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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Landscape gallery on 02/05/12 at 09:15 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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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on 02/05/12 at 12:30 pm EST
Registered on 02/05/09, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments
One of those images that strikes a 'chord' with me. Simple and effective. I too love the haunting call of loons, one of my favorite birds.
Great image Stuart
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"There are many things in life that will catch your eye.
But only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those."
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 02/05/12 at 12:35 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Very nice image. Excellent mood and artistry to this. I do find the upper half is a little washed out, and I prefer this as a horizontal cropped just above the darker reeds. Just my subjective opinion, of course.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 02/05/12 at 12:50 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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you're right - scott - it could work with a crop as well. let's see if anybody else mentions this. thanks for the comment - appreciated. thanks too anthony.
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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 Ant on 02/05/12 at 2:04 pm EST
Registered on 04/13/09, 27 Posts, 474 Comments
Spendid, minimal and extremely attracting. Where really less is more... I like it a lot. It reminds me of some
old elemental landscapes of Harry Callahan (the photographer, not the detective...).
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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on 02/05/12 at 4:04 pm EST
Registered on 01/14/09, 38 Posts, 219 Comments
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Interesting composition and title. I like the repeated patterns of the grasses, although I would be tempted to crop the upper portion just above the foreground grasses. What inspired the title?
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Greg Lessard
http://greglessardphotography.com/
Blog: http://blog.greglessardphotography.com/ |
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 02/05/12 at 4:06 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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I really like the simple comp. of this image. The crop is fine as is, but I also think there are other crops that could even focus the attention on the prominent stems at the front of the image.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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The mountains and the seashore scream at you, but the prairie whispers and you have to stop and listen.
Don't shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like. David Alan Harvey |
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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on 02/05/12 at 4:43 pm EST
Registered on 01/05/08, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments
Love this, I would either crop this also or clone out the lighter reeds,which would give you more empty space above, which I like.But I think I would go for the crop on this one 
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Danny Laureys
Beaverton,Oregon |
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"Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price." Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 02/05/12 at 5:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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Absolutely love the design of your image, Stuart. The strong graphic appeal of these grasses set against that wonderful light gray makes these grasses appear to be suspended in mid air. I also love the contrast between the foreground grasses and those in the background; the further grasses almost act like a soft echo of those in front and to me further your title / intent. While I can appreciate the suggestions on a crop, I wouldn't touch this, in all honesty. This is superb as presented, a stunning b/w image.
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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 Eva McDermott on 02/05/12 at 5:17 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Beautiful and minimalistic Stuart. I really like it just the way it is since a crop would make this loose its very ethereal character.
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Comment posted by Jean Day on 02/05/12 at 9:18 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/11, 36 Posts, 306 Comments
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I also see two lovely comps here, each one strong enough to stand on its own.
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 02/05/12 at 11:29 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
thanks to all for comments - all very much appreciated. like you all, i presume, i walk out of the door with a camera in hand and then try to live within the frame that it presents. each camera has it's own frame - that which one can see within the viewfinder and maybe translated one day into a print. i use the hassy quite a lot at present - i enjoy the fact that i can carry two or three magazines, each loaded with a different film; i enjoy the glass afforded by the zeiss lenses - so i live within the 6x6 frame that comes with it. (and i believe i would enjoy working with a 5x4 - for the added control that one would have over the exposure - development process to produce fine negatives.) i rarely - very rarely - look at a scene and think, okay, i will crop this down. hence my preconception was largely borne out here. the crop has merits no doubt, but i'm living comfortably with this as it is.
as for the title, greg, it seemed to me that the grasses were as musical notes; maybe a touch unfinished, as with schubert ...
thanks again to all. happy to hear what anyone else has to say!
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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 Dan Baumbach on 02/06/12 at 08:22 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
This is very nice. It reminds me a bit of Michael Kenna.
- Dan
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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on 02/06/12 at 12:25 pm EST
Registered on 11/27/07, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments
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I love it, lots of comps available but this one works as well as any.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 02/06/12 at 3:26 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Very Pretty Stuart. I like the minimal approach you've taken. I like the composition and format you've chosen, but agree a horizontal format would work as well. Nicely seen.
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Bill Chambers
Gulf Breeze, Florida
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 02/06/12 at 6:21 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful. Works as presented and works cropped down. Real sweet and simple!
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- John Mason
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 02/06/12 at 7:35 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Maybe im just having deja vu, but im pretty sure ive seen this before, or something similar from you. Anyhow, looks perfect to me, i wouldnt crop at all, the top guys really add a lot here. 
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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on 02/07/12 at 10:58 am EST
Registered on 01/28/10, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments
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Wonderfully simple and effective, nice work Stuart.
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 02/07/12 at 12:47 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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just deja vu, stan - or something. i have, i confess, posted some reeds before but not quite like this. the moment caught my eye and i couldn't resist!
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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 Nick Bristol on 02/07/12 at 2:24 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Loons...my favorite sound in nature! This is a wonderful image Stuart! I really love the feel of this, and perfect just as it is for me. Excellent work!
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