Meadows and Mountains
This was taken in Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierras, Ca. I have submitted a few different photos from this hike and the lighting was just so intimate that I may just remember that day forever. This is the one furthest down the trail and closest to the mountains in the background. There are many meadows along the trail and they are usually very lush but by summer’s end they start to dry out like this. I thought it made for some nice contrast. You can see a little bit of the trail on the right leading into the pines.
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Joyce Dickens,...
Superb imagery; this is exquisite; I love the term intimate lighting......Perfection!
Justin Mair replied
thank you. i like that term too :) When lighting like this comes along I can’t think of a better way to put it. I had to deal with rain, hail, and lighting on my way up the trail. But it was worth it.
Mariaan Krog A...
Absolutely gorgeous!
Rany Lutz
Really great scenic!!!
Lynn Bauer
Is this back behind Rock Creek Lake and the Twenty Lakes Basin? I started to hike down that trail the last time I was there, but didn’t get too far. This is GORGEOUS!!!
Justin Mair replied
ya, it’s in that area. i highly recommend going there in june when the wildflowers go crazy. thanks.
Lynn Bauer
That’s my dream vacation!!! Last year we were there in August & there were still some lupines out, but I could tell that I’d missed the big show. Maybe next year!!!
Lynn Bauer
By the way…(sorry I didn’t mention it before!) This shot is FANTASTIC!!! The colors and the lighting are supberb!!! Makes me want to be there right now! I can almost smell the fresh air!!
:-)
Chuck Wickham
THE COLORS ARE VERY PLEASING,ESPECIALLY ON THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND. THEY ARE A NICE CONTRAST TO THE GREENS AND YELLOWS OF THE FOREGROUND. I LIKE IT! YOUR VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME IN SUCH BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS. I LIVED IN OAKHURST FOR A YEAR AND MISS IT VERY MUCH.
Psyche
Did you do anything to the contrast it looks like it came out of the Wizard of OZ. Totally cool!
Justin Mair replied
I was trying to emulate the kind of saturation that fuji velvia film gives. I do most of my color balance/contrast editting in the RAW converter.
Hagen
Nice shot
louishiemstra
Dude, I share your love for the mountains and the perfection found in creation. This is a great image.
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Justin Mair replied
yeah. i know of marc and he is amazing.
Chuck Wickham
Would you consider adding this to our group? Mountains and Light, it’s the kind of image we are looking for. Give it some thought.
Chuck Wickham
Deserved the feature…keep up the good work!
Franmacimages
WILD WEST Movie set Bonanza??? FAB Frank
Kathleen Hill
beautiful composition, stunning colurs, awesome light really all good
Mar Silva
What an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G landscape!
The DOF, lighting and composition are perfect!
Travis Easton
amazing country, beautifully captured
helmutk
Great shot !
lorilee
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!