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by Christoph Fischer on Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:01 am
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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Landscapes Gallery, week ending 19th October, 2012!
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Hi there,

My name is Christoph Fischer, and I joined this forum a couple of years ago for a rather brief time. I look forward to commenting on all the wonderful images here and making new friends!

I spent the month of September backpacking and photographing the spectacular fall colors and mountain ranges of the Yukon Territory in Canada's North, as well as the majestic mountain ranges and turquoise blue lakes of the Canadian Rockies. It was an amazing time and only reinforced my love and appreciation of the outdoors. Over the next couple of weeks I will share with you selected images from these wonderful travels and I hope you will enjoy them!

A scene of vast proportions, the foothills of Tombstone National Park's jagged mountain range, covered in amazingly colorful autumn tundra, glow as they are spotlit during a cloudy late afternoon. For a sense of scale, note the pine trees on the second ridge from the front. Tombstone mountain itself lurks ominously in the background, only to be pointed out by a short and serendipitous opening in the sky almost right above it.

Thanks for looking and any comments you may have!
UPCOMING PHOTOGRAPHY  WORKSHOPS.

Christoph Fischer, Montreal, Quebec


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by Ron Niebrugge on Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:04 pm
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Wonderful Christoph! Love the Yukon in the fall - and this image show why.
 

by Matthew Studebaker on Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:19 pm
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beautiful - not an easy dynamic range to capture
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by john on Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:10 pm
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Very nice light. A great view from this spot with the angled lines. I'd like to see a bit more of the sky and it looks a bit oversaturated to me.
 

by John Labrenz on Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:34 pm
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I do like it....I think some careful re-processing will make it even better.
I note quite a bit of blue in the shadows and I agree that it appears oversaturated.
The comp has some nice layers and diagonals...so, the minor tweaks will make it shine.
 

by Jamie Douglas on Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:32 pm
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Welcome Christoph and I'll start by saying how envious I am of your experience. The light on the mountians and sky is spectacular.

Congrats on a fine image and show us more.

Jamie
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:53 pm
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It's a bit contrasty but otherwise a very interesting and well executed shot.
 

by Christoph Fischer on Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:56 am
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Wow, guys, thank you so much! What an honor!
UPCOMING PHOTOGRAPHY  WORKSHOPS.

Christoph Fischer, Montreal, Quebec
 

by Brian Stirling on Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:30 am
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Yes, this is a bit contrasty but I think it works really well here. I particularly love the almost glowing splotches in the FG to mid ground.

The sky is full of drama and the colors in the lighted areas really pop...


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by Marshall Black on Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:20 pm
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Beautiful light here. For me the subtle bands of light below the left mountains add a really nice depth. Maybe a bit contrasty, as others have said, but does this feel the real scene to you?
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Marshall
 

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