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20-JUL-2008 Brent

6th Place - Gold Creek
by Brent

Cascade Range, Washington State

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/25s f/18.0 at 17.0mm iso200 full exif

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ctfchallenge27-Jul-2008 01:41
This is really nice Brent! I like the leading line of the river and lots of great tones - that polarizer worked wonderfully well on the sky! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge26-Jul-2008 20:03
Thanks much Yvonne :-) This was a nice spot to sit and have a snack too.
~Brent
ctfchallenge25-Jul-2008 04:50
Brent, This is extremely cool! I agree the DOF is awesome, but my fav is the rocks! Yvonne
ctfchallenge23-Jul-2008 04:58
Thanks Cat :-) I am really enjoying this topic, it's getting me out in the all too short summer here and it is a good learning experience too. Thanks for choosing it. I only wish I had time to go up and hike into the North Cascage Range. There are some beautiful spots there that almost rival Yosemite in my opinion. It's just so far removed from most people being up in the very corner of the country.
~Brent
Guest 23-Jul-2008 02:14
Wow! Brent! My man! I am visiting you next week with a 8x10 Wehman! whatever you are doing with that zone thing is coming out very nice!!
-Cat
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 18:05
Thanks Mary Anne, Doug and RK. I'm pleased to have come home with something people like at least a bit. I went out that way hoping to shoot a mostly dry lake with hundreds of dead tree stumps in it (could have been very dramatic) only to find the lake was full this year and the stumps were covered over. I appreciate the feedback RK and did save this as a tiff that could easily be reworked. I am wondering what specifically looks over-sharpened? The only elements I sharpened were the distant mountains and the creek after reducing image size. If Those look over cooked I could just back off sharpening some. If the trees and bushes look too sharp I could consider softening them- never had to do that on a landscape before but then this zone process is new to me. FYI if that lightning struck tree looks too jaggy, that's the way it really is and I didn't sharpen it.
~Brent
Photogenix21-Jul-2008 17:02
Very nice composition Brent.
But, looks a tad bit over-sharpened.
- RK
Guest 21-Jul-2008 16:35
Did you say you were looking for gold nuggets or cold nuggets Brent? This is a stunner. -COAmature
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 15:07
Beautiful shot, Brent, with wonderful DOF and tonal quality.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 15:06
Thanks Rod and Penny :-) I was hoping to find some gold nuggets in this creek to buy a new camera with but only found a soda can ;-) I was disappointed to not have any clouds but used a polarizer to get some saturation for a nice gradient of tones and it helped bring out the rocks in the water too. Of course now that the weekend is over and I have to work we have some nice clouds rolling in- typical!
~Brent
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 13:09
there's gold in dem der hills! and you've found it! nice levels, too.
Penny Street
Rod 21-Jul-2008 11:48
PS. Who needs bleeding clouds:-)
Rod 21-Jul-2008 10:23
Wot an excellent looking picy & possibly the most Ansel picy posted so far. Great DOF & the tones look great mate. It looks like you had a longer hike to this scene & well worth it.