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Image Description
This lovely little creek, flowing below striking striped hills and snowcapped mountains as it approaches Old Denali Highway, is surrounded by luxurious vegetation in glowing fall color.
Technical Details
Canon EOS 5D II; Canon EF 28-70mm @ 48mm; f/14 @ 1/4 sec, ISO 100; Gitzo tripod, RRS BH 55, remote shutter
This is a nice composition. I like the different colors featured in the mountains and the warm orange/brown tones of the grass. I might suggest desaturation the image just a touch as it might fit the scene better. The island feels a maybe touch too hot. But other than that, this is a great image.
Thank you @Jason_Ray_Photography for your considered opinion. You may be correct. However, after reviewing my original .psb file I did not discover any layer or other machinations showing I increased the saturation. I played with decreasing the saturation but the impact just fell off.
This image was captured on 8/31/15, 6:42:46 pm. That’s early Fall in Alaska and the colors are very intense and exaggerated by the color of the light at that time of the day. No excuses. This is a fair representation of what was seen.
The point of the image was to use the blue-grey river, flanked by contrasting foliage, to guide the viewer to the spectacular mountains. Those mountains, with their striking stripes, are what initially attracted me and I followed the road until I found a suitable foreground.
This scene is quite lovely Bob. I particularly think that the light on the BG mountains is very striking and compliments the autumn colored grasses beautifully. I also like the way the stream winds it’s way into the image and directs the eye toward the mountains. My only suggestion would be to tone the yellow grass just left of center on that small island. It seems to grab my eye when I want to enjoy all the other wonderful stuff going on in the image. Nicely done!
@Igor_Doncov —you are correct. The “changes” that were petitioned for were, by their own admission, almost unremarkable, yet, somehow, were an optical magnet. You must direct your eye on the grass on the little island in the stream, at the largest magnification the site allows and shift from one image to the other and you will see the change.
