dgdg wrote:
icon, smi-con.
It's a great shot and a wonderful show of nature.
Congratulations.
David
david-
thank you. i really enjoyed it and i'm glad i was able to share it with others who were unable to be there.
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Brad Williams wrote:
Really cool scene Seann, great light! Can't beat Yosemite in the snow!
brad-
yosemite rocks almost any time!
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LSExplorer wrote:
Congratulations on capturing such a magical moment for an iconic place. I love both of them and truly magical!
SExplorer-
thank you. i can still hardly believe my luck.
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wsps1 wrote:
Beautiful shots! How did you make everything purplish?
wsps1-
it was nothing intentional. i sometimes get a color cast like that when i use two filtersparticular together. in this case i had a lee .9 gnd and a schnieder 1.2 nd. for what it's worth, i used the same combination on both images and they were 8 minutes apart. so, your guess is as good as mine.
Scott Kroeker wrote:
First one is stunning. I'd clone out the white puff on the bottom edge though.
scott-
thanks for the kind words and, even more, for the suggestion. i'll adjust the crop.
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Travis Rhoads wrote:
that is just insanely killer...just confirms I have to go back when there is snow...I love them both, but the orange glow on the water being stronger wins it for me...and I like the wide orientation of that one more.
Question...how hard is it to get around there when there is snow? 4 wheel drive I am sure is a must...just curious.
travis-
thanks so much. it was YOUR post that inspired me to go to the valley! i used to go the the valley quite a bit and i always go up the river on 140 because it never closes (that i know of) and i've never had to use chains. i have never had a 4wd or chains, but it was kinda spooky going to tunnel view last week, as there was black ice. my next car will be awd.
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roguecoolman wrote:
This is the holy grail shot for me as well. I haven't gotten it yet. Surprisingly hard to get haha. The first time I saw this light band was also a winter shot from Michael Frye and ever since I've tried to chase type of light and with snow. It's a pretty tough combo haha. I'm glad you were able to see this and capture it!
Jason
jason-
i wish you luck in your quest! i just got lucky with the timing. i went when i could and it happened to be the right combination of conditions. i'm trying to talk a buddy into going in feb for horsetail falls. i'll bet it was doing its thing when i taking these shots. it was flowing and i looked at one of the shots- the light was hitting it. it may have been the wrong angle, though.
treebeard wrote:
They are both...AWESOME but for me the amount of sky in #2 really does it for me..just my 2 cents.
-Tree
tree-
thank you. i chose the second one because i thought the sky had more drama. i have another shot with the red light and better color in the sky, but the framing is a little tighter. in the end, i went with bigger sky.
seann robinson wrote:
travis-
thanks so much. it was YOUR post that inspired me to go to the valley! i used to go the the valley quite a bit and i always go up the river on 140 because it never closes (that i know of) and i've never had to use chains. i have never had a 4wd or chains, but it was kinda spooky going to tunnel view last week, as there was black ice. my next car will be awd.
wow, that is probably a first! I am glad you went, you caught it in such great conditions...I wish I lived a lot closer to stuff like this...Cheers!
Butchdog wrote:
Beautiful shots. I like the first better though.
thanks. i think i do, too.
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Fred Miranda wrote:
Incredible light. Good work!
Fred
fred-
thank you. the light WAS incredible.
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alatoo60 wrote:
Very nice scene captured. However, the PP is too harsh.
Being really involved with saturation, you lost details in bright areas.
Sasha.
sasha-
thanks. believe it or not, i really don't do much processing because, what little i do, takes place on an uncalibrated laptop. i just looked and i moved the saturation slider to +7 on the first one and left it at zero on the second one. if the scene looks unnatural, well.....it kinda was. as far as lost details, that may be a jpeg thing. or, maybe i have low expetcations. if, it's the latter, please don't tell me!
-seann
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rxgolf wrote:
Number one for me but both are fantastic!
Greg
