Mill Creek II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Mill Creek II

Mill Creek Basin Trail .. Hollowell Park .. Rocky Mountain National Park.

This is 60% a repost of this image.

I had a tough time choosing between the two so I thought I would post this one finally .. the point of view is shifted over to the right .. To me the image is similar with a very different feel .. the earlier post has better water .. a great deal of energy .. this one has much more of a feeling of peace to me.

ruthlessly pasted from my previous post "Autumn Water" :

I have posted a number of images from this place .. see the autumn theme to the left ..

It is one of my favorite haunts in any season but especially in autumn ..
The trail following bumbling little Mill Creek is surrounded by thick stands of aspen .. The aspen took over this swatch of forest when the earlier trees were logged to build many of the historic buildings in Estes Park .. In autumn you can spot the trail half way across the park as a belt of gold on the distant hillside ..

It is also one of the most quiet trails in the park .. there is no real destination on it .. it is part of a connecting system that joins some of the more popular trails ..

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For additional information I strongly recommend the Trail Guide at explore-rocky.com This is trailhead #18

jwmunro, ls7902, leo61, etiennejr, cunejo200, ollie59, Davidwh, JPlumb, gunbud, stego, euryan, asajernigan has marked this note useful

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jwmunro (6357) 2007-03-09 20:46

Hello John -

A very lovely image. Exposure looks to be spot on and the veiling of the water is perfect. There is great DOF in the image with everything being sharp front to back. Well done!

Thank you for sharing

John

ls7902 (6420) 2007-03-09 21:15

Wow. Great shot. I like it better than the previous one - the one preceding this. The natural arrangement of stones, DOF, lighting, POV are just marvelous. The rock on the left just draws you into the scene. Regards. Latiff.

sothy81 (8574) 2007-03-09 22:59

A very nice place John. Technically, it is great with the motion of the water flowing. Beautiful place to visit. Well done. Sothy

leo61 (44300) 2007-03-10 2:41

Hi John!
Good closeup view of this creek.Your low POV caused a good depth.I like the yellow leafs on the dark stones and the soft green of the vegetation.
Regards,Leo

msirin (433) 2007-03-10 3:11

Sonbaharın getirdiği güzelliklerin buluştuğu bir kare olmuş... Elinize sağlık.
memet

UnTrained (0) 2007-03-10 4:47

Hi John,
nice capture of the creek with warm colours. I like water running through stones and on your ones I hear the water and I smell the humidity.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

etiennejr (1014) 2007-03-10 5:46

Hi John,
Well composed shot you got here. The colors and the contrast are very well controlled. The clarity of the water gives a nice and clean feel about the shot.
Very well done,
TFS
Etienne

cunejo200 (7247) 2007-03-10 8:11

Hi John,
This is a superb composition with awesome sharpness and natural looking colors. Good isolation of the stream. A high quality image. Best regards. Danilo

batalay (21821) 2007-03-10 8:47

Hello John,

Without a doubt this image conveys a feeling of peace solitude, compared with the "Alberta Falls Awakened" (if that is the one you refer to in your note). The time exposure makes the water appear especially immobile, and yet a very fast exposure would have frozen the droplets in the air -- an entirely different feeling and yet a complementary effect. In distinction to the water here, the stones appear so well defined and sharp.

Very nice shot! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bulent

ollie59 (776) 2007-03-10 11:56

ah ha , lovely view John ,hope i inspired you ....lol this is a beautiful image and very well taken .A good exposure on the water and the colours of the greenery are supeb .Its clear with great detail .
well done John
ollie
ps hope you had ur wellies on !!!!!

izmirli (3425) 2007-03-10 13:49

merhaba dear john
beautiful nature picture.very good littly rocks and naturel colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

MIG13 (0) 2007-03-10 14:20

Hi, John! A nice and original composition, showing details of colours and textures. Well done! TFS! Regards! Miguel.

Gustaw (21670) 2007-03-10 14:30

Hi, friend!
it is interesting natura photo. Symphony of colours. Interesting composition, good conception. I like your rocks and river.
Marek

mesutilgim (38604) 2007-03-10 16:20

Hi John,
Such a peacufull scenery. Wonderfull compo and pow ; quite succesfull details.
I wished I could listen to Grieg's music when watching at this shot.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

Davidwh (3656) 2007-03-10 17:34

Hi John,
I like both this and the previous image of Mill Creek.The latest a wider angle showing the soft flow of water and its dark surrounding overgrowth....the previous a closeup giving an almost patchwork expression of the mixture of wood, leaves and stone.I do like the use of the long exposures.Very relaxing....TFS.
Regards, David

carper (67302) 2007-03-11 2:27

yes John this one is better then the one before,
the depth is nice the pov is good and I love the freesing water by speed, good perspective, good photo job here John.
gr. jaap

JPlumb (3153) 2007-03-11 6:07

Hi John, yup, sometimes less is more. I like your repost better. This is excellent the way you've captured good light throughout this scene and set up a wash effect with the various waterfalls. The fallen colour leaves give a very mellow fall effect. Very nice.

Thanks, John

gunbud (28813) 2007-03-11 23:59

Hello, John,
Beautiful remote landscape whith sharp clear colors and striking details. Love the bits of moss and autumn foliage.
Regards, Tom

pablominto (42522) 2007-03-12 14:08

Hello John,
Good point of view on the creek!
What I like are the small signs of autumn, yellow leaves on the rocks, dry straws...
A well composed image, where backlight brightens the colours present!
Greetings,
Pablo -

AROBN54 (10799) 2007-03-14 18:37

Hey, John.
What a lovely shot! Great POV and I love the slow motion of the water. Beautiful colors, great exposure. Just a fine shot all around. Best wishes,
Shelly

stego (22514) 2007-03-15 21:40

Hi John,
I also like the older post, but maybe it is quicker to like this one, because it looks more neatly composed.
It's a wonderful photo with that nice motion blur on the water, the graphicality of the rocks and the different tones of green and yellow of the vegetation. I like the scattered fallen leaves on the rocks and that shining yellow branch on one of the "golden points" of the image.
Regards, José.

euryan (8363) 2007-03-19 0:41

Wonderfully composed scene John. I really like all the little details like the aspen leaves and the moss on the rocks. The colors are beautiful with just a hint of orange and yellow in the upper right hand corner.
Take care,
Ryan

asajernigan (14898) 2007-03-24 21:24

John,
This is a great shot of this steam. The long exposure creates a great effect with the water. The high f-stop setting gives us great sharpness and DOF. The lighting and colors are great with excellent detail.
TFS,
Asa

dreams (2) 2007-03-30 11:59

hi John
thank you.
merci pour tes remarques positives.
j aime aussi tes photos .celle ci ressemble a un endroit de chez nous en corse. c'est une ile française prèt de la france.
a très bientot j'espere.
continue de faire de belles photos, merci.!!!!!!

Photo Information

Copyright: John McLaird (jmcl) (14289)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-23
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus E 300, 58mm circular polarizer
Exposure: f/22, 1 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Autumn, Rivers & Streams, Rocky Mountain National Park [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-09 19:14