I wasn't exactly poking any new tripod holes here! ;) But how could I pass this up. Fresh snow, clearing sky, and fog hanging over the water and meadows. Special place. Enjoy.
[Jan. 6th, 2009 03:41:07 PM]
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Looks like a highwater mark of 7.45; maybe I'll finally ribbon in a Free Study!
It had just snowed the day before and the road were still icy/slick. But I was close to the valley and couldn't resist the drive in to take a look.
Used my trusty 3stop hard edge grad ND with my polarizer. The polarizer was to lengthen my exposure time a bit. Ended up shooting at f22. It is hard to appreciate the detail at 720pixels but I have a large print all worked up and ready to go. I feel honored to have been at this place at such a special time.
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Wow, thank you for the votes and comments! This was one that looked good on the LCD and even better on my computer.
Note to self: Prepare to wade around in knee deep snow before going the next time! My running shoes and jeans didn't dry out until about 2 hours later.
It was taken a little after 4 p.m.
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Technically perfect. I can't see anything wrong with this beautiful landscape. The subject matter, or how popular it is, doesn't matter. You've made a wonderful, fresh image.
How's a poor astrophotographer ever going to get a FS ribbon with shots like this? Couldn't you have waited until next month? :-) Breathtaking, absolutely beautiful. My girlfriend looked at this shot and snickered and said "you're never going to ribbon on this site!"
Wow, Mark! Wow! You know. . .lots of people can take pictures of the same spot -- but they sure can't all turn out photos like this! When you think about it, all photos have probably been done lots of times before, but the very few are able to take what's been seen before and make it stand out, heads and shoulders above all the rest. This is one of those photos! Congratulations on the ribbon -- your fourth highest rated photo -- and just for having another fine art piece of magic in your portfolio!
Splendid! Congratulations Mark. First ribbon in a free study? I'm suprised at that...and what an absolute splendid image to break your duck! Keep it coming :-)
man i wish i live near here! The trip I took to Yosemite this summer was not nearly enough. True, this is a well-worn spot, but this is no ordinary image. The exposure, and the silkiness of the water... just awesome. Congrats on another ribbon.
*gasp!* Yeah, this took my breath away! Un-freakin-believable! Congrats on a super spectacular image and the ribbon. ...but mainly the image. Did I mention it's spectacular? Uber-Spectacular.
Such a beautiful shot of one of my favorite places on earth. I so much miss the annual visits to Yosemite when I was living in California. I never made it there in the winter but would love to some day. Congrats on your ribbon- very well deserved!
Would love to see this large but it carries well at a small size, too, which is an excellent tribute to your skills and knowledge. Congratulations on a Free Study ribbon!!
I knew this had to be you! One of my high scores, and I figured it would ribbon. From my years in Yosemite, this lovely vantage has special meaning for me (I may have had a view camera set up exactly where you were more than once), and your conditions, the conditions in which you shot, are perfect the scene. I'm glad you made the drive and congrats on the ribbon!
very beautiful .. it's a mind blowing scene .. i cant imagine this scene being photographed or processed any better .. amazing work ..
congratulations on the red .. :)
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