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Photo posted by Vance Gese in the Landscape gallery on 07/09/14 at 11:41 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Post last edited by Vance Gese on 07/13/14 at 10:02 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 SandyRichardsBrown on 07/10/14 at 12:22 am EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Wonderful, serene scene here. The greens look positively electric from here, so do consider toning them down a bit.
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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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on 07/10/14 at 12:42 am EST
Registered on 08/06/08, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments
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Stunning. The greens look great to me - remind me of early summer. Beautiful details in the large version.
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Comment posted by Ben Horne on 07/10/14 at 01:08 am EST
Registered on 08/27/09, 51 Posts, 959 Comments
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I love the 50/50 split here and the wonderful color of the greens when combined with the stark light gray trunks. I bet this one is a real treat to look at on the light table.
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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on 07/10/14 at 07:48 am EST
Registered on 05/12/06, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Beautiful Vance, love the greens along with the still water surface and of course the reflections, definitely has a tranquil look. Beautifully seen and presented.
John
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John & Patty Benway
Northeast Streams & Forest
Portraits Of Nature
Intimate part of a whole seldom ever seen for itself, only a part of a whole, sometimes, most times chaotic, but still the foundation of its larger part, and for its beauty and purpose should be seen and not overlooked.
J Benway
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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on 07/10/14 at 09:40 am EST
Registered on 04/07/13, 138 Posts, 537 Comments
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Nice shot Vance, I especially like the bottom half.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 07/10/14 at 10:14 am EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Beautiful shot, Vance. I love the uniformity of the tree height which allowed such a wonderful reflection. The greens look fine to me and I don' think I would change a thing. I played with a crop from the left and right to just concentrate the linear lines of the white tree trunks and I liked it. But I also like it as presented. Very nice as usual. 
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 07/10/14 at 11:00 am EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Love all the green and reflection, Vance. Nicely symmetrical, and you took great care to frame it level. Excellent work.
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Bill
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on 07/10/14 at 2:01 pm EST
Registered on 08/20/07, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
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Great dream-like quality to this with that little bit of fog. The green looks realistic. Excellent.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 07/10/14 at 5:28 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Hi Vance, This is really beautiful and I love the mood this has. It just feels wonderful looking at this and makes me long to be there. The reflections are really nice and and I especially like the fine lines of the birch and aspen trunks. I think your comp works very nice and you have some wonderful details in the large version. I have seen full blown spring greens that look very much like this so the color looks quite natural for me on my monitor.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 07/10/14 at 5:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Very serene scene, Vance. The Velvia is really popping those greens! I might consider pulling out a bit of blue from it, especially in some of the trunks? But looks real nice as presented.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 07/10/14 at 7:19 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
The reflection is the best part.
I think a small crop off the top would look nice with more reflection than land.
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 07/11/14 at 09:07 am EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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Really beautiful. Does seem a touch vibrant to me - the suggestion of pulling out some blue could be the trick.
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Comment posted by Jared Warren on 07/11/14 at 5:15 pm EST
Registered on 05/11/12, 84 Posts, 931 Comments
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Gorgeous. The color and reflection are just great. The shadows deep in the background really pull me in as well.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 07/11/14 at 8:57 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Love the greens and low lying mist. Larger view is fantastic. The 50/50 comp works well IMHO. The muted reflection also adds a lot to the scene.
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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on 07/11/14 at 9:22 pm EST
Registered on 04/28/14, 53 Posts, 532 Comments
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Beautiful, what a reflection with all this green and white. I like it.
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Jean-Claude Cajolet
Qc, Canada
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 07/12/14 at 12:07 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
This is wonderful, Vance. The trees, the mist, the reflection all tie together nicely. I agree with Harley about perhaps pulling some blue, especially in the whites. Other than that, this really works!
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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 Ester van Dam on 07/12/14 at 04:59 am EST
Registered on 08/30/11, 50 Posts, 103 Comments
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So tranquil and serene, the mist just makes it even better! Perhaps it is slightly to green but then again i do not know how green it was in real life.Wonderful image!
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 07/12/14 at 09:53 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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This has the unexpected appeal that characterizes your work, Vance. A nice scene, but certainly elevated to a higher level of viewability that engages the viewer in a new way.
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on 07/13/14 at 01:58 am EST
Registered on 11/24/08, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
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Beautiful greens and reflection Vance.
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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 Mark Metternich on 07/13/14 at 11:46 am EST
Registered on 06/19/09, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments
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Very very nice!
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 07/13/14 at 10:04 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments. I am working on a rework, incorporating the suggestions of pulling a bit of the blue back.
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 Paul Breitkreuz on 07/14/14 at 08:42 am EST
Registered on 02/25/06, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Beautiful emerald green foliage display and reflection too, Vance. The thin layer of fog seems to be icing on the cake so to speak.Very nice to see the tremendous response to the greens from the Velvia also....... 
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Paul Breitkreuz
Corona, California
Trailimages.com
NPN 2326
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care."
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Comment posted by John Williams on 07/16/14 at 7:50 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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I love your take on the world Vance. Your images catch so much of the patterned beauty of nature. This is wonderful.
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
Battle Ground, WA |
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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