Crystal Mill Color

That shot is truly gorgeous. For those of us who enjoy photos for the pure joy and are not technically nitpicky I love this shot!

It's a very, very, very good shoot.

 

Very very nice shot. Beautiful!

So which contributed more to the photo, the 4x4 or the 4x5? Great image.

As I commented on the B&W version , I think the color version is easier on the eyes. The b&w version is very sharp and hard. The color is more homogeneous. In either case it's a beautiful landscape and a well done image. Nice work! Having been an old LandCruiser driver, I understand your commentary - I think I would have preferred to hike there though. :)

 

i didnt like this at first because for some reason i was just like, 'im not gonna pay this photo much attention' i guess cause i have this large sterotype of photos that have similar blue sky and similarly yellowish green trees, AH!!! i know what it is, ok there is this huge huge huge blown up picture in this house im in about once a week, the picture is of some mountains in the background, a nice lake, and then this nasty ugly tree with the same greenish-yellow leaves, the trunk of the tree has overexposed areas, the right side of the picture is underexposed, the mountains do not stand out at all, they just blend into the drab pale blue sky, and the absolute worst part about this is: its blown up on the wall to i would guess a 4x6 FOOT, not inches, FEET!!! print. gross dude. i dread having to look at it. ok so that has ruined my experience except after i read your story and comments of others [it has gotten many comments] i decided to actually look at this photo for more than a split-second. im glad i did. nice, verrry nice. beautiful, and it was worth my time to write this long boring comment, in order to hopefully show you that despite such terrible influences [that large ugly photo i am forced to look at on a weekly basis] i appreciate this one for the pretty sky, trees, water, and the rustic, secluded feeling it gives. nice job!!!

Maybe the people that own the nasty 4x6 foot print would like to buy some real photography, I would be glad to sell them a signed 30x40" print of the mill for $150.00 + shipping and handling. Or maybe you could sell them some of your stuff, show it to um they might like it any thing must be better than the slop they already have on the wall.

I like this color version MUCH better. Lovely!!

A gem of an image! Yes, there's a whole genre of shots like this, but that's because people love them.

Just like in a fairytale... Love it.

I don´t know what to say.........incredible!!!

 

7 / 5 - The 5 because it looks a little bit artificial in my opinion. But still excellent and breathtaking shot!!

This really is a special image, but I have to agree that it does

look a bit artificial. It looks crisp to the point of lacking a feeling of

openness and space if that makes any sense. I suppose the

crispness goes with the spiked splashes, but still I'm not sure.

Did you sharpen the image in PS at all? I suppose most

scanners sharpen a bit anyway. I'd love to see the 4x5

tranparency, which I'm sure must be truly stunning!

 

Congrats!

WOW!!!

 

can i know what's the exposure time and the shutter speed?

 

the mill in the upper right

 

water flowing on the bottom left to the bottom right

 

IMO, this is a very nice composed photo

Just superb. Splended colours and crystal clear picture. To me it's like a dream.

Yo Yo Yo Bobby! What a superb piece of work! Absolutely breathtaking! As the Chinese saying goes, "in calmness we detect motion"!

Cheers!

Looked at it again. Scratch the bit about openness and space.

That's not it. Somehow, I'm just not picking up the poetry and

atmosphere that I feel should be there. Is it the open quality of

the light? Maybe it's simply that the strong lines give it more of a

graphic quality. It's definitely a beautiful postcard, but I want more

from it somehow.

I admire your determination to endure the road Bobby, and not to let the weather stop you capturing this one. Also, I'm not sure if your Toya 4x5 is exactly the same as my model, but mine is certainly not designed for portability and lugging about in the field!

re Douglas and blown highlights - I thought the exposure was pretty darn good - aren't we supposed to see some highlights? Some people say the tonal values should range just short from the black and white points on the histogram, but it's just not possible to capture the full dynamic range [within those thresholds] in a contrasty location where there is sunlight, water, and with dark foliage and rock all in the same scene. Would other photographers have exposed for the highlights and lost detail in the shadows? Perhaps yes, but many would have gone for a mid range exposure and balanced the loss of detail at both the dark and high ends. Considering this marvelous result, I don't see there is much loss to be disappointed with. What was your thinking when you exposed for this scene Bobby? Did you bracket at all? Was this the result you were after?

Overall, an extremely refreshing scene for me to view. Congrats and thanks for bringing us to this secluded spot.

A reality almost beyond belief, but definitely beautiful beyond belief.

This is a very well composed image. Despite the fact the frame is so busy, every element into the picture doesn't interfere one with other. The image elements are just in the right place; exaples:

 

Upper right corner: The yellow tree is over the cloud, thus filling the white space that can be otherwise boring. Same thing about the trees in the upper left corner: they "fill" a washed portion of the sky.

 

Lower right corner: The bushes make a nice optical merging with the white water, which can be othervise a too intruisive highlight, without details.

 

I like it.

Crystal clear: it must have been taken with an aperture factor of 64'000! I can almost see what's in the mind of the squirrel down in the scene near the river.

This picture has a depth that's incredible, it is somehow better looking at it than being there (somehow).

congratulations for your photo-of-the-week.

Absolutely remarquable image, which was imo destined to become a POW - whether in its color or B&W version. And possibly one of the very best landscape POWs ever on photo.net...

So beautiful that it does look unreal or can be seen indeed as "artificial", but that's exactly what we sould hope for in this category of images. Of course, more moody landscapes are also welcome - and I'd say the B&W version of this same image would be more moody. But then, scenaries don't really need to convey anything else than peace and beauty, or do they...? I can't imagine a better image than this for a wall calendar anyway. Lovely details all over...

As for the "blown highlights", I'm affraid they are just highlights as Geraldine said... They aren't absolutely blown, and I'd be glad if someone can explain to me how to do any better...

What strikes me mostly is this astonising angle and really perfect composition. Facing such a complex subject, the photographer found a way to organize the image wonderfully "around" the water. Just splendid to me - not the slightest nit... We'll probably have a quiet week...

How come it is a POW?

I mean Photo of the week on Mar 23? I saw this stunning photo a long time ago.

How come it is a POW? I mean Photo of the week on Mar 23? I saw this stunning photo a long time ago.

All images available on photo.net are candidate for POW; the Elves are in no way restricted to recent images when nominating or voting for POW. See also http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo-of-the-week/about for a very short explanation.

not all successful landscapes need to be taken at dawn or dusk

If a succesful landscape is not taken at dawn or dusk, then it must be taken in fall.

The light is perfect and so is the composition. The subject is compelling and makes curious people even more curious.
Great shot!