Without water, there is no life: The Yakima River supports lush growth along its banks. But the barren surrounding hills reflect the area's semi-arid status, receiving less than 9...

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The Yakima River supports lush growth along its banks. But the barren surrounding hills reflect the area's semi-arid status, receiving less than 9 inches of precipitation annually.

Your input regarding composition, pp, impact would be much appreciated.

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Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

A very pretty scene. I love the light on the hills and the threatening skies. The composition certainly works. I might experiment with less sky, make the hills a little more dominant and see how that works (if it works, lol). But a really nice shot as is.

globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR

Lovely shot, Linda. I think breaking the landscape rule of not having half sky/half land (pick a side!) really works here because the sky is dramatic and shouldn't be too small, yet the leading line of the river and the great light on the hills need attention too. You know much more about pp than I, so nothing I can add about that beyond the sky/land proportion observation.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Treepusher wrote:

A very pretty scene. I love the light on the hills and the threatening skies. The composition certainly works. I might experiment with less sky, make the hills a little more dominant and see how that works (if it works, lol). But a really nice shot as is.

Thanks so much, Randy. You know I hate to lose my big skies, but I'll give it a try. I appreciate your feedback!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

globetrekker wrote:

Lovely shot, Linda. I think breaking the landscape rule of not having half sky/half land (pick a side!) really works here because the sky is dramatic and shouldn't be too small, yet the leading line of the river and the great light on the hills need attention too. You know much more about pp than I, so nothing I can add about that beyond the sky/land proportion observation.

I never thought about the horizon line specifically because there there is such a difference in light and shape of the river and the hill. Thank you for seeing, thank you for enjoying, thank you for your time and feedback globetrekker!

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Linda From Maine wrote:

The Yakima River supports lush growth along its banks. But the barren surrounding hills reflect the area's semi-arid status, receiving less than 9 inches of precipitation annually.

Your input regarding composition, pp, impact would be much appreciated.

I really like this one a lot, Linda. It is a beauty. I love the colors, the composition, and of course the light. The way the various elements echo each other's shapes gives it such good flow - the rumpled hills, the rolling clouds, the shape of the river and foreground bushes. The PP is perfect for the image, and I like that the shadows are evident, providing good contrast but are not blocked up.

I would have no suggestions because it is wonderful just as it is, though for a variation you could crop some of the sky and still have a great image. I also think this site would be a great spot to try a slow exposure for blurring the water.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

minniev wrote:

I really like this one a lot, Linda. It is a beaut... (show quote)

Thank you, Minnie. One of those mornings where you jump out of the car and hope the light doesn't change before you get your shot (well for those of us without the patience to set up ahead of time and hope for the best - lol).

Great idea on the softer water. I don't have a tripod at present, not sure when/if I'll purchase, but this particular spot does seem to have photogenic possibilities throughout the winter.

I very much appreciate your time and detailed comments!

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Great job all the way around Linda, nothing to change.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Frank2013 wrote:

Great job all the way around Linda, nothing to change.

Thank you for your terrific comments, Frank!

Linda2 Loc: Yakima Wa.

I think this is spectacular Linda. Care if I save it (and your magpie) and use them as reference for paintings?🙂

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Linda2 wrote:

I think this is spectacular Linda. Care if I save it (and your magpie) and use them as reference for paintings?🙂

I would be honored; thank you Linda!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Looks like a great place to fish the river and enjoy the view. One day you may decide to shoot the scene again, if so maybe finding a location which would eliminate the bush in the lower right would be beneficial. Your timing was well chosen to capture the colors.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

SoHillGuy wrote:

Looks like a great place to fish the river and enjoy the view. One day you may decide to shoot the scene again, if so maybe finding a location which would eliminate the bush in the lower right would be beneficial. Your timing was well chosen to capture the colors.

Thank you so much for your time and feedback, Gaylord. The steep bank and bend in the river preclude eliminating the bushes on the right side from this spot. There are one or two other places along this 20-mile road (designated scenic by-way) that work OK when the light is right, especially as they are a bit more elevated.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Linda From Maine wrote:

The Yakima River supports lush growth along its banks. But the barren surrounding hills reflect the area's semi-arid status, receiving less than 9 inches of precipitation annually.

Your input regarding composition, pp, impact would be much appreciated.

Subtle diagonal component to composition via the metallic gray of water...lower left...shading on the dry hills...and metallic sky upper right...ties the three obvious horizontal layers together well.
A beautiful image of a scene to which you are, obviously , drawn.

Impact? To my eye it's a grabber...via contrasts...dry and water, metal's shine and metal's rust,

thanks for displaying it to us!

Dave

carlysue Loc: Columbus

Breathtaking! Your color palate essentially uses only 2 complementary colors, yet the shades of each just fill the image and thus the screen. I don't know how to always consider that when studying a scene but it certainly brings the impact of color to the front.