Young Road or Unit 23

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited July 24, 2009 in Landscapes
Well...sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees, but last weekend I was at the 'lesser' rim (Mogollon Rim) and saw it all.
The forest is recovering nicely from the 2002 Rodeo - Chediski fire.
Suggestions always welcome.

Hubby glassing

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I was having a hard time with this one. I could not get the clouds right and keep the shadows and color of the forest correct, here are two but I think the clouds in the first are not right?

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Such expanse and I always zero in on the smaller things!

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the black and white shows the burn...but darn ghosting on the trees.

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~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe

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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2009
    Beautiful series, Eia! The macro, in particular, really grabs my attention. Wonderful dof and separation of the subject from the background. The b&w are also excellent! Great job! thumb.gifclap.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2009
    I agree with Mahesh. I really like your flower shot, and the clouds in the first shot are very good.
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2009
    thapamd wrote:
    Beautiful series, Eia! The macro, in particular, really grabs my attention. Wonderful dof and separation of the subject from the background. The b&w are also excellent! Great job! thumb.gifclap.gif

    Thanks much, I think they are my faves too but the sky was incredible to see.
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2009
    The second and fifth images in this series are by far my favorites. Excellent work on these!
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2009
    The last one appeals to me. Makes me think.

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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2009
    hi eia!

    the clouds in the first three are a bit strange IMO, to much pp (saved the highlights?) for it to look realistic. the last two shots are really nice, especially the contrast between the two! thumb.gif
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2009
    wfeller wrote:
    The last one appeals to me. Makes me think.

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    Thanks! It is a shock to see at first but after we got in there and saw the fresh, lush growth under the trees it turned out to be beautiful; even with the marks of the fire. So it reminded me that the fire didn't devastate the entire area as I thought because life was coming back. Wildlife abounds and they sure like to eat that young grass . :D
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    hi eia!

    the clouds in the first three are a bit strange IMO, to much pp (saved the highlights?) for it to look realistic. the last two shots are really nice, especially the contrast between the two! thumb.gif

    I did very little PP with the clouds in the first one; which is why I took notice of them. They were very ominous looking. The two after is where I had a hard time trying to expose for the whole picture and can't seem to PP it correctly. Thanks for the comment.
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
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