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G+ Photowalk May 4-7: Yosemite National Park
G+ Photowalk May 4-7: Yosemite National Park - A World Heritage Site, one of the world's most incredible landscapes - Lunar rainbows ("moonbows") - waterfalls at peak flow - dogwood trees blooming by the Merced River - Spring wildflowers - reflections in Spring pools & the Merced River - full moon night landscapes The second photowalk in my series this Spring, again coinciding with the full moon to maximize shooting opportunities, will be to Yosemite National Park. This is one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, and with lunar rainbows and night, full waterfalls, and wildflowers and trees blooming, this is arguably the best weekend of the year to visit. Feel free to RSVP or ask questions here, or for more information in a post which won't get buried, I've set up a post under a new Yosemite page at this link, where I'll maintain all the latest logistical details: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116372553458318494396/116372553458318494396/posts/ct...
This is incredible!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color and light!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot Jeffrey!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Scott Thomas, This was taken deep in a slot canyon in Utah. It's a 10 second shot, lit only by a slice of blue sky straight up. The white balance was left cool, preserving the cool lighting. White balance seems to be set somewhere after our visual system... we do see what's actually there, we just perceive colors which aren't there... setting the lightest shade to white (and shifting everything else in the scene. The most amazing part of the process is, if you know when and where to look for the blue light, you can often actually overcome your mind's tendency to color what you see, and actually notice the blue! It's not so much changing your perception, just noticing what's actually there. I used to think that outdoor light was white, until I started taking photographs of skiers. In the shade under clear blue skies, the snow also clearly reveals this very blue tone. So do you produce an image which shows the light that's actually there, or do you manipulate it to show the "corrected" colors as someone would most likely perceive? That's your call... there's no "right" approach.
ReplyDeleteI like the blues!
ReplyDeleteperfectly composed!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! thought it was water first...
ReplyDeleteMathias Samuelsson It is a 15 foot waterfall, spreading into a thin sheet of translucent water.
ReplyDeleteYes Xiaoyuan Su it is very real, although I have returned 2 times since this visit, and neither the waterfall nor the lighting were similar to this. Here are photos from my 3 visits: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=zion+waterfall&w=23183960%40N00&ss=2&s=int
Scott Thomas I've gone through a similar process... first thought the blue after sunset needed "correction", then learned about the Blue Hour and started to notice the blue as it was happening.
wow, This is a wonderful shot thanks for sharing the "how it was done" narrative
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ReplyDeletewonderful shot, the colors are awesome!
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ReplyDeletePerfect photo and amazing nature.
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Beautiful shot, +Jeff Sullivan.
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