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Technical Details
Late December, east of hwy 395 in the Owens Valley, 4 PM, on Manzanar - Reward Rd.
Note the f22 used on a 24 - 70mm L lens. No apparent image quality loss. Nearest branch on right about 14 inches from lens.
Specific Feedback
One of few color images of mine that I actually like. Any feedback is welcome.
The first impression: excellent contrast and composition but lights and saturation too high. This apart I like the photo.
Guy,
Excellent image indeed from the East side. Love the pond/reflection, all surrounded by the winter grasses. Composition is nicely balanced, even with the tree on the left; and the sky/clouds are of course dramatic. Interesting the whispy fog/clouds directly over the peaks; I actually kinda wish we could see all the peaks, but that’s not all that important for this image.
I would agree with Giuseppe with the lights, although as your histogram shows, not clipped. Saturation is subjective of course and I believe that a reduction in overall contrast would actually tame that saturation just right.
This is excellent as presented, contrast/lum/color/sat/contrast, all those things are personal and subjective, so take this with a grain of salt
One of these days I’ll explore this area more than driving by… Thanks for sharing.
Lon
I like the composition and the reflections but find the yellows to be too overpowering. They just scream at you.
