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Photo posted by Harry Lichtman in the Landscape gallery on 03/04/18 at 5:20 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 03/04/18 at 5:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
I am liking this one. Strong pattern in the foreground and great mood from the fog. Plate tectonics on a small scale? 
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on 03/04/18 at 6:00 pm EST
Registered on 12/09/07, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
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Fine example showing it does not have to be a grandiose subject to make a compelling image. Thumbs up.
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Lon Sharp
wildlife moderator
South Dakota
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 03/04/18 at 7:07 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
I like this, Harry. You captured the misty mood wonderfully and the 4 pieces of ice made a nice interesting foreground. Waiting for the cloud made for perfect light for capturing the mood of this scene. Very nice work!
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 03/05/18 at 11:09 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Very moody and somewhat mysterious--I like it! I am a little on the fence with the stick in the fore ground, but the light, color and shapes are excellent. Nicely done, Harry.
--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 Lon Overacker on 03/05/18 at 3:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Harry,
I like this too, although not as dynamic and compelling as some of your other images (But as the other Lon points out, it doesn't have to be!)
A great example of the near/far comp and I think your description (and Harley's comment) ring true with that broken ice.
I think the fog/mist has dropped the contrast quite a bit, which of course helps set the mood and atmosphere here, which is a positive.
The stick is fine for me, although you might consider cloning the lighter yellow end on the left.
Oh, and the silence is deafening here. 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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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 03/05/18 at 5:13 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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I like this composition. The dreamy vague background and the very present foreground. I don’t have much to suggest really. Would desaturating all the browns improve or make it worse? Just a tad more space of the right of the bottom ice block would have been desirable. Just things to consider.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 03/07/18 at 10:59 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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I think this is the footprint of a gigantic Blue Heron, Harry. (I envision a B or C grade horror movie...) This is a great scene, with your focus on the ice sheets and the misty, grey surroundings. The mood is both quietly inviting and a bit somber. I think sunlight on this would have broken the mood.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on 03/09/18 at 5:06 pm EST
Registered on 10/27/16, 229 Posts, 393 Comments
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Harry, a well balanced image. I like the reflection of light in the water. Nice mood with the fog.
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Norma Tareila-Matley
Tewksbury, MA
Rangeley, ME
“Photograph: a picture painted by light.”— Pablo Picasso
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