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Photo posted by Nick Bristol in the Landscape gallery on 11/03/17 at 1:39 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Post last edited by Nick Bristol on 11/04/17 at 2:25 pm EST
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 11/03/17 at 1:54 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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This is a really excellent image. People comment on how difficult it is to create compositions in the woods. Well this is how it's done. You've got everything working for you here - the strong verticals, the scattered leaves, and that wonderful light penetrating the forest. The colors are rich and yet natural. It's natural and yet it's idealized. Just goes to show that things don't have to be grand to be awesome. The square format is perfect for all these verticals. One of your best, I think.
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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 Nick Bristol on 11/03/17 at 2:09 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Igor, Thank you so much! That meant a lot to me. Nick
Just getting ready to do a new print of this one. Think I will also do a metal one as I'm really interested in seeing how that will look.
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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on 11/03/17 at 2:20 pm EST
Registered on 08/14/08, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
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Igor's comments are right on. I echo them. Wonderful image. I'm not sure how big you will print it, but if large, a minor nit is the bright spot on one of the smaller background trees in upper left of center. Probably light reflected off a knot? Not sure if that will stand out on large print.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 11/03/17 at 2:47 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
The light in this woodland scene is truly magical, Nick. It lets the details shine in the large version from the forest floor up through the canopy. This is gorgeous; makes me wish I was there. I have no doubt that this will make a lovely print.
Ed
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 11/03/17 at 3:04 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful, Nick!!! Great mood, great scene. Pretty minor, but I might consider cloning out the bright sky spot on the left edge of the frame. Being on the edge, it has a bit of a magnet affect on my eye. Love this one!
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on 11/03/17 at 3:10 pm EST
Registered on 01/05/08, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments
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Excellent forest image, love the light and the natural color. It's not easy creating a composition in a forest, but you did it right. Very well seen.
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Danny Laureys
Beaverton,Oregon |
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"Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price." Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Bo Chen on 11/03/17 at 4:04 pm EST
Registered on 02/14/17, 42 Posts, 74 Comments
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Making a photograph in the woods is always challenging. You managed to do it very well. I like the feel of early light and fog in the background.
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Bo Chen
Oakville, Ontario
Don't speak. Let it spoken through. |
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 11/03/17 at 4:08 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Thanks guys! I really appreciate your comments on this one. It was an awesome morning to be out shooting and this walk back through the woods ended up being a favorite part of it. I love light conditions like we had here. Thanks much! Nick
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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on 11/03/17 at 6:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
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excellent work Nick. I love the luminosity in of the folliage
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Dr.-Ing. Prashant Khapane
www.travel-hopefully.com |
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on 11/03/17 at 11:52 pm EST
Registered on 03/01/15, 54 Posts, 453 Comments
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Beautiful, glad I tuned in today, love the rich forest floor and how you have anchored that lead tree. You got a great moment captured.
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 11/04/17 at 12:49 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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This is gorgeous, Nick. The side lighting creates a lot of depth and the slightly dark processing, great mood. Minor stuff but I might crop or clone that one bright spot of sky on the edge of the frame on the left.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 11/04/17 at 1:19 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Prashant, Stephen and Dave, Thanks guys! Appreciate getting your thoughts on it.
Dave, That is a good suggestion and Harley mentioned it too. Thanks.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 11/04/17 at 1:29 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Oh my Nick. After reading the comments just getting ready to write ditto... I thought enchanting. The enchanted forest. Simply stunning - a very quiet and unspoken stunning. Igor said it beautifully.
Have to go with Harley's small nit on the light patch on the left edge. It's not so much the brightness, but that it's merged with the edge of the frame. The brightness represents the source of the light and glow throughout. Not quite sure what to suggest on mitigating.
Outstanding forest imagery.
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 Nick Bristol on 11/04/17 at 2:24 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment last edited by Nick Bristol on 11/04/17 at 2:36 pm EST
Thought I would try cloning out the bright area that was right on the left edge as suggested. Might be better this way. Thanks!
You can click on the image for the larger view if you like.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 11/04/17 at 3:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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It is a subtle but significant improvement to my eye. That bright edge is no longer pulling my attention out of the frame. I like this a lot.
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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 11/04/17 at 3:53 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ahhh, the little things in life... can make such difference. Thanks for considering and taking the time to rework and post.
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 Dan Kearl on 11/04/17 at 7:50 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
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Lovely work, just terrific and the repost does make a difference.
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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on 11/05/17 at 10:19 am EST
Registered on 10/28/08, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments
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Beautiful light and the spacing of the trees allows my eye to move nicely through the scene. I'm enjoying this a lot.
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Rudy Ruberti
Simi Valley, CA |
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 11/05/17 at 1:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
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What a beauty, Nick. The tonal richness is outstanding. I am also enjoying the composition very much.
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 11/05/17 at 2:13 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Harley, Lon, Dan, Rudy and Anil, Thank you guys! I'm so glad you enjoyed this one.
And yes, I think the clone worked out well. Again, thanks for the suggestion. Nick
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 11/05/17 at 10:39 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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This is drop-dead gorgeous Nick. It has such a warm, inviting feel to it, but still has a sense of mystery as well. The light is exquisite and you took full advantage of it. Excellent.
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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 Michael Lowe on 11/07/17 at 10:34 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
I'm late to the game so I'll just add a 
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 11/13/17 at 6:31 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Thanks Michael... Nick
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Comment posted by Peter Richter on 11/14/17 at 1:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/10/10, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Nick, this is a wonderful forest scene to my eye. Saturation and contrast may be a bit on the strong side, but this way you make the image a piece of subjective landscape photography that I really appreciate. Interestingly, the choice of square format is consistent with the tranquility of the scene to me.
While the bright spot at the left border did not really bother me in the first version, the repost is a definite improvement in my opinion. A metal print certainly will be a great option for this work.
Peter
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Peter Richter
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 11/18/17 at 4:35 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Hi Peter, Thanks much! Nick
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