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Photo posted by Ian Cameron in the Landscape gallery on 12/21/15 at 09:51 am EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 01/09/16 at 6:04 pm EST
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Comment posted by David Schoen on 12/21/15 at 1:33 pm EST
Registered on 11/06/06, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
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This is really amazing light especially on the lake in the foreground and the mountain flank in the BG. Very nice curves and comp. But you might wish to clone out what looks like a road barrier on the left side about 1/4 the way down from the top ( and perhaps the top center). A very nice image though.
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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on 12/21/15 at 2:40 pm EST
Registered on 08/20/07, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
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Ian, I like the drama here, but there isn't enough to hold interest for me. It also appears soft.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 12/21/15 at 4:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ian,
I love the sweeping curve of the snow meeting the frozen, almost slushy-looking water. And the light filling the mini-bay is wonderful. You don't have the distinct blues and certain frigid feeling as you did with the last image, but this works beautifully for me. again, the comp works beautifully for me with the curves.
I'm not really seeing the softness.
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 Mark Seaver on 12/21/15 at 5:16 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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This is wonderfully subtle and inviting in a chilly way, Ian. Looks like a great place to go exploring.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 12/21/15 at 5:31 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
Ian,
This is a strong, moody image. I like the dark presentation and you have managed the dynamic range well. I might try to open up the shadows slightly in the vegitation on the right side.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 12/21/15 at 6:14 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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I can't argue with anyone that doesn't find the image engaging, I disagree, but that is surely all down to personal taste and mine is obviously different. I was enchanted by the quality of the light and that alone was enough for me to hang about and photograph it in sub zero temperatures. For the life of me though I don't think the image strikes me as being soft, or at least no softer than anything else I've posted. I waited a while to see what others think, maybe I need a new pair of glasses from Santa.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 12/21/15 at 6:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Terriifc light, Ian. Tricky exposure but it looks spot on. I also don't see anything soft; on the contrary, the detail (for example, in the trees and bushes) is quite good. Very nice.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on 12/21/15 at 8:04 pm EST
Registered on 10/08/14, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments
I was surprised about the softness comment also... not seeing it. I do agree about cloning away the road guardrail. You've handled the light in the sky perfectly. I like the slush/ice and light there, too.
Perhaps compositionally I can understand Mark's comment but only because there may be too much here to hold my interest. As you pointed out, the right half of the image is very different from the left. I could see two nice vertical comps from your single image. Perhaps in trying to include the entire curve of the little pool, neither side got its due. Just a thought...
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D.A. (Dave) Edwards
Sacramento, The Golden State, USA |
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on 12/22/15 at 12:38 am EST
Registered on 03/01/15, 54 Posts, 453 Comments
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Another fine image, Ian. The light is special (as it is in most of your work) in this early winter's sky, well worth the stop. Perhaps the nice curving slushy waterline and the pond, not quite frozen, lend an approriate softness to the image. Nothing wrong with that.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 12/22/15 at 3:58 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Ian, This is a wonderful winter scene for me. I enjoy the quiet mood very much and the light is something special. The type of light that I only see in winter and always enjoy seeing. For me the image is certainly sharp and detailed so I don't see the softness. I agree with Stephen that maybe the softness of the slushy ice and snow edge is what gave it a softer feeling. It works wonderfully for me.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on 12/22/15 at 4:12 pm EST
Registered on 02/08/15, 30 Posts, 265 Comments
calm, soft and natural tones and colours, without dominant nuances in the snow.
Very good detail quality serving a sure composition. I force myself to find an aspect that subtract 0,001%: that fence on the right.
all the best,
sandro
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