Deschutes Gold. Taken last weekend along the Deschutes River outside of Bend, Oregon. The aspens were at near peak fall color. After sunset a high cloud cover gave everything an incredible warm, soft pink-orange glow. Luckily no wind for a good reflection.
Canon 5D mark iv, EF 16-35 mm f 2.8 L III USM, 0.5 sec, 25 mm, f 13, ISO 400
All the counties that surround Deschutes County contain gold. The question here is how much gold and is it easy to get to? The county has a very volcanic history and much of the landscape is covered in hundreds of feet of basaltic lava flows. The lava flows in geologic time are relatively young rock. Because of the geologic features it usually make this county a strike out instead of a gold strike. With that said, there are a few gold claims in the county. If they are lil peep hair evolution producers or not, that is unknown and maybe they were claimed for recreational purposes. I really have no idea to be honest. I post the information. What you do is up to you. This is where real prospecting comes into play.
The only recorded gold claims that I could find is found in Buckhorn Canyon between Sisters, Oregon and Terrebonne, Oregon at approximately Lat. 44.33233 Lon -121.33835 Please don’t go claim jumping. I only mention the coordinates to give you a place to start if you plan on doing some prospecting in this county. Please respect the claim owners rights.
I think you struck gold with the light that day. What an amazing sky and reflection.
Thanks Charles, it's nice when all the variables come together.
My honest congrats, Paul! You made a masterpiece that it is - in my humble opinion - in the wrong place here in the «Critic Session». "All the variables come together" not just accidentally, but because you put them together by your feeling, foreseeing, waiting, immersing into the right mood, being prepared and releasing the shutter at the right moment. Any comments what little variation you could have done here or there in the image would destroy the strong impression and the perfect composition. I do hope that this will not happen!
Thx Chris.
Hi Paul, what a gorgeous location and day you found. I saw the later image a moment ago, and couldn't help but congratulate you for another excellent image. I do have minor style suggestion though, and I hope you don't mind if I applied a couple changes. I took the strong magenta cast down by adding a bit of green tint, applied an oblong lighter area in the center, and two graduated filters on the top and bottom to add a measure of blue. What a super location and excellent work on your part.
Thx John. I appreciate the comments and like what you've done. It adds some depth and contrast to what was a very soft glowy light.
The changes I made were really quite minor, all done in Adobe Camera Raw. They could have been taken even further, with I think even better separation of the scenic elements. The oranges/yellows in the trees could be lightened more, and the blues in sky/water maybe just a bit lighter. The overall image is on the darker side, and bringing up the whites just a bit would help. You don't want to go too far though, as that pre-dawn magenta glow is very pretty. When there is a strong central interest like this tree line, I find a radial filter in ACR with just a touch of Dehaze, no more that 7-10, brings out the texture without adding too much blue (as it can if applied too strongly). I would definitely be printing and hanging this image, as well as the later image you posted of the Aspen Sunrise, taken in the same area. What a great morning to be out shooting.
Here's what I mean:
What an absolutely wonderful photo... amazing!!
Thx Buddy!