imagine this would be amazing with the rocks glowing orange contrasting with the blue ice at sunrise/set. When was this taken?
Posted by Steve Sieren on July 29, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Preston, that's ok. I skip words as I type all the time. Hate it.
Mat, this was take on the 17th this month 10am or so since I was late meeting people at noon.
Posted by Debjit Ghosh on July 29, 2009 at 4:03 AM
how did you manage to get the sky and water with different color ? haha...just kidding. if this is a grab shot, I am waiting to see what you got with the proper gear. very nice but I only wish I could see more of the sky to get bit more balance.
Posted by Cory Freeman on July 29, 2009 at 9:23 AM
I love the color of that glacial water. It's amazing how much snow is still in the back country for this late in July almost August. Good thing we had such a stormy and cool June.
I like the many layers and earthen colors you've captured here. While I also like the crop for its more abstract qualities, I really enjoy the inclusion of the mountain for it gives a nice sense of place and scale. Well seen and captured!
I like how all of the features in this image more of less run off the sides of the frame, making it sort of an abstract series of horizontal bands in different colors and textures. The glacial tinted water sets off nicely against the snow and ice.
Discussion
11 repliesPS. Don't kill me on the dust spots it's just a scouting shot.
Hand Held
1/320 sec f16 iso 200 *no filters*
5DMII 17-40mm L
One thing about no filters is that you are getting the best clarity out of you lens. Stacking many plastic or resin filters over will soften you image. Even a polarizer will soften it to an extent so if you don't need them don't use them.
I've really noticed the way this forum has begun to speed up a bit, almost making it hard to keep up.
I agree about filters. I rarely use them, and only when needed. At high altitude, I may use an 81-b for slight warming, and more rarely, a polarizer, I think ND grads are evil.
One thing I noticed in your shot is the fresh rockfall scar on the snow below the couloir on the left. I'm glad I wasn't in the neighborhood when that popped loose. Nasty.
-P
Yes, definitely the more expensive the camera and lens the worse off you are using resin or plastic. My old 6MP D70 worked fine with Cokin filters(shh LOL).
What I meant was crop to the lower edge of the big boulder, leaving just the snowfield and the lake.
-P
Mat, this was take on the 17th this month 10am or so since I was late meeting people at noon.