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Photo posted by Roel Wijtmans in the Landscape gallery on 06/07/15 at 12:41 pm EST
Registered on 09/30/12, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Nothing spectacular, but I liked how the grass was lit by the sun, while everything else was much darker. I burned two spots in the background because they were a bit lighter and ruined the coherence of the dark background a bit, but other than that this is pretty much what my camera captured. Tried converting it to B&W, but I am no good at that, so I liked it better in color.

200 mm, 1/400, f/8, ISO 100.

C&C welcome as usual, large version is included!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on 06/07/15 at 1:11 pm EST    
Registered on 09/09/09, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Cool graphic composition.  I might have placed the line of grass other than right through the middle though. 

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on 06/07/15 at 1:22 pm EST    
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That's a good idea Daniel, I don't know why I didn't even think of that, haha. My brain must be tired today.

  

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 06/07/15 at 1:40 pm EST    
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

I like this a lot. Very abstract and very different.  The composition works for me as presented. Nice tension to it. 

  
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on 06/07/15 at 3:08 pm EST    
Registered on 02/25/06, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Roel, how cool is this one? Amazing to see how the sun light is just illuminating that area too. I like it all. It reminds me of seeing a sound or voice wave/track on a screen, just needs some oscillation to it.......excellent !...laugh

  
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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on 06/07/15 at 8:04 pm EST    
Registered on 04/28/14, 53 Posts, 532 Comments

Very original. I'll go with Paul for representation of a sound wave. It's abstract but I like it.

  
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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on 06/07/15 at 11:00 pm EST    
Registered on 12/02/14, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

This is my favorite kind of light - masterfully captured, Roel! Keep the color, it works very well. And, if you are going to move the line of grass off-center, I would move it up, so as to have more reflection of the trees than trees. But I actually think that symmetry works well in this case, so I'm not sure that I would move it. 

  
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 06/08/15 at 12:07 am EST    
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Superb Roel.  That fact that the grass is in the middle really doesn't bother me at all.  I do wish, however, there was a bit more shadow detail visible in the top part of the image.

  
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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on 06/08/15 at 05:03 am EST    
Registered on 11/01/03, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments

I like it as is however suggestion of bit more detail in BG is valid IMO. Nice catch

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 06/08/15 at 08:53 am EST    
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

I agree with the others about the dark background. If you're going to provide details in the background then provide enough so that they are recognizable. I like the idea, though. It could lead to some interesting images. The centering doesn't bother me.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on 06/08/15 at 12:44 pm EST    
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Interesting, Roel.  This is so very different and to my eye very effective.  As Harley said, and I think it's the right description,  is the tension here.  I love it.

  
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Ivins, Utah

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on 06/08/15 at 4:51 pm EST    
Registered on 10/26/09, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Very cool.  love the simplicity!

 

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 06/10/15 at 09:50 am EST    
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Very interesting presentation with appealing abstract qualitites. I think a square crop suits this better.

    
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 06/12/15 at 03:56 am EST    
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

A daring composition that works very well.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 06/12/15 at 08:50 am EST    
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Roel, This is really cool looking!!! The comp works for me and you have to love that light. Pretty amazing.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 06/13/15 at 5:59 pm EST    
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Excellent abstract Roel.  I like it as is.  I also think this would not have worked as well in B&W.  The contrast of the green grass against black is stunning.

  
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