Maroon Bell's Color

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This is very well executed. It would be perfect if the water had been calm and there were a few cumulus clouds in the sky. Thanks for sharing.

It's no 'Clifford' but .................. (-;

I "almost" like this better than the B&W version I already commented on; the B&W version makes the submerged rocks in the foreground look like they're above water! But like I said ( and the previous poster said " I'd have liked to have seen a few clouds") it lacks that "Something Extra" to REALLY make it stand out above all the other shots from this location I've seen. VERY NICE, none the less!!! (Go back when it's not so "Picture Perfect", I'd love to see your results !!)

Well, I've been there and this is an excellent photo of Maroon Bells outside Aspen. Great color and reflection. You should be proud of this photograph.

A Very Beautiful View

Hey Bobby: The color image is cool too. Are you sure the Bells are on the left? Darn, I thought they were on the right! Shows how often I get over there.

Excellent!

Fred that's all right your not missing much just a yupified tourist stop 3 miles from Aspen.

This is clearly an attractive view, but the shoreline must by now be pockmarked from countless tripod feet and photographers' footprints. I'm beginning to suspect there's a big 'X' on the ground where everyone takes it in turns to stand for a moment, take a picture, and then make way for the next photographer in the queue...

I think any shot from this location has to offer us something special to elevate it above the commonplace, and unfortunately this one doesn't. A super-size print from the 5x4 tranny would probably raise a few eyebrows, but in this egalitarian, digitally-compressed forum the image fails to excite.

I like both versions of this photo and can't quite decide which I prefer. I find the broodiness of the b&w version more intereting -- the colour version has less atmosphere. However, the sweeping upward arc of the mountain edge, which you caught just as it was perfectly lit, and which is reflected in reverse, is very successful in the colour version but for some reason doesn't show up so clearly in the b&w. I find them both beautiful.

There's nothing wrong with shooting cliches, when very well done they produce classic images. But I think I have to agree with Trevor that this is just an average shot at this spot. The sky is clear, the light is a tad on the harsh side and the reflection is choppy. An okay image, but not a classic one.

Pretty picture of a pretty place. And that's about it. Those who rated this image above a 5 should know that the technology inherent in most modern cameras could produce this with little intellectual or emotional intelligence involved. The fact that a 4x5 was used makes one wonder why you would take this photo at all unless you were just after a stock image. Let alone place it here for a serious critique.

Bobby, this is a way cool shot! The B/W version

is very good, and I do love B/W. But man, this

gives SO much more information. Quess that`s why

they invented color film in the first place.

7/7

As I may have mentioned before I think color film makes the best black & white film.

I don't like it,,, i love it. Curious about your statement concerning colour and a ?...do u think it makes a better pic to shoot b&w film as opposed to shooting in colour and just greyscaling it in photoshop? Like i shot b&w and its such a pain..no 35mm slide film to begin with is produced i think....7/6 btw