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Photo posted by Ed Lowe in the Landscape gallery on 11/20/17 at 10:47 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 12/02/17 at 4:41 pm EST
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 11/20/17 at 11:50 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment last edited by Michael Lowe on 11/20/17 at 11:51 pm EST
 Love everything about this. The comp, the mist, the reeds, and the little splash of color in the UR. Initially, I was thinking crop, but decided I like the added visual interest of the ripples in the FG.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on 11/21/17 at 12:49 am EST
Registered on 12/28/10, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
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This is a really nice, simple, clean and very moody scene Ed. Love it.
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Ed Williams
www.chasindaylight.com
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 11/21/17 at 02:05 am EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Quite an interesting abstract - the ripples, reeds, mist, and colours really work well together.
Not so fond of the heavy black frame - to me, a light dark line around it would be enough frame, and not detract from the delicate image itself.
Really nice work!
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 11/21/17 at 11:47 am EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Ed,
I guess if you're done with the Tarn images, I suppose I'll just have to enjoy something.... just as special! Wow, Love this. So simple, but with so much impact. This comp is slightly unconventional with the heavy weighting up top and all that empty space below, but somehow it just works. I think the slight ripple and the gradient of light and color coming up from the bottom really help with that space. I really like the contrast between the delicate nature of the stalks against the heaviness of the rocks.
If I had one suggestion it would be to desaturate the little bit of color in the URC. While I think the reflected color is neat, it just seems out of place for the overall presentation and impact of this scene.
Oh, I suppose you could have brought out your 8 ft ladder and elevated some to gain some separation.... but lacking that choice, I think this turned out just beautifully.
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 Harley Goldman on 11/21/17 at 3:59 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Simple, elegant and beautiful! Love it!
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 11/21/17 at 7:02 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
This is wonderful, Ed. It has a quiet, mystical quality that I truly love. My only suggestion would be to clone the pair of stalks next to the rock. The color and contrast are excellent. Nicely done!
--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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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 11/21/17 at 11:28 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Ed: This is really well seen and presented. Exceptionally good photography IMO. >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 11/22/17 at 02:34 am EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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Beautifully tranquil and gentle. It's not too much of a distraction but I think cloning the top 2 reeds and their reflections would help accentuate the minimalist nature of this.
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 11/22/17 at 09:27 am EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
Comment last edited by Craig Moreau on 11/22/17 at 09:28 am EST
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Ed, this is a nice, peaceful scene. I like the minimalist look of this. In an ideal world, more separation between grass and rock would be good, but that wasn't possible, and this works beautifully as is. If anything, I could see a small crop off the left to even up the "margins" to the outermost rocks.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 11/22/17 at 10:50 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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This is a lovely, mysterious (very dreamy) abstract, Ed. The clean lines, open space and emphasis on the reeds in the center look great.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 11/22/17 at 1:23 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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What a peaceful scene, Ed. Has a very zen feel and beautifully composed simplicity. Beautifully presented. Only suggestion would be to slightly burn down the bright strip along the very top of the frame.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 11/22/17 at 1:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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A very peaceful scene indeed. Love all that negative space. I feel that the blue band of color at the bottom is a bit too strong. If I crop it off the message is more consistent. I would either desaturate it some to match the upper region or crop it.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 11/22/17 at 3:27 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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I like your take on this. Does feel a little bottom heavy - maybe not getting closer but a little higher to keep the smooth area of the lake. Not sure if tilting the camera up would have ruined the smooth part of the image. Very meditative.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 12/01/17 at 6:23 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Very ethereal Ed. Lovely color and excellent placement of all the elements in the frame.
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 12/03/17 at 10:22 am EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
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Congrats on the WP. Good thing you didn't sleep in like I did.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 12/03/17 at 4:26 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Congrats on a fine WP!
Love everything about this.
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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