Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:36 AM
Gotta save gas $ for Zion, so this 'weekend' (today) i headed local and went to Rosita (Wet Mountains) for some sunrise shots of the Sangres, while they still have some fresh snow. I figured it would be good since the day before i noticed the full moon and a bit of cirrus from the jet stream to the north. Heres the view looking Southwest, some real cool lenticular clouds!
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:36 AM
2) Or is it better in B&W??
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:38 AM
3) Still some leaves left, i liked this juxtaposition with the Crestones in the background!
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:39 AM
4) Have i ever mentioned that i like negative space? (see the landscape gallery for even more negativity!)
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:41 AM
5) After sunrise--i headed up Venable Creek to enjoy the perfect weather! Here's some backlit aspen...
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:42 AM
6) Fun with select focus!
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:43 AM
7) Venable Falls looked ready for Winter!
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:45 AM
8) While shooting the falls above, for some reason i had the feeling i was being watched--maybe it had something to do with this shot at the base of my tripod...
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 1:46 AM
9) Moonset over the Sangres--that's all for now, thanks for lookin' !
Posted by Russ Shugart on October 14, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Stan, seriously, you need to hold a "processing aspens" clinic. The aspens in number 3 and 6 look so real that a couple fell off onto my keyboard while I was looking at them! Care to share your technique? Great series. I love 1 and 9 also.
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 11:09 AM
thanks, Guys!
Russ--ill have to make it a 'processing leaves' clinic cause #3 is a cottonwood My technique varies for the shot, but here i think there are two things helping the leaves 'pop'--for one thing I stopped using AF a year ago and now im focusing manually with live view--it makes a big difference especially in something like #3 where i stacked a couple exposures for DOF. Second, I sometimes selectively boost the saturation/brightness in the yellows/orange--but not much, has to be subtle (about +2 to +4 on the sliders) I think i did that in my last series to help the aspen stand out a bit more from the conifers.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on October 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Nice group here Stan. Color or B&W? Give me the color version here. I am a fan of trees blocking my view , so I really like 3, plus the color is spectaclar. I'm also good with subtle color gradients like in 4, nice soft light, mmm good. "Fun" is a good way to describe the leaf images. The moonset is very nice, a little blue sky never hurt anybody. Very productive session!
All very nice shots Stan! That lenticular looks like a tornado, and #9 is especially sweet!
Posted by Dan Walters on October 15, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Great collection! Like the cloud formation in the first image. Great color and the moon really adds a lot to the last image.
Posted by Don George on October 15, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Only you could locate an alien ship in Colorado.
Posted by John Mumaw on October 17, 2011 at 12:12 AM
B&W or color.? Hmmm...this is a real tough choice for me.
I have to go with b&w because it hits me with far more impact than the color version. First impressions, y'know.
I also like the view of the Crestones quite a bit.
Posted by Lynn Scott on October 17, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Nice set of images. I love the color #1 but is a tough choice with the B&W. I also love #7.
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Russ--ill have to make it a 'processing leaves' clinic cause #3 is a cottonwood
I have to go with b&w because it hits me with far more impact than the color version. First impressions, y'know.
I also like the view of the Crestones quite a bit.