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Photo posted by Ed Lowe in the Landscape gallery on 10/08/17 at 9:50 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 10/08/17 at 9:55 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
I decided to post a cropped version which I think works better as it simplifies the scene a little bit. What do you think?
Ed
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 10/08/17 at 11:59 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Beautiful sunset, Ed, I do like the cropped version a little better. The colors and processing look right on. I love your decision to not overdo this one, it's perfect.
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Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on 10/09/17 at 04:31 am EST
Registered on 08/24/16, 43 Posts, 254 Comments
Very nice view, Ed. The colors in the sky are just amazing. Maybe it is a little bit strong but I would crop the trees in the foreground, this would help to create a more peaceful and simple image IMO.
Mattia
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Mattia Oliviero
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Comment posted by Ry Birge on 10/09/17 at 12:43 pm EST
Registered on 09/23/17, 118 Posts, 278 Comments
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Love the colors! Best pictures are the ones that are unexpected. I'd suggest trying putting something in the lh ot rh foreground to add perspective next time. Keep up the good work!
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 10/09/17 at 4:54 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Ed, This is really beautiful. That sky is absolutely wonderful and I love the colors. Very nice processing on this by the way.
Glad you decided to stay around for this in case something happened, because it sure did!! I think I like the original wider version a little better. That sky is so nice that the more the better for me. 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on 10/09/17 at 6:40 pm EST
Registered on 05/27/17, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
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Beautiful scene, and the lighting is gorgeous, Ed. I think maybe I like the cropped version best too. Both are really good though.
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Shirley Freeman
Saint Pauls, North Carolina
www.freemansphotos.com
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 10/09/17 at 10:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ed,
What a glorious sky! You guys were rewarded for your patience! Very beautiful landscape. I too was thinking of a crop and I prefer your alternate post. I was wondering about cropping the foreground trees/ridge, but I think that cuts too deep in to the mountains and some balance might be lost. I do think there you've included enough of the foreground trees to create a solid anchor in the frame.
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 Dave Dillemuth on 10/10/17 at 11:30 am EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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Killer sunset with beautiful range of colors. Processing looks spot-on to me. I went back and forth on the crop and think I prefer the first. I see some debate on cropping out the bottom ridge of trees but personally I think it adds needed depth to the image.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 10/10/17 at 9:56 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Thanks for your thoughts everyone; they are always appreciated.
Mattia: When originally composing this I had thought about cropping the FG trees, but I liked the additional layer this added and I thought it provided an anchor to the scene. Thanks for your idea though. It would be boring it everyone thought the same way.
Ed
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 10/12/17 at 11:26 am EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
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Great shot, Ed. love those pastel colorss in the awesome clouds and the nice gloww on the mountains. Nice layering to the scene also, with the foreground trees adding depth.
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 10/18/17 at 6:47 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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I saw this before I left to head out to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The light here is extraordinary! I really like the color palette in this image as well as the alternating cool / warm / cool layers. Great work!
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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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