Velvet Hills, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

A lonely road in the Paso Robles region of Northern California. The evening light on the velvet like hills caught my eye as I roamed the backroads after a violent storm.

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leo1 (139) 2005-10-21 11:11

beutiful landscape
Faisal

THAR (3877) 2005-10-21 11:12

Paysage grandiose et cadrage super!Tr鋊 belle photo!

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-10-21 11:14

Hi John
nive way to go to these mountains. Beautifull colors and light.
It's very well done
Bertrand

Gix (3565) 2005-10-21 11:16

Hi John.
these dunes are fantastic and you managed the light very well, spendid image!
All these warm curves are fantastic, an amazing place very well rendered with your photo.
I like the compo, too, excellnt perspective with the road.
Very nice view, compliments... and thanks!
ciao, Giorgio

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-10-21 11:49

Hi John,
These velvet hills are looking really interesting.I like the compo with the included road in the foreground,the car is a nice detail here,it adds life and scale.
Have a nice weekend,
hermann

weswang (18247) 2005-10-21 12:00

Hi Jonh, A well composed picture with nice perspective view and impressive contrast to show the 3D of the hill ridges. A very well taken picture.

Fis2 (170779) 2005-10-21 12:14

Hi John!
Fine view!
I like the colours and composition.
Good frame and sharpness.
Regards
Krzysztof

crhieatt (5347) 2005-10-21 12:15

Hello John - I think this is very Californian; beautiful hills, and a great composition to include the car at the very far right of frame. Nicely done.
Regards
Colin

riclopes (35577) 2005-10-21 12:25

Hi John,
Marvellous hills! The lighting really make them seem like velvet folds. Well captured!
I don愒 know if it was on purpose but I like the detail of the car in the right. Nice yellow vegetation on the side of the road, as well. Regards,
Ricardo

sarju (5324) 2005-10-21 12:26

Hi John
what a nice and powerful view you have shared with us ... I am really impressed with your composition ... the road fits very good and so does the fence around it ..... and the position of the car is also works out very well in the overall composition ... as if leading the way for us
tfs ... cheers .... sarju

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-10-21 12:29

WOW. I love the sharpness of this image. Beautiful picture. Great composition. The mountains look great. The car on the street reminds me to a scene of a road movie.
Great work,
Nino

HNIK (1104) 2005-10-21 13:19

Hi John,
What a nice view and you captured well.
Excellent composition with so nice colors and contrast.
But i think the mountain is flow.
Any way as i said i like the composition and
contrast ,and totaly i like the shot.
Well done
Wishes

Graal (103040) 2005-10-21 13:39

Hi John,
unusual and beautiful view on the hills. Very good composition, nice colours. I like it. Really well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

carper (96) 2005-10-21 13:51

lovely shot John,
lovely lines, good details, fantastic colours and well composed shot, very good photo, good job,
gr. jaapi

danyy (0) 2005-10-21 14:30

Bonjour John
une superbe nettet� au rendez-vous, m幨ang嶪 � beaucoup de douceur dans ces centaines de courbes l�-derri鋨e.
Couleurs tendres et naturelles.
Un cadrage tr鋊 appropri�.
Vraiment joli.
Daniel.

Ina (2687) 2005-10-21 15:17

Fine composition and a very special landscape... TFS...Ina...

dolin (7369) 2005-10-21 15:30

Hi John.
I like all the curves ad this game of light-shadows.
Good idea of framing and the angle is perfect.
The colros tones are beautiful too.
Good compo
Fred

jjbach (9326) 2005-10-21 16:07

Hi John,
What a strange landscape is this. Excellent composition with great perspective (from diagonal road) and wonderful lighting. I love the point of view and the angle you used. Splendid work!

Regards John

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-10-21 16:22

Hi John
What an amazing piece of lonely highway,
very nicely seen, the car gives more idea of the context,
Till tomorrow
Regards
Daniel

oochappan (4880) 2005-10-21 17:08

Hi John
again this 3-D feeling in this shot, the smooth waving hills explecit shadowed/ enlightened that it creates an enormous depht even in the texured sky, compared with your last shot, you master this exclusive as an unique trademark, very well done.

Cormac (26565) 2005-10-21 17:45

Great light after the storm. It seems as though every wrinkle and fold in the hills is emphasized, and actually the wavey hills are mirrored in the wavy clouds. The road is a good device to add some interest and introduce the human element. Well done!

Tue (92370) 2005-10-21 18:49

Hej John,
Wow, the hills here have beautiful shapes and really look very nice. You captured very nicely with the road in front. The lonely car is very good too, well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

poulinp (4528) 2005-10-21 19:06

It really hit me to see the dunes behind this road. Nice colors and contrast. The lines are nice, for a very good composition.

singuanti (15250) 2005-10-21 23:27

Hi John. I love shots with roads going through them and this one is no exception. I don't see any noise but it looks a hair on the soft side and I'd think about more USM. I like the unobtrusive placement of the car. No complaints about the beautiful landscape either. Nice work John.

huynt (5081) 2005-10-22 1:57

Hi John C
A no grass great hill but very nice from your POV and wonderful composition. Thanks

PJE (20758) 2005-10-22 2:29

John I have to say this is one of your very best in your gallery. Great capture with the low angles shadows. That mountian looks so unique in every way. Reminds me of Merrit but only by a little. Cheers Paul.

Stepan (27210) 2005-10-22 4:04

I like your title even if got a little disappointed after "opening" the picture.
Whatever, the place seems to be cool and you captured it well.
St廧hane

ChrisJ (171822) 2005-10-22 4:23

Hi John

I like the sculpted lighting, & texture, of the bare hills. The road adds linear perspective, & a strong, compositional diagonal. Good to include the car. Well done!

fabio_ts (13696) 2005-10-22 5:26

Hi John,
what a fantastic shot, a full of atmosphere landscape with superb control of light from you, also I like a lot the perspective of the road...add much depht to the composition, great work, another winner from you, compliments!!!
have a nice Sunday, Fabio.

feather (51130) 2005-10-22 8:22

I think I may have said before, but there is something about your photos that is recognisable. I don't know if it is what you do in PP or the camera you use, but something in the texture of your images says "John".
The composition here is superb with all the diagonals and the play of light on the hills is spectacular.
Well done indeed.
Kath

Gregtom (7169) 2005-10-22 9:10

Hello, John!
Your picture looks more like a painting than a photograph! very nice colors, soft lighting and a very good idea to put a car into the scene. Good job!
regards,
Greg

greg64g (11193) 2005-10-22 10:54

Hi John

What a great POv , i like a lot the foreground with the road and the cars. Great colors and contrast too.
cheers
greg

rabdelnoor (3423) 2005-10-22 17:18

Hi John,
A really magical shot. Great POV with the road in diagonal and the coming car, and an amazing background. Beautiful colours and light.
Best regards,
Ricardo

toni_al (15875) 2005-10-22 18:17

HI John
Magnifique cadrage, la voiture est une information importante elle nous donne la dimension de cette montagne.
Tr鋊 bon shot.
Toni

elihesamian (26149) 2005-10-23 11:18

What a nature,John,
a nice undulating land you show us with excellent contrast,great perspective,nice used the car in it and I like this work,fine sharpness and colors,too and very well captured and composed,Thanks,John,very nice one,

Yours
M

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-10-23 21:50

great shot of the landscpae and also the road that diagonally leads to no where, well done

Mafo (1339) 2005-10-24 3:51

Hello John!
Nice presentation of Velvet hills, nice pastel colors and very clear co position!
Regards

papagolf21 (152607) 2005-10-24 4:22

Bonsoir John,
J'ai toujours aim� le d廥ert. On s'assoit sur une dune de sable. On ne voit rien. On n'entend rien. Et cependant, quelque chose rayonne en silence...
[Antoine de Saint-Exup廨y]
Dunes sculpt嶪s par la nature, l'ensemble fait penser � un grand tas de sable, avec la beaut� en plus, bien s壜.
J'aime beaucoup.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

sam224 (6215) 2005-10-24 4:53

Attractive dunes here. I love the shades of colour and the good light yxou captured here. Very good perspective with the road underlining the loneliness of this place.
Well done!

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-10-24 4:54

Great natural place and a nice geological idea of the south california.
This is a well done one again with such a proportion of sandy constructions.
I like it very much
Jean Michel

supereira (9576) 2005-10-24 6:01

Great view.I like it.Good composition and point of view.Good contrast between the sky and the sand.Good colors,light and sharpness.I like the detail of the car.Good job!

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-10-24 10:26

Hi John,
Very nice landscape. The fences and the road gaves a great diagonal perspective.I like the beauty and the texture of this waved hills. Great colors and lightness.
Well done.
Leonor

jwmunro (286) 2005-10-24 14:34

Good afternoon John -

What can I say? Just another wonderful image. I don't think I have ever seen the Central California Coast hills look so wonderful. The road and car are a nice touch without them I don't think the image would have the impact that it does. Well Done!

Thanks for sharing

kebek (5438) 2005-10-24 16:30

Serwus John !
Amazingly conducted road in this superb landscape. Excellent diagonally carried composition with the only car. Great contrast of tones, fine low-sharpening.
Be well,
Mat

HOBO (5282) 2005-10-24 20:54

Good morning John,
indeed like velvet!
The low sun brings fine effects. Fascinating hills, they really look softly. Sometimes it's good to chose backroads!
Regards Knut

maphoto (8082) 2005-10-24 22:26

Very nice picture John, nice angle and nicely composed. The dunes are very nice and makes different scenario than always trees, well seen.

Emile (20352) 2005-10-25 2:14

Hola John.
This is a very impressive picture, nice sunlight reflection on the dunes. The road give a very good depth to your photo. The car with the lights on give an excellent perspective.
Very well done.

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-10-25 2:33

I don't know how I missed this one John...

The first thing that strikes me about this photo is the composition. The road leaqding across the screen to the car (a nicely added 'human' element). Very muted colors, with a nice splash of rich green.

Well done,
- Dan

aloyho (6798) 2005-10-26 8:55

Hi John,
What a striking shot! The clouds seemed to be in tango with the dunes and the excellent control of the exposure brings out the form of the dunes very effectively. Those little posts keep the tempo well and while there are graceful movement the intermittent fast beats of the straight lines create an exciting music to the eyes. Simply great!! Regards.

annagrace (2469) 2005-10-26 15:25

Such a strange place, looks like the moon, but then again, so does everything in California, LOL!!

I really like the lighting on this one. After storms really is a good time to shoot pics.

Alli

cessy (13647) 2005-10-26 23:58

woooowww ... what a fabulous hills
the colors, light, and shadow, really beautiful
and beautifully captured
very well done, John

Mishe (3533) 2005-10-27 9:00

Hi friend John!
Excellent picture.
Congrats and thanks.
All the best,
Mishe.

capthaddock (28790) 2005-10-28 9:46

Hi John - I'm a bit late to see this and don't know what else I can add, but the hills really look like frozen sand dunes and the straight line of the road balances the curvy hilltops.

mumek (20226) 2005-10-30 14:05

Good afternoon John!
Very beautiful view at the hills in this excellent composition.Nice light, very good soft colors.Very well seen and done
regards
ziggy