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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighteen: Light and Landscape – combining personal vision with nature’s gifts > Approaching storm, Onion Valley, California, 2006
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17-OCT-2006

Approaching storm, Onion Valley, California, 2006

Not all expressive landscapes are made in soft golden light. There are times where the light is neutralized by weather, such as in this image. We were riding through snow showers in the Onion Valley when we spotted this tightly packed group of isolated trees in the midst of changing colors. Using a 28mm wideangle lens, I create a three layer image, featuring golden sage at in the foreground, the fall foliage in the middle ground, and the approaching storm moving out of the hills in the background. The light is soft and even, without a shadow in sight. We rely entirely on color and texture to express the beauty and meaning of this scene. The storm brings moisture, and it is moisture that feeds the tree and sage and keeps them alive.

Leica D-Lux 3
1/250s f/4.9 at 6.3mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis19-Nov-2006 02:00
When we are shooting under gray skies, rich color becomes even richer, and the sky is like a lightbox -- giving an even, flat light that lets the rich colors speak of the calmness before the storm. And yes, the layering is important here as well --four layers combine to lead the viewer into the storm: the field of sage, the tree, the hills and the fog laden clouds.
AL18-Nov-2006 16:30
The soft golden color seemed to give a sense of calmness before the storm. And I think your layering worked well in creating the anticipation of the storm as the low clouds advanced slowly from the background, moving down the hills.
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