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Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 5, 2010194 views8 comments

A pole along the trail and a few footprints in the snow (mine) are interrupting winter's mood. As you can see, I was actually going in the opposite direction and I stopped for a minute to catch my breath when the sun allured me back into the frozen landscape. The title is kind of a antithetic metaphor.

350d, Tokina 12-24

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8 comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on January 5, 2010 at 6:22 PM

I like it a lot, Dorin. Almost looks like a duotone. The footprints don't bother me at all, but I would clone out the pole--my eye is immediately drawn to it. All in all a nice shot.

Mark Capurso
Phx, AZ

Registered on January 4, 2008, 47 Posts, 321 Comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 5, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Those cool blue tones are wonderful, Dorin.

I kind of wish that your footprints were more obvious. Reason being is that my eye follows the line of the drift, which then curves out of the frame. If your trail were were more pronounced, it'd help prevent my eyes from being taken out of the scene, and make the composition more cohesive. Aside from that, and cloning out the pole, I think that this is fantastic.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 5, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Beautiful moonscape Dorin. Personally, I don't find the man aspect in this M&N photo to be very significant - I'd clone the pole and call it Nature

I love the composition and tones, and the moon adds so much.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 6, 2010 at 2:28 AM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, guys. They're very much appreciated. Regarding composition, I had a hard time choosing something cohesive given the area and the rapid changing atmospheric conditions. I too thought about cloning the pole, but at the moment it seemed to somehow fit into the whole scenery (I know that by looking at the image it doesn't).
Floris, that's the sun through fog.

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Hugo Fernandes on January 6, 2010 at 4:53 AM

Beautiful light, the "glow" from the snow+wind is just perfect!!! Really good whites and shadows too!! Beautiful composition!

Registered on December 2, 2009, 3 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on January 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Really nice Dorin. I love the tones and details in this image. The sun is a great touch. I agree about trying to clone out the pole. It does sort of disturb the tranquility here.

Registered on June 14, 2005, 147 Posts, 1550 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 6, 2010 at 10:25 PM

Brutally cold image Dorin but I love it. I like the lead in by the creast of the drift and the stark, brutally cold landscape. Fantastic work!

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 7, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Wonderful flow to this image (too bad the pole is there) with my eyes going from top to bottom. Excellent composition and mood to this image, very well seen and done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments