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Ink blot, swish, lightning & Snowy Range

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Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 1:25 AM
Ink blot, swish, lightning & Snowy Range
Ink blot...
(Never Summer Wilderness)
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 1:25 AM
...swish...
(Never Summer Wilderness)
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 1:26 AM
...lightning...
(Pawnee Natl Grasslands)
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 1:26 AM
...& Snowy Range.
(Wyoming)
Posted by Paul Wegemann on August 27, 2009 at 2:53 AM
Looks like you made the northern rounds for this trip, Todd. Being a B&W fan, I am totally intrigued with #4, but these are all really sweet images.
Posted by John Klotz on August 27, 2009 at 2:55 AM
Ooooo... #4 is killler TC!
Posted by Stan Rose on August 27, 2009 at 4:11 AM
Wow, what a series!! #2 is awesome, #3 is mind-blowing, and #4 may be the best shot of that range ive ever seen! Great stuff, Todd :toast:
Posted by Mike Dunn on August 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Awesome series Todd. #4 is a killer shot, just trying to figure out how you got it. :jump:
Posted by Morris McClung on August 27, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Wow, you've been on quite a sojourn. Cool shots, and yeah, #4 is gallery bound.
Posted by Jesse Speer on August 27, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Ditto Stan!
Posted by bill meikle on August 27, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Todd, I like the swish, also how did you shoot the lightning, use a trigger? Seems like its daylight.
Posted by Guy Schmickle on August 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM
I'm loving both 3 and 4 with 4 being the killer shot. Hope to see you post more from the trip.
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on August 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Yes totally agree #4 is just amazing!
Posted by Don Grall on August 27, 2009 at 1:05 PM
I don't know. #4 just seems to be lacking some color, maybe boosting the saturation in the R, G, and B channels might help it :biggrin:
Seriously, love them all, especially the cool lightning shot.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Mike D., that's just the outflow from Lake Marie, which has a foot bridge over it. From the bridge I dropped down to the creek, moved a huge tree out of the creek to clean up the comp, and fired away.

Bill M., this is a 2½-minute exposure, taken after sunset, but with enough ambient light remaining to light the landscape in that amount of time.
Posted by Nick Moore on August 27, 2009 at 3:01 PM
I'm really liking #3 and #4, I really like the lighting on the grass in #3 combined with the lightning!. Thanks for moving some of those logs for #4, I'll have to make another trip up there now :biggrin: .
Posted by Nathan Buck on August 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Two and four are easily my faves. I love the simplicity of 2.

Nathan
Posted by Scott Fricke on August 27, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Great work Todd, I like all of them with #4 being the best of the lot. I need to get up there someday.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 27, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Nice set of images Todd. My favorite is #2. It's very striking graphically and I love the rich colors. I like #4 too, but the highlights appear a little strong to me.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Another excellent series of images!
#2 is my favorite...a striking abstract. Speaking of striking, #3 is one of the best lightning shots I've ever seen, primarily due to the inclusion of that fence. Great idea!
I sure like that toning in the last image, but it seems to need more contrast.

All in all, I enjoyed looking at all of these very much.
Posted by Aleksei Saunders on August 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Nice collection their Todd. I'm really digging the Ink Blot.
Posted by Rich Long on August 27, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Very nice stuff, Todd. I love the Snowy Range shot, but to me, Swish is a wallhanger.
Posted by Michael Hackett on August 27, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Really nice images Todd, my favs. are #1 and #3. Was #1 shot in the morning or afternoon?
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 27, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Hey Michael, that was an evening shot.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on August 27, 2009 at 10:30 PM
WOW! Really great range and a beautifully eclectic mix.
Posted by Jack Garrett on August 27, 2009 at 11:13 PM
I love ink blots! I also love lightning! These are very nice Todd.
Posted by Art Escobado on August 28, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Swish-nothin but net!
Posted by Kelly Black on August 28, 2009 at 1:05 AM
That really does look like an ink blot! How do those ponds get such perfect edges? Nicely done on all images.
Posted by Brett Deacon on August 28, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Great shots Todd! I assumed #1 was shot in the Snowy Range until I read the caption - it looks exactly like this area. I really like the perspective on #4. Out of curiosity, how was this shot in color? Did you get any other great shots from the Snowies?
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 18, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Nice B&W, I like how the water draws my eyes down the image. Great lightning shot! I love to shoot lightning but haven't shot any since I moved out here.