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"Winter Won't Wait"


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Exposure Date: 2008:10:29 17:18:48;
Make: PENTAX Corporation;
Model: PENTAX K10D;
Exposure Time: 1.0 seconds s;
FNumber: f/22.0;
ISOSpeedRatings: ISO 100;
ExposureProgram: Other;
ExposureBiasValue: 0
MeteringMode: Other;
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode;
FocalLength: 17.0 mm mm;
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 25 mm;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh;

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Fall is upon us and it goes by fast. Before you know it, the leaves are gone and the snow has capped the mountains. The shoulder seasons are my favorite. Summer is my least favorite and winter comes in third, but autumn and spring just can't be beat. I have one weekend coming up to get out and hopefully record some of the fall parade. Meanwhile, to get the juices flowing, I have gone back to some of the previous fall trips and begun processing images that didn't make the first cut, but now I think could be deserving. This one is just a variation of composition from the original post that includes more of the sky. It was a busy morning trying to capture all the angles while the light was golden. This is along the Middle Fork of the Feather River near Graeagle in Plumas County, California. I consider this area to be the second best fall foliage location in California, right behind the Eastern Sierra Nevada. In fact, it really could be considered number one if you factor in the lack of photographer crowds. I didn't see one photography workshop being conducted in this location. That's a definite plus for Plumas County!!

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Autumn begins to succumb to an ominous winter sky. Change is soon coming for this

high country landscape. Thanks for your observations, comments and opinions. The

Larger preview is recommended!

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The layered colors, especially the yellows in the grasses & leaves, are the first thing that stands out for me.  As ever, your exposure control is astonishing, especially given the contrast that must have been present in that scene.

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oh how I miss the Fall foilage.  Downside to living in the Great American Desert.  Beautiful light on this one...Ray

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I like the inclusion of the bigger interesting sky mark,the rest is always egual to your high standard of detail and perfect colour,lovely fall shot,regards,Harry

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My very first impression was "ahhh HDR" and I don't mean that in a detrimental way. Quite the contrary, I just thought the range of light and detail was extraordinary, for example the details in the far right pine tree trunks clearly seen here, would normally appear as more of a silhouette given the prevailing light direction. I'm not complaining by the way, I think its aesthetically really pleasing, just an observation. The curved waterway is a delightful path through the image to the subtle sunset colours.

Sincere Compliments

Alf

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I absolutely agree with your point of view Mark, I mean the same order! And I must spend one of my seven sevens for this date on this masterpiece! Cheers!

PDE

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Thank you John, Ray, Kombizz, Harry, Alf, Ricardo, Michael and Pierre!! I appreciate the positive feedback. I guess this could climb to first cut. Alf, this is indeed HDR, but by definition only. I don't use an HDR engine. I choose to hand blend bracketed exposures instead. I find hand work gives more controlled results. Getting those pines on the right to offer some detail and color was no small feat however. On this morning, I was actually disappointed in the way the sky never exploded with expected color. It just wasn't cooperating. Still, there was enough of a pattern and the colors of the foliage benefited from the backlighting. Earlier on this same morning, I witnessed perhaps the best sunrise I had ever seen, but I could only capture a portion of it because I was on the opposite side of the mountain. Pierre, always good to hear from you and thanks for your seven! Thanks to all of you!

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Great colors, light, detail and editing, Mark! Lovely curved water with reflections really add to this. Regards, 

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Mark...  I remember this series from their earlier posting but that takes nothing away from your updated processing; this is perfect.  Thanks for sharing... Mike

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A nice place to view. Too much detail in the shadows for my taste.  I tend to like photos that look like the original scene appeared the the eye.

I've never been of the HDR effect, but that's just my taste.  Others seem to love HDR.

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Seeing this larger presents a glorious and magnificent landscape. The lighting of the autumn trees on the left against the darker green trees is a wonderful sight. Dramatic sky completes the element for this autumn landscape. Beautiful!

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Thanks Hamid, Mike, Alexander, J. Harrington and Lester! Jim, I might agree with you regarding HDR as a somewhat unreal impression, especially HDR from software engines that blend everything into a high saturation midtone. After that, I feel entirely different about how a scene appears to the eye. Our eyes can take in a very wide range of light in real time while scanning a scene. A camera can only record a fixed number of tones or stops of light in one exposure, much less than what we see with our eyes. Set up a camera on a tripod and shoot a dimly lit room. If you meter the highlights with your camera, that is make sure you don't blow the highlights, then the camera will record many areas of black with no detail. Now scan the same room with your eyes and tell me if you see the same amount of black. Not likely. In fact, you may only see limited black and most likely it will be areas or objects of black color. The camera may need as much as 30 seconds to record the scene, depending on the F stop. Your eyes will gather twice the detail in an instant. There is really no comparison between how much a single camera exposure records and how much detail our eyes record. Compared to our eyes, the camera is really a poor recording device of light, unless you widen the range with multiple bracketed exposures and blend the exposures. The next time you are shooting a backlit sunset, scan the scene with your eyes and see if there are any true silhouettes. Unless your vision is hampered, it is doubtful you will actually see a silhouette. Most likely you will be able to see detail in all areas of the scene, save for the darkest shadows. That's how I see it, no pun intended!

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Great lighting HDR or not...Beautiful sky and detail thruout.  A '7' on the comparison between the eye and the camera.  As you said, no comparison.

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most people are used to call "natural looking" the photos straight from the camera, unprocessed, which is not even near to how you see it with your eyes. from this point of view this is indeed a HDR look image, but on the other hand i must tell that it is something similar as we see it with our eyes, at least my eyes are seeing this way.

nice scenery, great composition. a very good photo.

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Mark, The curve works great as a lead in here.  The blend is spot on.  I feel I've seen this one from you before?

Knew it was Plumas from first sight, only been there once but I'm a Clifton fan so that might be part of it.

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Mark - It looks like you have found some fall - but not Sierras?  The golden foliage and blue sky are a great mix together.  Subtle, delicate, nice blance of trees left and right.  Hope you found some color in the Sierras - I hear they are getting snow as we speak - or write.

Harry

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Thanks Lester, Monte, Zsolt, Steve and Harry!! Sorry folks, I have been away for a few days and caught up in other less important things. Now, back to what's important; PHOTOGRAPHY! Thanks for the link Lester, very interesting and enlightening. I agree Zsolt, cameras don't get it right unless you work around it's limitations. Steve, you saw a similar version of this at the Marc Muench print workshop we attended. This was taken in 08. Harry, I just got back yesterday from the Eastern Sierras and I haven't had time to work up my files yet. I will say this, though. It was the best fall foliage trip I have ever made! Images to come soon. 

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What a plesant surprise to come across this image. In 1957 my parents moved to Graeagle and I grew up in one of the Red Houses on Hwy 89. Fall colors in this country are "hit or miss" , but this year they were definitely a "Hit". Great shot....I shouldn't be, but I am jealous..

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