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Contrast by Tad Bowman

Contrast by Tad Bowman

Wednesday, 14th November 2007

Contrast
by Tad Bowman
This photograph was taken in the San Juans of Colorado. I was drawn to the lines of this scence (aspen boles and the rocks in the ridge) as well as the brilliant fall color of the aspens. I took about 70 shots of this scene over an hour and a half timespan to try to capture the light the way I wanted on the aspen strand and the light being muted on the ridge in the background.
Equipment: Canon EOS 1dsMII, 70-200 mm lens, tripod
Tad Bowman
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Contrast by Tad Bowman was Photo of the Day on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007. It is tagged Trees, Abstract, Autumn, Cliffs. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

16 Comments

  1. Ann Says:

    Brilliant. A work of art.

  2. Anurag Says:

    Your hard work has paid rich dividends!!
    What more can I say

  3. Alessandro Says:

    Excellent photo! Very attractive.

  4. TomBk Says:

    Cool. Color vs gray. Light/Leafy/flexible vs. hard rock.

  5. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Another great shot; you really are a dedicated photographer; well done.

  6. Mark Simms Says:

    The contrast between the stark rock face and the trees is amazing. Thanks for sharing - anther worthy winner of POTD

  7. David Constable Says:

    excellent well done on POTD

  8. Keith Says:

    A fantastic shot. Congrats on POTD.

  9. HeyJules Says:

    That is one spectacular image! The slant of the trees against the straightness of the rocks is really something.

  10. Andrew Andrew Says:

    Now this is nice contrast. Love the lines, trees continue the lines of the rocks. Very interesting shot. Looks quite unreal though, like it has been edited with Photoshop. If its original its great the moment captured.

  11. Dennis Says:

    It was worth the patience. This is a well done and artistic shot.

  12. Bev Jarvis Says:

    You’re time was well spent on this breathtaking photo. Looks like a masterpiece someone painted.

    Absoulutley INCREDIBLE !

    Cheers

    Bev Jarvis

  13. Shinnola Says:

    This shot is amazing. I love it.

  14. Eyal Zarrad Says:

    Congrats Tad on this magnificent photo.

    There is so much drama and contrast in this photo: Yellow agains black, rocks against trees, Illumination against dark shadowed cliffs. This image is so powerful and interesting at the same time.

    Bravo !

    Eyal Zarrad

  15. Terry Everson Terry Everson Says:

    Well worth the time and effort to capture this photo.

  16. Tad Bowman Says:

    Thanks everyone for the kind feedback. Andrew, very little was done in photoshop with this image (curves and slight boost in saturation out of RAW). This is how the image looked. The sun was filtering through the clouds illuminating various parts of the scene. Thanks again.

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