reflection in Yosemite

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I appreciated the responses to my trumpeter swan post last week. Thanks for the suggestions. I am anxious to see what you will think of this one. This was during a one day trip to Yosemite in Dec. '98. The data was a Nikon N70 with Tokina 20-35mm set a 20mm. Thanks.

-- Russell Greenhalgh (rgimages@aol.com), November 09, 1999

Answers

Russell, I like this one better than the swans, the only thing I would change in this one is the composition, just a litte, by moving to your left and moving up just enough to show the reflection of the mountain more completely, this one show that you are capable of good photographic vision and can spot interesting subject matter (or you are beginning to see). Keep going. Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), November 10, 1999.

With all due respect, I think that Pat is a bit of a nit-picker! With a photo like this, it's very difficult to do anything but admire it. Of course, it may have been possible to improve it with a slight change in the framing, but maybe not, I don't think that we can know because we weren't there. Congratulations on this photo, I think it would sit well in the portfolio of, well, just about anyone!

-- David Bertioli (david@cenargen.embrapa.br), November 10, 1999.

Russell,

Very nice. I might like to see just a bit more depth of feild, (seems like the snow on top of the foreground rock is just slightly out of focus), but that might just be the scan. Did you shoot this at other times of day as well? It's a beautiful combination of shapes and textures.

-- Billy Gorum (Herphoto@aol.com), November 10, 1999.


Nice image. Could it be even better - maybe, who knows? One idea might have been a vertical composition, even if the right sided snow covered rock was lost. To me, having the base of some of the trees in the reflection would be worth losing that rock.

-- Rod Sorensen (sorenser@mfldclin.edu), November 10, 1999.

Perhaps it is just me, but I feel dizzy looking at this image. And if the title didn't tell me it is a reflection, I would have a hard time figuring out why the mountain and trees are upside down.

Most reflection shots do include at least part of the original upright subject as well as the reflection, thus helping the viewer figure out the orientation.

-- Shun Cheung (shun@worldnet.att.net), November 10, 1999.



I like this image despite the fact that I have to agree with Shun that it would make a person with acrophobia sweat! I think that's what I like about it, it illicits a feeling of being there! There are many ways to photos of the same scene and thankfully some of us take it differently than the rest. Good job! Donna

-- Donna P. Bollenbach (cassidy@icubed.net), November 10, 1999.

You're halfway there Russell. If there had been excellent light on El Capitan this would be a killer shot. As it is, it isn't bad, but there is a lot of room for improvement in the lighting. Look at it as an excuse to go back and try again.

-- Darron Spohn (sspohn@concentric.net), November 15, 1999.

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