Alpine Colors - Pemigewasset Wilderness

A follow up image from "Paradise Road". This was the view on the

opposite side of Garfield Ridge, and the view where I spent most of

my time photographing.

Lovely shot Harry but crop out the two bottom tussoks of grass and see what you think,Best regards,

Good depth. Very nice demonstration of distance here. Beautiful.

Magnifico el primer plano y la profundidad.

Saludos.

A beautiful image, the colours and depth are fabulous.

 

Simon

Stunning photograph! You really do give special meaning to wilderness in the northwoods of New Hampshire through your images. This is really a terrific composition and exposure. Nice work! Cheers! Chris

Hi Harry. Either of these are excellent. The foreground grasses make these two images stand out. The Rhyme ice on the trees is an added dimension. I think they would benefit from some selective sharpening. The foreground file info is what I refer to as High frequency, meaning additional sharpening is in order. You have superbly executed that. The distant mountains and especially the sky, however, are Low Frequency objects (they have less info and are more even toned) and I feel benefit with less sharpening. The grain or noise is more apparent in Low Frequency objects. I see noise and grain in those areas. Perhaps you add sharpening when optimizing for the web, which is good. Masking the sky and distant mountains from unneeded sharpening would provide a more 3D quality to the scene. It is somewhat the way things appear to our eyes naturally (I am not suggesting no sharpening of the mountains, just less than the foreground. I do, however, recommend much less sharpening of the sky). This is such a grandiose landscape that I thought I would take the time to express my impressions. I truly revel in an image like this. Hope this is helpful!

Thanks Mark - Your type of comment is really appreciated-it is what will help the image. Your're right, for the web I do a uniform sharpening which is very different from when a print is made. Much more selective. Some of the grasses were blowing and there is some fine movement, which might be more evident with greater sharpening in that area, so I held off. The sky is a different story. Definately more grain in it that didn't need any sharpening. I'll upload a new version without sky sharpening and limited mnt. sharpening - see what you think. Many thanks for your time!

Well, my eyes do not decieve me do they? Looks much better. DO NOT crop the bottom two clumps of grass. It is perfect. My kind of landscape in portrait!!

Thanks all - Bob- I decided to leave the tussocks at the bottom. I wanted to give the feel that the view was submerged in the alpine growth, and I really like the small red leaves low in the frame. WHile cropping may have given a more balanced look, this crop gives a litle more tension in the image? Thanks. ANother version -Autumn's Last stand doesn't cut off any tussocks and may be more of what you were lookin for.

 

Thanks for the idea.