Something Different

[GREAPER]

As I travelled with the great folks from Dgrin (Thanks for driving us everywhere Ian) we stopped to shoot in location after location. The scenery was spetacular, and I shot lots.

But everywhere we went I was consiously thinking about finding something different. I thought that 40 of us are going to the same places and seeing the same things and the last thing I wanted was pictures just like everyone elses, so I did a lot of experimenting. I did a lot of isolating single elements in a scene, and I did a lot of faceing the opposite direction as everyone else.

Sometimes this worked out well. Other times, not so much, but I wanted to share a few of these "different veiws"

Looking for interesting elements in a scene.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21794503-M.jpg

Looking for intesting veiwpoints, different framing elements.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21794491-M.jpg

Facing the opposite direction from everyone else.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21770071-M.jpg

Details in the scene.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21687365-M.jpg

[Angelo]

FANTASMIC Greaps! Spoken like a true non-conformist. excellent shots. I especially like #2 & #3 :clap

[MuskyDude]

I really like these, especially the last three. I love different takes on a familiar theme (or scene). Creative, and well done. :clap

AJ

[jwear]

And I thought you were just ckecking your settings :D 2 and 3 I really like all are great :thumb

[digital faerie]

And I thought you were just ckecking your settings :D 2 and 3 I really like all are great :thumb
these are great Greaper!! :thumb :clap

[Sam]

Good job Greaper. I have a few different ones as well. I will post later, after the memory of your "good different" shots have faded from the Dgrin collective memory. :D


Sam

[Dee]

looking for something different to photograph! These are really nice!

Weren't those pine needles beautiful in the setting sun? I like the rock and texture shots too.

[Andy]

brian,

it's one of the things i coach folks on all the time - turn around! great work, always try to be a little different, it's a great way to stretch creatively! you didn't disappoint :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

Very nice Greaps :thumb :thumb Love those REDwoods :clap :clap

I know what you mean about trying to capture something unique in a group of 40 people shooting the same scenes :rolleyes I tried IR and it almost worked....lol

Anyhow, I like what you did here and to my eyes you were successful :thumb


Steve

[Nir]

Fantastic Greaper! Definetely different and very nice!

[GREAPER]

Thanks everyone.

Those pines were RED! I though I would get comments that they didn't look right because they were so red, but it was sunset with nice orange light on them and they were really red to begin with.

Post them up Sam, I wanna see em.

[Nikolai]

I like the Half-Dome shot - I dig shooting though the natural "frames".Those red pine needles are awesome, very nice colors!
Good job, mate!:thumb

[pathfinder]

As I travelled with the great folks from Dgrin (Thanks for driving us everywhere Ian) we stopped to shoot in location after location. The scenery was spetacular, and I shot lots.

But everywhere we went I was consiously thinking about finding something different. I thought that 40 of us are going to the same places and seeing the same things and the last thing I wanted was pictures just like everyone elses, so I did a lot of experimenting. I did a lot of isolating single elements in a scene, and I did a lot of faceing the opposite direction as everyone else.

Sometimes this worked out well. Other times, not so much, but I wanted to share a few of these "different veiws"

Looking for interesting elements in a scene.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21794503-S.jpg

Looking for intesting veiwpoints, different framing elements.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21794491-S.jpg

Facing the opposite direction from everyone else.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21770071-S.jpg

Details in the scene.

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/21687365-S.jpg


I think I saw you shooting the first and fourth frame. Always good to look behind you as well as in front of you, too. I was looking for something different too, but was not as successful as you were. I did find two scenes of the forest that I thought were interesting.
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/22062432-L.jpg

http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/22013146-L.jpg

[gus]

Great stuff greaps...:thumb That red forest one is a pearler (thats 0z for good BTW..forgot to teach andy that one)

[ginger_55]

I love them Greaper, especially the first one. And you have one in the challenge, don't you? I will look.

PF, I love the dying trees, they are, aren't they? I really like how you captured the fog with them.

ginger

[GREAPER]

:agree

I really like the shot with the clouds in the burned out forest. It has a definate mood.

[ehughes]

Great Stuff Brian, That's one of the problems with Yosemite, there probably isn't two square inches of that park that hasn't been shot to death, but sometimes if you focus on a detail or a reflection in a puddle or a grove of burned out trees you can get something special.

Ed

[Sam]

Here are two views that are a litle off the beaten path.

#1

[Sam]

#2

[ian408]

I got one of those too!

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/22120087-M.jpg

[MuskyDude]

I got one of those too!

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/22120087-M.jpg
:rofl !

AJ

[ehughes]

Ian, that's great, just too funny:thumb

[GREAPER]

Sam

What the heck IS that thing that looks like a brain growing out of that tree.

Creepy.