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Photo posted by Lon Overacker in the Landscape gallery on 10/07/17 at 4:32 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Post last edited by Lon Overacker on 10/08/17 at 4:02 pm EST
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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 Nick Bristol on 10/07/17 at 4:38 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment last edited by Nick Bristol on 10/07/17 at 4:39 pm EST
Lon, This is very nice. This composition works great and the light is wonderful. The colors are beautiful, warm and inviting, then the reflections are just wonderful. I like it very much.
Not bad for the first time out with a borrowed DSLR...
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 10/07/17 at 7:59 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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This image is just screaming with quiet, Lon. Very peaceful feel and I think I prefer the rippled reflection over a seldom seen glass reflection. The colors and the 50/50 comp work really well. When I first looked at this, the dark left side jumped out in the smaller version, but adds a proper sense of mystery in the large view. So, the larger question is "Do you regret the change?". No nits from me, I like it.
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 10/07/17 at 10:04 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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Wonderfully composed, Lon. The rich but muted tones are beautiful. Hard to come up with improvement suggestions other than that I could see opening up the shadows a touch above the left shoreline. Nice work.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 10/07/17 at 10:23 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Thanks for the comments thus far!
@Dave - I've had previous feedback about that darker area. I'll take a look at that. In fact, seeing this on NPN now, the image perhaps could be brightened, if only slightly. It's a tad dark globally, and given this is in pretty much fill sun, all be it, late light, this could be brighter. Especially in the shadows. Thanks for mentioning.
@Gary
Do you regret the change?
If you mean going digital? No I don't regret. I still have a great love for just the whole process of the large format and being able to hold a piece of film in your hand.... But I certainly don't regret the switch. For me it was purely a practical decision, nothing more or less. Of course now, I can click the shutter freely - which is 100 times more than before, which isn't always a good thing. But I still enjoy the ability to capture images of nature, being out there and just enjoying the experience. That hasn't changed! Thanks for asking!
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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 Dan Kearl on 10/08/17 at 11:04 am EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
My only nit is is appears a bit crunchy (common jpeg compression?).
The colors are natural and very attractive.
No mention of your settings, but maybe a longer SS would have smoothed out the water a bit.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 10/08/17 at 4:01 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Thank you for the feedback, suggestions and observations! I've incorporated a few changes, subtle, but hopefully an improvement.
@Paul - thanks! And very interesting that you mentioned the "two snags." One looks at an image too long, and I can tell you I never once noticed or considered that secondary snag! but now that you mention it, I see it! And their leanings. Good stuff!
@Dave, I've raised the levels using a TK Triple play layer (yes, still using them!) Any number of ways to increase the shadows there.
And @Dan, yeah, I see the crunchiness. Happens a lot with fine detail like autumn leaves. I use TK's web sharpening and for this alternate I backed way off on the opacity of the sharpening layer. Hopefully this one is less crunchy.
It's one of the great things about providing and receiving feedback. Having that opportunity to improve our images and our work.
Also, learning tips from Dan and some other examples by Dave - to try longer shutter speeds to see the effects in reflections where the water isn't just a mirror. I'll have to remember this!
thanks again!
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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 Bill Chambers on 10/09/17 at 10:17 am EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Lovely, peaceful image, Lon. I love the darker nature of the image and the wonderful composition, but I find the large, dark shadow on the left to be a real eye magnet. It's stranger, the darkness in the reflection isn't so bothersome as the actual shadow. I might try opening the shadow a good bit and see if that helps.
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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 Rudy Ruberti on 10/09/17 at 11:46 pm EST
Registered on 10/28/08, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments
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Great colors here and I think opening up the shadows in the repost is even better. This is one of my favorite areas for fall colors on the east side. I'm also heading up this weekend and plan on a morning hike up Lundy. I haven't been up yet this season but hear the colors around June Lake are at their peak.
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Rudy Ruberti
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 10/11/17 at 02:46 am EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment last edited by Anil Rao on 10/11/17 at 02:47 am EST
Hi Lon, I love the design of this composition. It is split in the middle but I find that if offers symmetry with a twist. I suppose that is courtesy of the dominant trunk and its slight lean. The colors are gorgeous and with the slightly opened up darks it is perfect.
I'll keep an eye out for your photos from this fall.
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 10/12/17 at 10:14 am EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
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Lon, I'm really enjoying this scene. I think that you did well to brighten up that left shadow area. It doesn't pull my eye there in the repost. I still think it could be just a bit brighter in the lighter areas now.
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 10/12/17 at 1:05 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
The repost looks very nice, Lon, especially the details in the shadows. To me, this looks a tad a on the red side, which is noticeable in the gree fir on the right. You might try reducing the red a bit and increasing brightness the yellow.
I have always liked the beaver ponds in Lundy, but it is challenging to get good compositions there. You did very well here.
--P
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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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