Just Another Fall On The Little Arkansas
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What I find interesting about this image is the location. Sure, it’s a nice fall scene on the Little Arkansas (Ar-Kan-Sas not Ar-Kan-Saw – it’s a local thing ). What I find interesting is that it is in the middle of the largest city in Kansas, a metropolitan area of roughly 500,000 people last I heard. If you look closely you can see a few small hints at civilization in the image – what you can’t see are the house lined streets that parallel the river, or the busy four lane bridge/street behind the photographer. This is one of those scenes you would have about a two second glimpse of while crossing the bridge in traffic. I got that two second glimpse the other day, so later found a place to park and dashed out onto the bridge (not in the traffic lanes hehe) for a few quick frames. Too bad the sky was so bland, but you can’t have everything. I can always try again. It IS possible to find scenes like this in a heavily urban area, just a little tricky.
The water looks so glassy (is that a real word?) in this, like there is no movement in the water. Wouldn’t it be great if someone had a Plug-in that would put clouds in the sky when you want them?But the foliage and the river are extraordinary and I like a plain sky. At least it’s blue. Around here, it’s gray most of the time.
November 18, 2011 at 8:46 am
Thanks, Ken. Well gray can be interesting too, if it has some texture or layering to it, if you know what I mean.
November 18, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Just beautiful!
November 18, 2011 at 8:47 am
Thanks!
November 18, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Nailed it.
November 18, 2011 at 9:40 am
Thank you.
November 18, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Impressive. And so much better that it is in the city–amazing!
November 18, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Thanks Patti. I also forgot to mention the power line I cropped out at the top of the frame. 😉
November 18, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Very nice … and your descriptive paragraph takes the image to another level. Well done.
November 20, 2011 at 7:52 pm