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Photo posted by Vance Gese in the Man & Nature gallery on 10/19/13 at 12:29 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 10/23/13 at 4:32 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 Lon Overacker on 10/19/13 at 3:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Hi Vance,
This is fantastic! "Big Sky" indeed! Love the clouds, the moving light on the landscape (must be rapeseed or mustard?) and the barn really puts things in perspective. Just a wonderful image.
Hard to say about the contrast. I quite like this as presented, especially and of course, the larger version. Hard to say, but perhaps the contrast is a little much around the band of clouds in the distance, the band along the horizon. Also, it could be sharpening too. Very minor though, but for sure you have a winner to tweak around. Love this!
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 Rob Graham on 10/19/13 at 3:28 pm EST
Registered on 08/22/06, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
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Great clouds and colors in the ground. I think the contrast is just a bit much, but still a beautiful photo.
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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on 10/19/13 at 6:39 pm EST
Registered on 04/02/12, 26 Posts, 355 Comments
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This one is great Vance !
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 10/20/13 at 02:05 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Love it as is Vance. Blue and yellow so much compliment each other. The sky is just wonderful.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 10/20/13 at 11:37 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Vance, What a beautiful view. Love the look and feel of this!! 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 10/20/13 at 7:56 pm EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Big sky country for sure, Vance. The large version shows why this could be compared to any landscape painting of the last 100 years and compete equally. Wonderful detail! 
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Morris McClung
Parker, Colorado
Website
"If it is more than 6 feet from the car, it is not photogenic." Edward Weston to Ansel Adams
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 10/20/13 at 10:24 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Lon, Rob, Jack, Eva, Nick, and Morris, thank you very, very much for the kind words. I fiddled with this image for hours and days and now feel it was all worth it. Thanks.
Lon, I think the field was wheat but I am not certain. With regard to the contrast to the distant band of clouds, I think you're right that It may be due to sharpening. I forgot to mask out the web sharpening of the clouds and sky.
Thanks again everyone.
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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 Bill Chambers on 10/21/13 at 10:52 am EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Gorgeous Vance. Color/contrast look good to me - no problems at all. Love the clarity.
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Bill Chambers
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Please visit Enchanted Light Photography
"You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” - Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Bill Reid on 10/21/13 at 5:32 pm EST
Registered on 01/27/13, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments
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Truly big sky country Vance. Lovely colors and just a great sky. I like the contrast and you're composition. Very well done.
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Bill Reid
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 10/23/13 at 09:30 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Vance, that's a terrific sky, great light on the rolling fields, and the barn really does put things in perspective. The high contrast creates a nicely moody feeling. For me, the blue in the sky feels too dark, especially the top half.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 11/05/13 at 2:36 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Gorgeous sky and colours here - not over-saturated at all, to me.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
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"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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