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Gorgeous... such a serene Fall afternoon... Mike

 

 

Thanks Mike. Probably one of my more rewarding images from this trip. Something about the backlit cottonwoods set off by cold gray. The harsh lighting was a challenge, but it gave the yellows the snap I was looking for. I was trying for the double star, but the reflected one is quite subtle and not as noticeable. The other thing that trained my eye was the way the river flows straight to the sun.

Some really good processing going on here. Well done Mark!

Thanks for any and all observations. The larger view works best.

Simply beautiful. Love how the creek takes you to the sun. Well done.

Excellent image, Mark.Well composed.You are right about the difficult lighting conditions.Nice exposure on the Cottonwoods.

This is realy a stunning landscape image - very nicely composed and colours/light are excellent. It also transmitts this late autumn mood, so i can almost smell it :-)

Thanx for sharing it. Regards LKV.

Thanks Leo, David, David and Lennart. The colors in this area are not explosive like back east. In order to make them pop, some fairly direct backlighting will make them glow, but it is a tricky combination to pull off. The pine was used to deflect some of that light from going directly through the lens and also to create a star effect by stopping down the lens. I am fairly pleased with the results, but I miss the colors of the eastern states this time of year!

Beautiful colors.

Beautiful picture. Very good light and nice colours! Regards.

Wonderful scene, Mark, so crisp and rich of interesting details. The way how the bushes and trees on the left catch the light is just delicious.

 

Paolo

Thank you Bob, Gunnar and Paolo. I appreciate the kind words!