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Photo posted by Albert Darmo in the Landscape gallery on 09/14/17 at 12:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Post last edited by Albert Darmo on 09/14/17 at 9:45 pm EST
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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on 09/14/17 at 2:15 pm EST
Registered on 09/09/09, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments
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Definitely splendiferous light. They seem to go on forever!
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 09/14/17 at 6:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
This has excellent depth. The plants and the background trees look very nice. One thing I will suggest is try to pull some detail out of the very dark areas between the plants in the foreground. I find those areas distracting. The light is wonderful.
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 09/14/17 at 10:20 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful light and scene. The dark areas mentioned by Preston don't bother me a bit. Looks natural to my eye (especially for an old Velvia shooter in the past).
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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 09/15/17 at 11:04 am EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Albert,
Such beautiful light on the veratrum, I love the greens as they really pop in this image. And they pop of course due to the light, but also the contrast and the darkness below. I'm a little torn about it. Harley's right in that this makes me think of Velvia that couldn't hadn't shadows well and so I'm wishing for a little more detail. Not that I need to see any detail, but that jet black is a little strong. Having said that, overall the scene works beautifull. I like the balance and portions between the lily plants and the trees up top, also that give this image some depth.
The golden light up top is even a bonus - where most times a strip of bright at the top might be a distraction. Very minor, but there are some patches of strong yellow along that top strip. Not sure if I would address that, I guess mainly if you are to ever print 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 Eva McDermott on 09/15/17 at 3:08 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Beautiful golden light and rich greens Albert.
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Comment posted by John Williams on 09/15/17 at 6:50 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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I like the flow of the Veratrum into the wooded area in the background, a nice variation from the top down view that we commonly get. The top edge does have some bright spots, but I think overall it fits with the lighting in the scene.
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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