Posted by Paul Bracey on Wed, 09/30/15 21:21
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Wed, 09/30/15 21:26 I like the contrast in toning with those foreground stone blocks standing out strongly against the background (smoke from forest fires?), the strong sense of texturing that comes through from the foreground rock formations (one feels as if they could reach right into the picture and feel their roughness) and just the rugged nature of the setting (really works for this flatlander). Comments by Chris R. Speaker on Thu, 10/01/15 20:18 Very nice composition. Comments by slacker on Fri, 10/02/15 20:26 too bad it is not in colour... ;) Comments by Paul Bracey on Fri, 10/02/15 22:13 Oh fine... Comments by Paul Bracey on Fri, 10/02/15 22:31 Thanks everyone. Jan, this was taken after the rains, when most of the smoke from the forest fires had cleared up. What you're seeing here is atmospheric perspective. You see, those cliffs in the in the background are really quite gigantic, and quite far away. For example, that cliff on the right is El Capitan which is high enough that a 200 lb man jumping off the top would take 15 seconds or more just to hit the ground, and pretty likely wouldn't look as good as the emoticon at the bottom of the drop in Slacker's comment. ;) Comments by Michael Meek on Fri, 10/02/15 23:10 Looks like a good spot for sittin' and lookin' while lunching on some goat cheese and gorp. I wonder if Slacker during his fifteen seconds on the way down would see his life flash before his eyes in color or B&W? If it was one, he'd probably be wishing for the other. Comments by Paul Bracey on Sat, 10/03/15 00:31 Goat cheese and gorp! Does this look like Heaven?!?! ;) Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Sat, 10/03/15 09:04 Love both of them. The foreground rocks anchor the image very well. Comments by Linda Frey on Sat, 10/03/15 22:06 I like them both, too. But one thing I notice about the colour version is that the detail of the rocks and pine tree in the foreground stand out more than in the B&W. Comments by G.B. SHETTLER on Mon, 10/05/15 10:38 You are an awesome photographer taking some awesome images at an awesome place. AAwesome !!