Aspen Reflection

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Description

It was an awesome morning. I hit the colors at peak. Right place, right time. This was taken at Bishop Creek Canyon on a recent trip to the Eastern Sierras.

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1/100 sec @ f9.0, ISO 800


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Chris, this is wonderful. The fall colours, aspen trunks, rocks, and perfect reflections all come together perfectly. Fine detail and great perspective.
Well-done!

Wow, Chris. Beautiful. I love the bright flares of aspen colors in the palette of whites and greys. The reflection is perfect. Great shot.

Hi Chris, What a delightful encapsulation of autumn you have shared with us. It just ticks all of the boxes. So lovely!

Chris, A beautiful fall scene with the somewhat monochromatic color base of pure yellow and light grays. Would this image work as a triptych - the aspens are perfectly grouped for this.

Oooh, gorgeous! I have no nits to pick. :slight_smile: Those colors are to die for.

All said above – gorgeous!! My only suggestion is frame and hang!

@Diane_Miller Thanks, I plan to do so.

@Bonnie_Lampley Ohh, I’m flattered!

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@Ed_Williams @SandyR-B @guy @Jmill59 Thank you very much for your kind comments.

Yup. It’s a stunner and worthy of hanging on a wall! I had some fun with scrolling my screen up & down, playing around with a crop that either crops off the tops of the trees and puts the line of water/land as the top third; and/or visee, versee (no idea how to spell that) cropping the reflection of the trees tops out of the bottom to place that same shore line in the bottom third of the frame. Just for fun…

@Connie_McClaran Thanks. I took photos from a lot of different levels and points of view. So much fun that morning.

Chris, congrats on a wonderful EP! This is truly stunning…

@SandyR-B Thank you very much!

I love the comp and vertical aspect ratio you have chosen. Super job of seeing. I added a midtones 1 luminosity mask and put it in the multiply blend mode. I think it tones down the exposure a tad and bumps up the pop. Wonderful, Chris.


@Larry_Greenbaum Thanks. Looks good.