I hope your summer is going well and that you are all getting out. This summer I've had a couple of guys running the gallery for me and so I've been spending a lot of time out exploring areas of Rocky that I either haven't been to or that I haven't spent enough time at yet. It has been a lot of fun and made me appreciate this little park even more. Here are a few images from the last couple of months for those who are interested.
#7 - The north face of Snowdrift Peak. (I have lots and lots of other images, many of them can be found on my Facebook artist page or on my website, if anyone is interested. You can get to those by clicking on either the www symbol or the blog symbol below my name.) I'd love to hear your thoughts or comments. Thanks!
Nice selection of images Erik: My wife and I were up your way about 3 weeks ago and just missed you. Saw the gallery and witnessed some great images. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Morris, I'm not planning to be in tomorrow but if you give me a time I can meet you there. Also, check out this link. I'll make an announcement on here about it tomorrow since the site won't let me make two photo posts in a day. http://imagesofrmnp.com/product/pocket-guide/
Excellent series of images, Eric. I especially like the perspective of the falls in the first image as well as the wonderful light. After that my favorites would be #2 and #6. Excellent series!!
I really found the first image a very unique compostion in how you positioned the water. On your web site, Kawuneeche Western B&W was really a special image for me. Also, although Rocky does not have the density of wildflowers of other parts of the state, I liked how you used a couple flowers in some images as a focal point. Less is better, in some cases. Overall, I am quite envious of your ability to capture Rocky so well. Since moving to No. Colorado I have spent some time in Rocky, but clearly have not "seen" Rocky the way you have.
Thanks Ken! Here's that image you mentioned. Rocky is not quite like the rest of Colorado. In some ways it seems to be missing some of what makes the rest of CO so amazing like the wildflowers, aqua colored lakes and easy photographic candy. Other photographers have often mentioned to me how difficult of a place it is to photograph. I think Rocky is a place where you need to invest significant time to really find out how to shoot it. There's a lot of great stuff there but it does require a different approach. I find something similar when I visit the plains, ocean or desert. It takes a while to orient your mind to each place. Thanks for your encouragement Ken!
Great collection! I'm sure you've been enjoying this summer up there. Okay, my favorites up here are #1 and #5, although the rest I also like a ton. IMO, you've mastered white balance, as the images look stunningly natural, without the slightest hint of color casts. Very fun to look at.
BTW, I'm hoping to order the pocket guide sometime soon. It looks like just the thing to have, making trips easier to plan, since I don't know the area up there as well as you do! Does it have quite a few hikes around 4-8 miles? The longest hike I've been on is 6 (pretty lame, I know ). Hopefully someday I'll get up to 10-15. Have fun up there, and thanks for posting the pics!
There's a lot more to shooting the west side of the Park than just the images, it's a true backcountry experience. Erik, I bet you feel different over there. There's something about the pristine wilderness that much less frequented by us. For me, I think its the lack of respect. Maybe that's a good thing right?
Just love #1 and #2. That second shot was taken from a truely remote location and gives me the chills thinking about what that must have felt like seeing those clouds set up for sunrise.
Kane, I would say that is true not just of the west side but of many of the remote locations of the park that are almost never visited. Many of them are on the west but there are also some very remote locations in the north and south of the park as well. I love those places!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on July 19, 2012 at 10:29 AM
1 and then 2 for my preferences. In 1, my eyes start at the pour-over on the right and are led by the stream to the background. I think that the angled snowbanks help with that.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on July 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Damn, I truely like every one of them. Very nice work. If forced to pick I'll roll with numero uno, four, then two for the gold, silver, and bronze.
Posted by Brett Deacon on July 20, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Hi Erik. Wow, great work, thanks for posting these! #1 is my favorite and would great printed and framed on your gallery wall. Nice work with the post-processing on that image - I assume it's an HDR merge or at least a single-shot HDR, but it looks quite natural.
Awesome set of images Erik! You have been productive lately!!! I'm not sure if you're looking for a critique, but one thing that crossed my mind was that for several of these I feel like they are slightly cut off at the bottom, like a slightly wider lens/focal length would have given a little more bottom foreground to round out the scene. In particular I sensed this from #1, 2, and 5. Which are also my faves in the set! I should also say that these are incredible images as they are and they are certainly not flawed... I'm just imagining potential improvements which may or may not have even been possible.
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25 repliesI hope your summer is going well and that you are all getting out. This summer I've had a couple of guys running the gallery for me and so I've been spending a lot of time out exploring areas of Rocky that I either haven't been to or that I haven't spent enough time at yet. It has been a lot of fun and made me appreciate this little park even more. Here are a few images from the last couple of months for those who are interested.
Hey, are you in the gallery tomorrow?
I sent you an e-mail about tomorrow.
Thanks, Morris
There is never enough time to get out and explore RMNP, :D
BTW, I'm hoping to order the pocket guide sometime soon. It looks like just the thing to have, making trips easier to plan, since I don't know the area up there as well as you do! Does it have quite a few hikes around 4-8 miles? The longest hike I've been on is 6 (pretty lame, I know
Just love #1 and #2. That second shot was taken from a truely remote location and gives me the chills thinking about what that must have felt like seeing those clouds set up for sunrise.