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Photo posted by Genny K. in the Landscape gallery on 01/31/17 at 10:39 pm EST
Registered on 06/05/06, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
Post last edited by Genny K. on 01/31/17 at 10:40 pm EST
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 02/01/17 at 4:20 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Genny, the larger view is notably brighter, and may be about right, although I'd adjust it a bit more and see what I thought. I like the tiny tree and the clump of grass in the lrc, the tall tree that you've emphasized well on the right and the gap in the trees near the right edge. I find views like this, where there's a limited sense of depth, very hard to pull off. While this view is good and shows the conditions well, I don't find it "compelling". I'm wondering how a vertical using the small tree and grass near the lrc, the tall tree to their left and the opening back to the misty trees in the distance would look.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 02/01/17 at 6:28 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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The processing looks good and there is nice detail in the snow. My eye seems to be searching back and forth for a center of interest to stop at.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
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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 Brian Schrayer on 02/01/17 at 10:00 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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Beautiful winter image. I like the contours in the snow and the trees have a lot of character.
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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Comment posted by Genny K. on 02/01/17 at 11:12 pm EST
Registered on 06/05/06, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
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Thanks for the input. I was definitely wondering if this had enough of a focal point.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 02/02/17 at 12:47 am EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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I absolutely love the texture of the trees, Genny. For me, it's always hard to pull off an image with a white featureless sky, unless it acts as a background for something really good. I think I would crop this almost square with just the three tallest trees. taking a little off the left and just inside the short little tree on the right. For me, the texture of the trees is what the image is really about, and I would do everything to bring that out.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 02/02/17 at 4:57 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Genny, I'm quite enjoying this as it is. This type of winter scene appeals to me and I'm especially enjoying the textures in the trees you caught here. The larger version works very nice but I do see the crop that Gary mentioned working well too. It looks bright enough to me in the large version. Very nice.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 02/03/17 at 10:45 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Nice peaceful snow scene. Excellent mood. It definitely needs to be viewed large. Nice work.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 02/03/17 at 1:10 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Genny,
I like this very much as presented; especially of course the large view. I think the arrangement of the trees and the overall balance of the composition works nicely. Some times, the focal point IS the image; in this case, the winter forest. The ice/snow on the trees is obvious, but this isn't an intimate portrait of that, it's the bigger picture. If anything, I actually think the fallen diagonal bare tree is an element that at least gets some attention, keeping the eye from continuing to wonder. I like this.
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 Patricia Brundage on 02/04/17 at 08:59 am EST
Registered on 03/23/06, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
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I like the variety of shapes, the tonal range and, of course, the subject. Did a nice job keeping the detail in the snow.
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