South of Crested Butte, CO

This is obviously not Africa. :-) I just wanted to point out that I AM in Colorado (as of last week), and spent a few days hiking in the mountains already! :-) I can't remember the exact name of this mountain ... I'll look it up and put it in the caption when I get it. It's about 20 minutes south of Crested Butte. I'll probably upload a mix of Africa and my trip from DC to Colorado over the next few weeks.

 

It was a partly sunny day with those ugly black threatening clouds. It did end up raining later. I thought that the sky worked well for this shot ... a little blue, a little bit of a dramatic cloud showing through.

 

Two things I'm not sure about. First of all, I wish that the road curved to the left instead of the right. Bummer. Second, I toyed with cropping off a bit of the bottom and a bit of the right side, as they are so much darker than the rest. But I felt that the crop threw off the compositional balance. What do you think?

Any comments or ratings are appreciated! :-)

Very well done... as is. A very natural and welcoming scene. Makes me want to see what's around the corner!

Excellent exposure, light, details, tones and composition!

 

Best regards, Gabi

Hi, Lou Ann, nice to see something from Colorado. Looks like a touch of fall is in the air. You're right, it is a tad dark on the right and bottom, but its really okay. You have some pretty dynamic lighting conditions with the partial sun and cloudy sky. I wouldn't worry about it too much. I assume you're gonna be in 'hog heaven' with the aspens this fall, as you are in the aspen capital of the world. So, have fun and take a zillion shots, you'll get some of 'em right. Have you found a place to live and a job yet? I am off to Santa Fe for a week tomorrow a.m. Maybe I can find some aspens turning up in the Sangre de Cristos. Take care and stay in touch. Cheers! Chris

very well done. Congrats. 6/6

Nice composition, nice colours and light. Very pleasant image. The place puts one in the mood for a walk (expression directly copied from my english/french dictionnary).

Your dictionary is exactly correct in the usage of that imagery. :-) And walking a lot there was what I did for five days! :-) Thanks for your comments, all.

I agree with Henri that this puts me in a mood for a walk. Perhaps lighten up shadow area at bottom right corner a little? This has a nice, pleasing composition with nice color. ^_^

Lovely shot , Lou Ann , very inviting , as has been said. I shouldn't worry about the dark areas , to my mind they give the image additional depth and I like that.

I envy you , what with the tooth of time gnawing on me :-( , my hiking days are slowly coming to an end , so enjoy while you may !

So glad to hear you've finally arrived in Colorado. And what a great shot as an introduction to what will be many wonderful images from your new Home State....and a great one it is.....the photo and the state! Wonderful DOF and colors in this one Lou Ann, makes me want to put on my hiking shoes and go for a stroll. And Fall colors starting to peek through too. I like the road on the right of my screen, it still leads me into the image. I was through Colorado Springs a couple weeks ago on my way to NM and Utah, still looking for somewhere to retire in a couple years. I loved Garden of the Gods park, first time there.