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Photo posted by Ian Cameron in the Landscape gallery on 01/15/17 at 4:19 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 01/28/17 at 10:25 am EST
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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on 01/15/17 at 5:34 pm EST
Registered on 08/14/08, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
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Ian, Are your certain this is Scotland? A 20 second exposure and yet such a wonderful reflection. A beautiful scene with great composition.
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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on 01/15/17 at 6:15 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
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Lovely composition...and calmness. 20s...hope weather is kind when we are there.
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Dr.-Ing. Prashant Khapane
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 01/15/17 at 6:32 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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Afraid so, it was really getting quite dark, the sun having already set and I needed the depth of field for the distance between reeds and islands to maintain focus and then of course I am on Fuji Velvia 50 add on 1 stop for reciprocity failure and voila, 20 seconds...
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 01/15/17 at 6:37 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Love the atmosphere Ian. The reflection and reeds are essential to the overall. mood.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 01/15/17 at 7:22 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Ian, I love the quality of light here. The misty surroundings really make the subjects pop, obviously a challenge to get with such long exposure.
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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 SandyRichardsBrown on 01/16/17 at 05:14 am EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Amazing - peaceful and serene, subtle colours in the mist, and the layers are a joy.
Very fine work!
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
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"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 Richard Sandor on 01/16/17 at 10:03 am EST
Registered on 01/12/14, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
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Ian: certainly agree that the scene is peaceful and like it very much as is. I think an alternative would be to crop some of the sky as there is no detail in it. Congrats! Richard
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 01/16/17 at 10:13 am EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Hi Richard
I cropped the sky a little bit but I do like to give this sort of scene a sense of airy-ness and space so I'm not sure it would benefit hugely from a further crop.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on 01/16/17 at 4:58 pm EST
Registered on 01/17/04, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Hi Ian,
The image looks great--moody and with just enough color to grab the eye. I'd love to have a wind-free day like this when I'm out shooting. Well done........................Jim
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Comment posted by Genny K. on 01/16/17 at 8:50 pm EST
Registered on 06/05/06, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
Very serene. The near-monotone also adds to the calming feel of this. You cannot look at this in a hurry. 
Those reeds in the FG are neat. I keep expecting them to move........ Well done.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 01/18/17 at 1:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ian,
As mentioned, very quiet and serene. You mentioned the "...delicacy of the foreground compared to the solidity of the backdrop..." which I can see. More than that for me and I don't think it's mentioned, is that the reeds in the water mimic the trees in the background - almost exactly. Very cool.
I wasn't there and of course don't have your vision of this scene, but I'm wondering if the reeds were offset a little to the right so as not so much vertically positioned with the bg trees? As presented I almost want to crop in from the left to remove the brighter patch of sky. that little patch is a slight eye magnet for me.
The mood and atmosphere is strong here. Well done.
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 Ian Cameron on 01/18/17 at 2:27 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Very well spotted Lon and yes I noticed that mimicry too and I found it quite startling. In fact if you visit my website you will see I have alluded to that very same thing, quite uncanny and reassuring to see that another has noticed it too.
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 01/18/17 at 8:59 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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Just lovely. Beautiful, elegant composition.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 01/19/17 at 3:30 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Masterful. Viewing your works always makes me long for Velvia again. So very peaceful, almost like a lullaby.
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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 Igor Hoveijn on 01/23/17 at 4:45 pm EST
Registered on 11/02/15, 18 Posts, 192 Comments
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Moody indeed. The four trees resemble the Daltons, but that might be too prosaic a remark for this serene image. I would not crop the sky for that might spoil (imho) the proportions of the composition. And I like the faint red glow on the hills which adds some warmth to this otherwise cold landscape. Well seen, nicely crafted.
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 01/25/17 at 07:48 am EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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I love the sense of stillness and calm here, punctuated by those striking verticals.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 01/30/17 at 01:10 am EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Amazing capture - very unique and mesmerizing.
Congrats on a very 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
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"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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