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Hidden China

Posted by alibenn on Tue May 01, 2012 7:00 pm

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Juanli and I are spending more and more time getting out into the wilds of SW China, and Yunnan/Sichuan are proving to be ripe areas for extensive exploration. This little valley is on the border with Tibet at around 4000m. In spring the hillsides are resplendent with Rhododendron forests, and in fall with golden colors.

What isn't shown in this image is the majestic Mt Baima that rises to nearly 6000m above this valley. Apologies for the small size, but had to reduce it to avoid excessive compression.

I have posted a larger version on my G+ wall - https://plus.google.com/u/0/117538315488626912884/posts

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by Greg Russell on Tue May 01, 2012 7:24 pm
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This is another image with a really lovely color palette...there's just so much here to look at. The processing you chose gives the image an interesting feel as well. I like it...
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by Gary Briney on Tue May 01, 2012 7:46 pm
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A lovely place Alister -- I can see why you're spending more time there! Sweet color and detail, love esses in the stream.
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by John Labrenz on Wed May 02, 2012 12:33 am
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Love the stream and valley view...and the colorful trees in the f/g.
I'm seeing a lot of blue in this though....

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John Labrenz wrote:
Love the stream and valley view...and the colorful trees in the f/g.
I'm seeing a lot of blue in this though....


Thanks John... The big thing I always experience at altitude is the way the extreme cobalt blue skies interact with stuff on the ground. The stones in the valley are mid tone and pick up a lot of the reflected light from the sky.

The CPL exaggerates that also.

Ta for the feedback though, I may have to make an adjustment to this to tone it down...
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by Hikin Mike on Wed May 02, 2012 2:14 pm
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Pretty scene, but I really like the foreground colors.
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Alister it rocks! I just can't go that high with my lousy lungs; the air is too thin. What are the capture specs?

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Luvntravln wrote:
Alister it rocks! I just can't go that high with my lousy lungs; the air is too thin. What are the capture specs?


Yip, not a place for dodgy lungs...

I have added the specs above the image... Cheers,

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Alister, I first looked at this on my iPad and I thought it was great; now looking on my calibrated laptop it absolutely rocks!!

by Paul Klenck on Wed May 02, 2012 9:34 pm
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My first thought was I need to recalibrate, but reading the comments, maybe it is the odd reflective color at the elevation.
Love the little jewel of the stream running through the scene.
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by Kyle McDougall on Thu May 03, 2012 7:33 pm
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Quite the view in this one Alister, I really like the stream flowing through the centre, it does a nice job breaking up the image. The subtle colors throughout the trees are really nice. The large version on your Google + definitely does this better justice.
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