High Country Winter

I went on another hike/shoeshoe in the high country today. We had some pretty good snow yesturday, so the mountains were VERY white. You just can't beat the high country after a fresh snow. It was dark and cloudy/foggy all day, but I think a few of these turned out ok

These were shot with my new (to me) Takumar 135mm F3.5 Preset, mostly at F11.

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The mood and composition in the 1st is outstanding

Nice!! Stark contrast to the little amount of snow at the Great Sand Dunes (was there on Saturday).

very nice shots. I really like the first one. The sun trying to break through, and lighting those peaks in the middle ground really works well.

very nice, last one is my favorite

Such detail and incredibly sharp! I often find it difficult to get that type of clarity from clusters of trees. Your technique, whether in-camera, in post, or both is spectacular to get the most from your shots!

good looking series, i have to go with the third image, really like the shadows.

Nice series. Like number one.

Great series! Besides your obvious talent and skill in photography, it also goes to show that clearing storms is a GREAT time to be out in the field!

Bryan

Colorado CJ wrote in post #13827259
It was dark and cloudy/foggy all day, but I think a few of these turned out ok

I'd be more than happy if my photos turned out that "ok." I really liked #1 -- just an incredible mood to it.

oldno7 wrote in post #13828705
The mood and composition in the 1st is outstanding

Thanks. The day was very overcast with clouds/fog and snowy skies. I liked how the light was trying to come through the clouds on this late in the day shot. Some PP was done to make it look how it looked at the time the photo was taken.

It was almost a surreal evening in the high country.

KoalaCowboy wrote in post #13828799
Nice!! Stark contrast to the little amount of snow at the Great Sand Dunes (was there on Saturday).

Thanks. Yeah, we had about a foot in Loveland and about the same in the park. It was cold but made for great photography!

paul3221 wrote in post #13828849
very nice shots. I really like the first one. The sun trying to break through, and lighting those peaks in the middle ground really works well.

Thank you. That was my favorite of the day as well. You don't get light like that very often

rick_reno wrote in post #13829158
very nice, last one is my favorite

Thanks Rick, that shot was almost directly into the sun. That 50 year old lens did pretty good, especially with no to little coatings on it.

chestercopperpot wrote in post #13829209
Such detail and incredibly sharp! I often find it difficult to get that type of clarity from clusters of trees. Your technique, whether in-camera, in post, or both is spectacular to get the most from your shots!

Thanks. My new Takumar 135mm F3.5 Preset really surprised my with how sharp it really was! These were the first photos I took with this lens and I was blown away when I seen it on my screen at 100%. The sharpness was outstanding and the color was spot on.

I still can't believe I won this lens for $20.00.

As for the trees, I have that problem sometimes as well. The snow definitely helps make each individual tree stand out. I also use around a 1.8 radius in the sharpening, and bump detail sharpening up in PP before converting to jpeg.