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Photo posted by Vance Gese in the Landscape gallery on 04/29/13 at 7:47 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Post last edited by Vance Gese on 05/02/13 at 10:22 pm EST
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on 04/29/13 at 7:51 pm EST
Registered on 09/01/11, 35 Posts, 748 Comments
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This is gorgeous. I love the colorful trees in the FG that appear crystal clear and out of the fog (probably not). These become even more accented by the foggy and darker trees in the BG. really nice job!
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 04/29/13 at 7:58 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Vance, This is Wonderful!! You really captured the mood of the forest on this foggy evening. So nice that it was still enough to pull off the 15 sec exposure. I really like this! 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by David Bostock on 04/29/13 at 8:30 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments
Nice image, Vance! I really like this. 
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Comment posted by John Mumaw on 04/29/13 at 9:25 pm EST
Registered on 09/09/05, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments
Comment last edited by John Mumaw on 04/29/13 at 9:43 pm EST
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This is one beautiful scene, but it is woefully underexposed (see histogram). I'm assuming that this is conscious on your part to help create a mood, but the underexposure is global. That renders the flowers dull and lifeless looking here. I would consider at least a targeted Levels adjustment and/or in Selective Color, choose 'Reds' and then move the Black slider left to really help make those flowers pop as they should.
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The desert is an empty canvas.
It is you who give it features and a mood, who work at creating the mirage and making it live -- Paul Theroux
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 04/29/13 at 10:52 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Wow, this is dripping with mood, Vance. Those rhodie blooms surrounded by the ephemeral fog is just magical. I love this as presented, but I could also see this working with just a bit more brightness.
Ed
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Comment posted by Cory O'Neill on 04/29/13 at 11:19 pm EST
Registered on 10/04/08, 28 Posts, 273 Comments
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Beautiful capture, Vance. Love the soft tones and atmosphere!
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Comment posted by Bill Reid on 04/29/13 at 11:52 pm EST
Registered on 01/27/13, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments
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Wonderful image Vance with a wonderful mood to it. You've captured the foggy atmosphere in a wonderful way. Really well done.
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Bill Reid
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on 04/30/13 at 01:21 am EST
Registered on 03/13/07, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Very nice capture, Vance! I love the dark, mysterious mood you have here. I could see trying to make the flowers pop a little more too.
Hey, thanks for the comment on my "Furry Trees". I had you in mind a few times when I saw them, and during the processing! 
Chris
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Chris Chamberlain
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 04/30/13 at 02:27 am EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Hey, thanks guys for the nice comments. John, Ed, I can see what you mean in trying to up the brightness, as it does come across a little darker than I intended. Was trying to get across the damp, cold, foggy feel of the scene. Will try to improve that aspect as well as upping the reds in the flowers.
Chris, loved your furry tree image. Really spectacular to me.
Thanks again everyone for your input. Really helpful.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on 04/30/13 at 03:00 am EST
Registered on 11/12/10, 48 Posts, 358 Comments
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Step up from the past one, Vance - i do recall it. Interesting processing touches, but no matter what, i enjoyed seeing this work again. Wonderful.
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Vlad Sadovsky
"Ars est celare artem" - It is true art to conceal art.
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http://www.sadovskyphoto.com
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 04/30/13 at 09:14 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Overcast does such a great job of letting subtle colors shine and the greens and pinks in the Rhodies here show that off so well. I really like the combination of warmth in the foreground and mystery in the distance.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on 04/30/13 at 09:23 am EST
Registered on 06/01/09, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
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amazing
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Hamed Musharbak
United Arab Emirates |
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take a "U" turn & be different
Hamed Musharbak
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Comment posted by Peter Richter on 04/30/13 at 11:16 am EST
Registered on 11/10/10, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
An incredible mystic beauty to my eye, Vance. Your presentation immediately makes me feel like standing in the middle of this scene, breathing the humid air.
Peter
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Peter Richter
Vienna, Austria |
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Comment posted by Ken Smith on 04/30/13 at 2:24 pm EST
Registered on 09/05/08, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Vance...the comp is great...the fog and its ability to deliver separation of foreground vs b/g works well here....giving 3d and mystical effect. The luminosity of the green rhodie leaves might be overpowering the pink blooms...and I think that should be reversed...somehow. Nonetheless,..as is..this is a terrific shot.
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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on 04/30/13 at 10:44 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
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Wonderful composition Vance. The mood is somber but fantastic and come through very well. I am just not feeling the blooms themselves, they seem to gray if that makes any sense.
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If you contemplate the sublimity of The Sublime then all suspicion will sublimate into certainty about what you are seeing and what you saw and what you will see. The fog of illusion will then vanish and only Reality will remain without any doubt or suspicion. |
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 05/01/13 at 01:53 am EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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A little late in the game, but made some subtle changes to the image based on the very helpful suggestions provided. Slight brightening overall, along with attempts to make the flowers more prominent and the leaves somewhat less. See what you guys think. Thanks again for the comments.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on 05/01/13 at 12:10 pm EST
Registered on 01/26/07, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Very beautiful and elegant, as usual. The foggy forest scene is my favourite subject, so this one hits the spot.
The repost is an improvement regarding brightness and color, but the mood was retained.
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Dietrich ("Didl") Gloger, Linz-Vienna, Austria.
Wista DX, 4x5", Provia and Velvia.
Canon EOS 5D,
EF 24-105mm; EF 70-200mm IS; TS-E 45mm;
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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on 05/01/13 at 5:06 pm EST
Registered on 12/19/08, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Just lovely, Vance! I remember this one, and it's wonderful to see it again. The repost is subtle, but I like the changes.
Any suggestions on timing of the Olympic Rhodies? I'd love to get out and see them this year if I can!
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Floris van Breugel
Seattle, Washington
Galleries: http://www.ArtInNaturePhotography.com/
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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on 05/01/13 at 7:23 pm EST
Registered on 03/07/10, 99 Posts, 502 Comments
Beautiful foggy forest.I like atmosphere here 
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 05/02/13 at 03:09 am EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
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I remember enjoying this photo when you had first posted it and love it even more now (especially the 2nd version). Its a magical forest scene made all the more special with those flowers.
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 05/02/13 at 08:33 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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Rhodies, fog, and trees. What a great combo. Really like the mood here with the heavy fog and the way the flowers pull make it feel lighter. My only thought here is that the pinks feel a little heavy. Could see brightening them just a touch to have them be a stronger focal element in the image.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 05/02/13 at 10:03 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Thanks again, everyone for all the great comments and suggestions.
Floris, and those interested: The Rhodies in the Olympic Mountains usually are blooming in June. The image above was made on June 20, 2010, and was a bumper year for blooms. 2011 and 2012 were not nearly as nice. Our native Rhodies on our place near Quilcene are just barely starting to bloom now but realize that we are almost at sea level, as well as our Rhodies get fertilized. My wife and I went up Mt Walker today to check out the rhodies. Looks like it will be at least 3-4 weeks for the rhodies to start blooming as far as we could tell.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on 05/03/13 at 10:36 am EST
Registered on 04/15/10, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
Beautiful conditions and luminosity Vance, very nice indeed.
Gary.
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 05/04/13 at 03:42 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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Stuart Williams
Lilongwe, Malawi
"one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" - henry miller |
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