Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

This is the last photo I took with film and has been my most consistently popular. Taken in 2003 on Velvia in Babcock Park in WV. Almost no post processing. Velvia was amazing. Colors and saturation are as recorded on the film. WV is the best kept secret for fall photos. Equal to VT and NH with 1/3 the crowds. I’ve shot thousands of fall foliage scenes in the intervening years, but haven’t gotten one that I like better.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Very nice!! I hope you have a print of this hanging on a wall.

Dodie

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

WOW!

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Astounding. Looks like something Bob Ross on PBS would have painted.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

A beautiful classic shot, Rick!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Autumn going out in a blaze of glory.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Very nice . . . .

compilot Loc: ARIZONA

Love it!! Cheers -- Dan.

13 Loc: I am only responsible to what I say..not what

Perfect long exposure photo!!!!!! I would sharpen it a bit. Other than that, it's a fantastic photo!

Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

Interesting you say that. I actually tried applying sharpening back several years ago and the result was an image that looked like a cooked digitally processed image to me. Too sterile? And yes, I am well versed in PS and various sharpening tools. I discarded my changes, returned the shot to where it was and I’m completely satisfied with the look and feel of the final treatment. This image has been printed on various art paper, canvas and metal in a variety of sizes and folks seemed to be pleased.

Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not offended in any way with your suggestion, (I even tried it myself years ago), but it just reinforces my attitude that computer monitors and digital editing signaled the end of appreciating a printed image. I use all sorts of digital pp tricks on my pics including sharpening, noise abatement, color adjustment, exposure mods, etc, but it’s nice to remember that a printed photo, viewed from a distance appropriate to the size of the print, can often stand on its own.

My wife tells me I’m a crotchety old man (she’s right by the way - mea culpa) so forgive me for my backward look to the good old days. There are folks who spend their days photographing brick walls to test their new lenses for edge distortion, rather than actually take photos to see if it matters. Sure - new computer designed and ground glass, amazing lens coatings and more and more ED glass elements permit extraordinary new lenses and I own my share, but I still use a few lenses from the late 1950’s and they still create just gorgeous images. I recently used a new Nikon 105/2.8 VR,ED,A,B,C,D E lens to do some portrait work. RAZOR sharp and I’ll bet a brick wall would look terrific. But it couldn’t hold a candle to my almost 55 yr old MF 105/2.5 AIS Nikkor. I can’t point to a specific reason why. The older lens just “renders” (remember that word?) the scene better.

Ok - old man rant over. I appreciate your comment nevertheless.

13 Loc: I am only responsible to what I say..not what

Well said! Beautiful photo!!!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

When I was shooting film my favorite color slide film was Kodacolor II. Velvia, a great film, was too saturated for my taste. My tendency and taste goes to pastel colors, one of the reasons I like Olympus colors when I shoot digital.
West Virginia has a wilderness area that I hope you have visited, it is the Dolly Sods wilderness. Those are the most spectacular sunrises I have seen. Sunsets there are also beautiful.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

That's one incredible image!

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Amazingly brilliant color!