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Photo posted by Igor Doncov in the Landscape gallery on 10/03/17 at 12:46 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Post last edited by Igor Doncov on 10/03/17 at 3:30 pm EST
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on 10/03/17 at 08:21 am EST
Registered on 03/13/12, 279 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment last edited by Ronald Murphy on 10/03/17 at 08:22 am EST
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This type of vignette, carved out of the totality of the scene in front of the camera, is the kind of composition I look for in the world to photograph but so rarely find. This looks great to me. Having said that, I might reduce the overall green tint a bit. And a larger large version would have made me even happier.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 10/03/17 at 3:02 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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I am drawn to the image because of its strong geometry with the shape of the foreground rocks and the trees at entirely different angles. I like it a lot. But I would agree with Ronald about the overall green tint. I am guessing the green cast muddies up the image to some extent.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 10/03/17 at 3:29 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment last edited by Igor Doncov on 10/03/17 at 3:30 pm EST
Harley and Ronald, the green cast is a natural color below a forest canopy. This image was shot with a WB setting 'shade' resulting in light temperature of 5950. If adjust to sunlight WB it becomes still greener. Personally I like the above version of the color pallete more appealing than the cooler one. Other than the graphic element of the image what appealed too me the most was the greens vs deep brown color complements.
I did raise the lights just a bit to have the branches pop just a tad more. It was the bright lichens on the branches on the deep browns that was the first attraction. I'm not sure you will the difference.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 10/03/17 at 4:58 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
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I love this, Igor. The geometric angles really grab my attention. I really like the vertical tree with the opposing angled tree all propped up by the outreaching branches. I go through the same process with my images. Something will really catch my eye and then when I get home and look at it on the computer, I'll think " what the h*ll did I see in that"
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 10/03/17 at 7:08 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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I think you did a good job of getting a focus in what could have been a chaotic image. I could just be my screen, but the tree branches look a little soft. I agree with the thought about the color cast.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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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 Rudy Ruberti on 10/03/17 at 11:07 pm EST
Registered on 10/28/08, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments
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This works for me. The angle of the tree on the right and fg rock create a strong and interesting composition. The lichen and moss stand out nicely against the darker forest floor. There is an overall softness to the image that I like and think works well with the colors. Very nice. I can also relate to story. I often look forward to processing certain images, but become disappointed when I first view them on the screen. This usually goes away during processing and when they come to life, but not always.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 10/03/17 at 11:24 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment last edited by gary phillips on 10/04/17 at 12:14 am EST
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I can imagine your dilemma with this image. When I first opened it, my reaction was "meh". I have that same reaction to images that strike me at conception, but fail to thrill me at the computer. However, I rarely delete them unless there are technical flaws. I've been pleasantly surprised a few times when I remembered the emotion that prompted me to take the image in the first place. This is one of those images. Nothing groundbreaking, nothing screaming, just a solid image extracted from a chaotic environ. I like it.
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on 10/04/17 at 02:40 am EST
Registered on 03/01/15, 54 Posts, 453 Comments
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I have the same "what was I thinking" feelings on many close up shots where I am trying to capture an intimate feel or a miniature landscape for a specific environ... especially one where I believe I know the area pretty well and think I should be able to extract an essence, photographically. My conclusion is that very few are going to be keepers, and those that are will have depth, light and an anchor or hook that locks the viewer to the picture. It is such a difficult medium. When I saw the image nothing really held me and overall it looked rather flat. The elements of rock, moss, lichens, saplings, forest floor are usually strong visual elements for me so I lingered (and also because I learn from and enjoy your images quite a lot). But with this one I never got the message. The parts seem less than the whole for me. And the "for me" is a big part, others have seen it differently, we all are subjective and inspired by different parts of the natural world and moved by different photographic perspectives of it...ah the challenges.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 10/04/17 at 4:47 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Igor, I like this but it is not a favorite of your work for me. I think you did a nice job with the composition and I like the processing of the first one best. The green tint looks natural to my eye.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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