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Photo posted by Ian Cameron in the Landscape gallery on 10/13/17 at 4:49 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 10/20/17 at 3:47 pm EST
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Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on 10/13/17 at 4:54 pm EST
Registered on 06/28/10, 61 Posts, 284 Comments
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Hello Ian, the kind of light you describe seems to be rather typical of Scotland and parts of England, because I often see photographers from your particular part of the world making good creative use of this light. The foreground grass adds both color and a sort of direction to the image. I like it too!
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 10/13/17 at 5:32 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Wonderful moody, breezy image, Ian. And you have succeeded in your objective.
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Bill
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 10/13/17 at 7:00 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Absolutely wonderful work, Ian. This image has power with feel and emotion. It seems that I can actually feel what it would have been like had I been beside you. It looks and feels so real and you did an amazing job capturing what you wanted to do. The conditions of blowing grasses, great sand patterns, waves with mountains and clouds all brought together wonderfully. Totally enjoying this!
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on 10/13/17 at 9:01 pm EST
Registered on 10/26/09, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments
But wait...this is digital! ;) Still screams Ian. Great work. Love the way the comp is pieced together.
aF
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Comment posted by Gary Minish on 10/14/17 at 1:32 pm EST
Registered on 02/04/06, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
I like it too, Ian, for all the reasons you specified! The bending grasses and sharp waves demonstrate the wind that moves the sand and the cold sky and colors provide a hint of storm. The result is a feeling of presence (especially in the large version) and reality which are two of my favorite things when viewing landscape photos. This kind of photo is like a gentle touch instead of a slap in the face. Very well done! 
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 10/14/17 at 7:34 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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The flat light and the muted colors make this place look very cold.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 10/15/17 at 4:52 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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You accomplished your objective in this image. As I look at it I can feel the cold wind blowing in off the water. Very well thought out and executed image.
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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 Mattia Oliviero on 10/16/17 at 04:22 am EST
Registered on 08/24/16, 43 Posts, 254 Comments
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Very well composed picture, Ian. Make me want to walk to the shore. I especially like the drawings on the sand in the foreground and the light.
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Mattia Oliviero
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 10/16/17 at 11:34 am EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
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Ian, this is very nice. I love the grass along the bottom, it adds a great resting place for the rest of the composition. I also think you got the shutter speed just perfect to convey the blowing wind. You have just enough blur to soften the ends of the grass, but not so much that it becomes very abstract. The color palette is subtly wonderful.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 10/18/17 at 1:16 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ian,
I too love this type of diffused light. Interesting too, that I think this kind of light is wonderful for more intimates, but you've make this work with a broader landscape. For me, the little bit of angry ocean, and the implied breeze gives me a chilly impression. This looks cold!
The larger view really brings home the showcasing of the blowing grasses and the mini dunes. This is wonderful.
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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