# Aspen Reflection **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** editors-pick, weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [October 24, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743 "2024-10-24T17:30:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/1 "2024-10-24T17:30:23Z")
![PA151047-Enhanced-NR.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/f/2fec72caf47e4a3aeb3c650f1ea1fb3273607f38.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### 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. ### Specific Feedback Any feedback is welcome. ### Technical Details 1/100 sec @ f9.0, ISO 800 * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_williams/32/65698_2.png) [@Ed\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Williams)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/3 "2024-10-24T17:43:14Z")
Wow, Chris. Beautiful. I love the bright flares of aspen colors in the palette of whites and greys. The reflection is perfect. Great shot. ---
**Author:** ![guy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@guy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/guy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/4 "2024-10-24T20:05:07Z")
Hi Chris, What a delightful encapsulation of autumn you have shared with us. It just ticks all of the boxes. So lovely! ---
**Author:** ![Jmill59](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jmill59/32/56525_2.png) [@Jmill59](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jmill59)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/5 "2024-10-24T20:15:22Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/6 "2024-10-24T21:20:44Z")
Oooh, gorgeous! I have no nits to pick. 🙂 Those colors are to die for. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/7 "2024-10-24T23:44:15Z")
All said above – gorgeous!! My only suggestion is frame and hang! ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/8 "2024-10-26T22:57:25Z")
@Diane_Miller Thanks, I plan to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/9 "2024-10-26T22:58:02Z")
@Bonnie_Lampley Ohh, I’m flattered! ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/10 "2024-10-26T22:58:37Z")
@Ed_Williams @Sandy_Richards-Brown @guy @Jmill59 Thank you very much for your kind comments. ---
**Author:** ![Connie\_McClaran](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/connie_mcclaran/32/46482_2.png) [@Connie\_McClaran](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Connie_McClaran)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/11 "2024-10-27T15:20:50Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/12 "2024-10-27T18:05:16Z")
@Connie_McClaran Thanks. I took photos from a lot of different levels and points of view. So much fun that morning. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/14 "2024-10-31T17:50:03Z")
@Sandy_Richards-Brown Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Greenbaum](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/larry_greenbaum/32/14487_2.png) [@Larry\_Greenbaum](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Larry_Greenbaum)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/15 "2024-11-01T14:54:44Z")
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. ![PA151047-Enhanced-NR](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/6/d/6d33c05fd9394083ab039c363bf7703df006713b.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2024-11-01 at 9.54.05 AM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/f/4fa4b573d3fe37af1d6f430b5ea62893656eeac4.png) ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/aspen-reflection/43743/16 "2024-11-01T15:58:29Z")
@Larry_Greenbaum Thanks. Looks good.