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Photo posted by Harry Lichtman in the Landscape gallery on 03/20/18 at 08:12 am EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Post last edited by Harry Lichtman on 03/21/18 at 6:12 pm EST
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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on 03/20/18 at 10:19 am EST
Registered on 11/29/17, 19 Posts, 260 Comments
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Harry, what a spectacular image. The light and color here are wonderful, and you were fortunate to have the radial pattern in the clouds.I like your choice of a cooler white balance here, it adds some drama to this twilight image. Your processing of the light and color here is great. From a composition perspective, I like your arrangement of the snow covered rushes in the foreground, and I like the diagonal flow of the channel towards the trees. I think a slight crop from the top would add a little more emphasis on the trees, without losing anything of importance in the radial clouds. Initially, in viewing the smaller image I thought the comp was a little too heavily weighted to the right side of the scene. But upon viewing the larger version, the detail in the rushes in the LLC appears strong enough to serve as a balancing element. I'd consider dodging the the rushes in the LLC, this would draw you eye even more to them, and strengthen their role as a balancing element. But that is a nitpick, this is a very high impact image as presented.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 03/20/18 at 10:35 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment last edited by Mark Seaver on 03/20/18 at 10:37 am EST
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This is lovely, Harry. The flow of clouds contrasts beautifully with the cold, sharp textures in the snowy marsh. While the clouds don't line up "perfectly" with the tall trees, there's a fine eye flow from the water to the trees to the clouds. I prefer the sense of flow and the extra emphasis on the water in the marsh in this view.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 03/20/18 at 11:01 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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This is a real beauty, Harry! Great depth, foreground detail and killer sky. No suggestions here, a most enjoyable image.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on 03/20/18 at 12:51 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
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It's a beauty, Harry. Love everything about it, comp, depth, color, processing...!
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 03/20/18 at 2:32 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Both versions are superb, but my preference is for this one, Harry. I think the reeds add so much to this scene and the warm light is slightly more prominent throughout the image and the clouds fanning out above the trees is spectacular. My only suggestion; and this is just a personal preference; would be to doge the reeds toward the LLC ever so slightly as to make them stand out a little more. You can not go wrong with either one.
Ed
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 03/20/18 at 3:48 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Fabulous, Harry! I think this is one of your best. Wow! 
--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 David Schoen on 03/20/18 at 5:54 pm EST
Registered on 11/06/06, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
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Beautiful and believable color. Not oversaturated. The cool tones on the snow add to the atmosphere. This would make a wonderful large print.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 03/20/18 at 6:04 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Thanks for the observations and comments. I've brightened the left corner a little as suggested and added some general contrast and slightly brightened the cloud areas of the sky to better define them. Wondering if that was an improvement, or no real difference.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 03/20/18 at 6:05 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Whoops, forgot the image.
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 03/20/18 at 6:35 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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This is a cracker Harry gorgeous believable colours a superb balance of warm and cool and I think those clouds are fabulous as is the quality of the reflected light in the pool. A very strong image and in my opinion better by a significant margin than the other versions you showed before.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 03/20/18 at 9:22 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
You nailed it with the repost, Harry.
Ed
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Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on 03/21/18 at 03:46 am EST
Registered on 08/24/16, 43 Posts, 254 Comments
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The repost works really well for me, Harry. Especially brightening the area of the clouds. Nicely done.
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Mattia Oliviero
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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on 03/21/18 at 07:09 am EST
Registered on 11/29/17, 19 Posts, 260 Comments
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The changes in the repost takes this shot from great to outstanding. Nice work Harry.
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on 03/21/18 at 12:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/11, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
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Nicely composed and exquisite light, soft and subtle colors. I like the angular foreground weeds and the wonderful clouds. Just gorgeous.
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on 03/21/18 at 5:38 pm EST
Registered on 04/01/10, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
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Harry, the radiating cloudlines and also reflection of the orange sky off the ice are nice. I think some more of that orange reflecting off the snow would be nice and wonder if desaturating the blues a little might achieve that. The angling of the pond works well.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 03/21/18 at 6:10 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment last edited by Harry Lichtman on 03/21/18 at 6:11 pm EST
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Thanks Doug - I selected the highlights of the snow only and reduced the cyans/increased the reds slightly. I think an improvement, just didn't want to go overboard in that direction so hopefully the adjustment appears restrained. Good idea.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 03/24/18 at 11:25 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Harry, I'm really enjoying this image. It is a great composition and the conditions you captured are wonderful. Those clouds are very nice and I just love the light and reflections. This has such a nice feel to me. I think the last repost is just about as perfect as one could want. Beautiful work. One of those images that would look great large and on metal. 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on 03/24/18 at 2:51 pm EST
Registered on 05/27/17, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
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What a gorgeous image, Harry! Love the lighting, and everything else about this scene.
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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 Brian Schrayer on 03/24/18 at 9:37 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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Beyond the beautiful color and the warm / cool tonal contrast, this is an interesting study in compositional lines. The converging lines in the sky are very ordered and the v-shape of the frozen stream echoes this shape. The frozen vegetation in the foreground forms chaotic lines that contrast with the otherwise ordered structure (not in a bad way though). Nicely done!
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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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Comment posted by Rick Turner on 03/29/18 at 5:00 pm EST
Registered on 02/18/12, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
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Like everything Harry with this capture.
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Rick Turner
Dallas
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"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships"..
Ansel Adams
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Keep on Shooting!
God Bless Texas!!!!!!
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 03/30/18 at 12:51 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Wonderful mix of warm and cool tone Harry. I like your composition as well as the radiating colors.
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Comment posted by John Williams on 04/01/18 at 8:13 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
I prefer this one Harry. I like the foreground here, it leads my eye though the scene a little better, and this one has a broader feel to it. Lovely colors, and those clouds are fascinating.
That had to be a chilly morning!
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
Battle Ground, WA |
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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