Aspen Photos

I've been in Washington, DC for the last month so I missed the fall colors in Colorado, but hopefully will get to go out for some photo excursions out here. I've been going through and processing some older photos and thought I'd post a few up for critique since most everybody holds back on their aspen shots for the contest. I did some experimentation and would appreciate your thoughts. I hope everyone had a productive fall out there!

#1 Near Silver Jack

#2 Metamorphosis. I did a B&W layer with Silver Efex Pro and erased out the leaf from the original layer.

#3 Kebbler Fall. This was taken with my 15mm fisheye and converted to B&W with Silver Efex Pro.

#4 Cimarron Pond

#5 Owl Creek Pass

#6 Aspen Isle in a sea of scrub brush.

Very creative and really interesting. Your unique take on fall color photography is quite refreshing.

Very Poetic. Applause.

Nice collection Scott..each one very different.

Hi Scott, All of these are worthy Aspen shots. If I had to pick one that falls a little short of the rest it would be #4 due to the foreground grass included in the scene. I may be a bit of a traditionalist, I love fall reflection shots and that strip of grass limits the potentially nice reflection. Btw the processing in all if these is just about perfect.

Love #6 in particular - it's begging to be printed super big! #3 is very good too. Nice set!

Very nice set Scott! I like #1 the most because of the contrast between the darker firs and aspens, and the white boles. #2 does the least for me, probably because of me not engaging with selective color. 1, 6, 4, 3, 5, 2 in that order of preference. The processing of each looks good to me, so no suggestions there.

I like them all to one degree or another, Scott. Some unique takes here. Especially nice to see after a mediocre display here in SW Colorado.
#'s 1 & 5 are just as lovely as can be. #'s 3 & 6 are pretty cool, with a special nod to #3 for creative b&w rendering. Never seen that before!
I think that #2 might work better for me with a less contrasty and harsh b&w background. It's been a long while since I saw a b&w/color mix, so I'm not at all disillusioned by seeing the technique here.
I like the foreground grass in #4 as it adds to the layered look. A beautiful reflection, and the fence is such a great addition! The first thing that caught my eye was the cutoff of the pond on the right. If it curved back upon itself, then a stitched pano of two images would have been much more satisying to my eye.
Regardless, a mighty fine collection here!

This is a really unique set of images, nicely done. The one that really stood out to me was #3, totally unique and awesome processing. I think that would make a fantastic large print. The is something to like with all of these

As previously mentioned, #3 is spectacular, be proud of that one. #'s 6 and 4 are a step up as well. I particularly like how there are no grand scenic images in your selections, just some nice thoughtful compositions. Good luck in DC (Hollywood for the ugly)

" I particularly like how there are no grand scenic images in your selections, just some nice thoughtful compositions."

Hear, hear!