Here’s one from my archive made in 2006 while on a trip to the Tioga Pass area of Yosemite with Michael Gordon.
Tachihara 4x5
Nikkor 300mm
Astia 100.
We found this nice tarn that was perfectly still. I really liked the reflections of the boulders, but the only way get what I wanted was to rock-hop into the pond…
Any thoughts you may have will be appreciated. 
–P
Preston, although I recall this image of you from back then, I did not recall this exact scene you were photographing at that time.
With that all said this was a really neat image. My first reaction to it it reminded me of whales bobbing to the surface off and on…a really unique site here…
btw: again, the Astia was so good at handling the greens and yellows. As we clearly see here…
Preston: My first impression was “nut shells”
. I remember shooting Astia in 35mm and really liking the results. I almost stepped into 4x5 but went the digital route instead. Do you still shoot LF? Do you miss it? I do often pine for film and all the handling of it and the need to get the capture right and not really knowing until the slides came back in the mail. I had a student in my clinic last week and he didn’t even know what film was! Times, they are a changing. Anyway, wonderful image. >=))>
What a great find, I love the geometry of the placement of the rocks in your composition. Like @Paul_Breitkreuz, I see the left and right rocks looking like two whales talking to each other. The colors of the rocks look great.
My only nit would be the rock dead center at the top edge, it feels too tight. I think it adds to the composition, so I would not clone it away, I just wish there was a little more space above it.
Preston,
An oldie, but a goodie - sorry, a very predictable statement… Like Ed I like the geometry here and especially the spaciality of the. Initially I too was drawn to the rock near the center top edge - Easily cloned, but is that the right call? Not sure. I think perhaps some created canvas extension might be better - it’s just a little tight up there.
then I noticed the coloration of the larger rocks in the water, yet the rocks near the top are more nuetral/blue/gray rather than the much warmer tones of the 4 main rocks. Then… in looking at your portrait image (always liked that one!) the rocks near the shore are more gray than brown - I’m guessing just because of the exposure to the algea and such in the temporary pond…
In the end, I like the tension provided by the smaller rocks surrounding the 4 main ones. The only other suggestion I have is to burn down the smallest - and the brightest rock in the UL corner area. Minor stuff though.
Beautifully seen and photographed.
Lon
