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Photo posted by Vance Gese in the Landscape gallery on 09/10/13 at 7:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 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 Jeff Oates on 09/10/13 at 8:03 pm EST
Registered on 02/23/13, 46 Posts, 83 Comments
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This is just amazing. Beautiful. Well done!
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 09/10/13 at 8:08 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
I have to say this is a bit too stylized for me. The reds look overdone and the reflection is better than the real sky.
It looks dramatic, but I would tone down the reds and work on the upper half. The real sky needs some contrast and the same clarity as the reflection.
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 09/10/13 at 8:11 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Really, really nice, Vance. Good to see another LF guy around here, too. This is quite a place, and the light is lovely with a strong composition. I think I'd like the blacks in the sitkas brought down just a tad.
"Have really been questioning where I want to take my work, what it means, and other such nonsense that I can't seem to articulate very well. I'm sure everyone on NPN has gone through similar periods at some time in their artistic endeavors."
I resemble this remark to a "T". 
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on 09/10/13 at 8:25 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/08, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
For me, this image is pretty fantastic Vance. On my monitor, the sky and reflection look fine, and the reds are not overdone IMO. I think this is one of the most unique Olympic coastal images I've yet seen. Kudos! 
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Joe Campisi
Federal Way, WA |
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"It's not what we make, it's what we make possible!"
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 09/10/13 at 8:32 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Vance, Wow! I absolutely love this! The light is beautiful, but what I really like is the fantastic mood you captured.
I have been there too with my photography...and all in recent months. I'm looking forward to a fall color trip and trying to get a grip on things. Cheers... 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 09/10/13 at 8:56 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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The red light from sunset is pretty intense! I might try adjusting the blacks and reduce the red a little and see what it looks like. The trees look a little hazy and an adjustment might improve this. Well balanced, though a bit unconventional. I like it
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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on 09/10/13 at 9:52 pm EST
Registered on 09/13/07, 36 Posts, 1283 Comments
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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on 09/10/13 at 10:19 pm EST
Registered on 12/19/08, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
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Wow, Vance! This is sublime!
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Floris van Breugel
Seattle, Washington
Galleries: http://www.ArtInNaturePhotography.com/
Adventure Blog: [url]http://www.artinnaturephotography.com/wordpress[/url]
Moderator - Landscape Discussion
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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on 09/10/13 at 10:45 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
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Sublimity to a new level Vance. I think I fell into the state you mention about 15 years ago and I am still there, its evolving.
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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 Stan Rose on 09/11/13 at 12:28 am EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment last edited by Stan Rose on 09/11/13 at 12:28 am EST
Ditto--sublime!!
Enough of that baloney
Amen! 
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 09/11/13 at 12:37 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment last edited by Eva McDermott on 09/11/13 at 12:38 am EST
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Amazing light Vance! Just love the reflections and warm light. Yes, very sublime indeed. Guess we all go through this but glad to hear it verbally from someone of prominence / amazing images. Yes , I said amazing.
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 09/11/13 at 07:46 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
great image vance. i wonder if you made another, perhaps with a bigger lens (300mm?) isolating the red trunks and the reflection - with those great looking logs in the water. Also no problems with cloning out the clones.
Re stagnation, I think it hits all. But I thought of an article written by Mike Stacey about that thinking stuff ...!!
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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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Comment posted by Bill Reid on 09/11/13 at 09:41 am EST
Registered on 01/27/13, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments
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Amazing light and wonderful composition Vance. The reflection is just great and I'm really enjoying this image. Beautifully done.
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Bill Reid
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on 09/11/13 at 11:15 am EST
Registered on 11/24/08, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Comment last edited by Joseph Campisi on 09/11/13 at 6:58 pm EST
@ Rick...always remember that this is a photography forum, not a place to espouse your personal religious beliefs. Just sayin'...
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Joe Campisi
Federal Way, WA |
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"It's not what we make, it's what we make possible!"
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Comment posted by Brad Strong on 09/11/13 at 12:37 pm EST
Registered on 10/01/12, 43 Posts, 302 Comments
Vance,
This is very pretty, sublime, and peaceful. I also see God's handiwork in images like this. It's a privilege to witness and photograph scenes like this.
There are a lot of intersecting lines on the left side of the image where the logs in the water intersect with the tree reflections. It competes a bit with the right side of the image, but it's not too much IMO.
Good job cloning out the other photographers. I didn't notice any remnants. People can definitely get in the way of shooting sometimes.
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When I post a picture, I am seeking any and all advise and strongly encourage critiques and nits. I am here for the sole purpose of improving. I enjoy praise too of course. |
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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on 09/11/13 at 2:49 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/08, 117 Posts, 851 Comments
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the reds look fine to me, what a fine reflection... only improvement I can think of would be the large stone not obstructing the reflection of the little one behind... but that is beyond your control, therefore rather meaningless... great shot!
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Karsten Wrobel
Munich, Germany |
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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on 09/11/13 at 4:03 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments
Love it !
Photography, as the fox says "Some days chicken, some days feathers". Stupid saying.
Photography is a means to meet hot chicks. Duh.
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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on 09/11/13 at 11:30 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/05, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments
Comment last edited by Marc Adamus on 09/11/13 at 11:31 pm EST
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Vance, you have a way with creative expression and capture of light few will ever grasp. This is stunning. So much of your work is an inspiration. Thank you!
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If you find yourself photographing a place because others have done so, you have already missed the greatest things you can find as both artist and photographer.
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Although we travel the world in search of the beautiful, we must carry it with us always or we find it not - Emmerson.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 09/12/13 at 02:07 am EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Hey Vance, wonderful to see an image post from you. Don't worry too much about the baloney.... but know that I'm in the same funk as well. In fact haven't had my camera out of the bag since May. ;-)
On to brighter things though, like your beautiful coastal image. A wonderful scene, I love the reflecting pool and I recall the tremendous amount of driftwood and logs on these Olympic beaches.
I do want to touch on what others have, but perhaps from a different angle. Hard to say if the reds are too red in the trees, that's always a matter of taste. To me though, it looks like there was too much shadow recovery going on in the trees. Not saying you tried to bring out the shadows, but that's how it's looking to me. Compared to the nice darks and contrast in the reflection (someone mentioned the sky, but I think the trees is what needs some tweaking. But then as I've thought about it, there are other factors too, like the sea mist, which becomes more apparent the further you get down the beach. I dunno... but if it were mine, I might drop the darkest darks a little bit in the trees.
Thanks for posting!
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 09/12/13 at 03:36 am EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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Hi Vance a lovely shot unusual to see a red shot from you. I usually associate you with green. Anyway for the record this seems to be quite different from your other work and I find it enjoyable. Good luck with your photographic mojo finding.
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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on 09/12/13 at 4:06 pm EST
Registered on 01/28/10, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments
Some fantastic light you had Vance, and a wonderful composition to boot. I was just here back in August and remember those trees well. 
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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on 09/12/13 at 9:18 pm EST
Registered on 03/13/07, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Hey,
That is some gorgeous light, and a wonderful composition. I have no issues with this. Love it just the way it is.
Chris
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Chris Chamberlain
Vacaville, CA. 95688 |
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 09/12/13 at 10:33 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Thanks everyone for all the great comments and suggestions. I plan on incorporating these ideas into another edit of this image, working on the reds, the shadows in the trees and the contrast differences between the top and bottom half of the image. I really appreciate everyones suggestions. I also really appreciate the encouragement you all have given me; knowing that I am not alone in wondering where to take my work really helps.
Thanks again.
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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 Mark Metternich on 09/19/13 at 11:31 pm EST
Registered on 06/19/09, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments
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Shockingly WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on 09/23/13 at 05:01 am EST
Registered on 08/30/11, 50 Posts, 103 Comments
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Beautiful absolutely love the atmosphere and that warm red light! Great shot it all comes together, the composition, the light. wonderful!
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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on 09/26/13 at 3:01 pm EST
Registered on 04/15/10, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
The light in this is striking Vance, beautiful shot.
Gary.
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