After the Fire

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 26, 2010101 views12 comments

On my way home from Invermere, BC a couple of weeks ago I couldn't help stop and take a moment to look at the incredible loss after the forest fire of a couple of years ago. Thousands of acres of forest gone just like that.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop in and take a look.

As always your thoughts and comments are welcome and appreciated.

Nikon D5000
f/13 at 1/60 secs
ISO-200

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 27, 2010 at 12:09 AM

Interesting image Mark. It certainly tells the sorry story well, and the mix of the background trees and the twigs of the foreground ones gives it a kind of abstract quality. Slightly finer web sharpening (or less compression?) might be nice.

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Comment posted by Mark Shephard on April 27, 2010 at 12:16 AM

Thanks for the feedback Floris. I'm still fairly new at sharpening and photoshop in general and hopefully my editing skills will improve with each post.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM

I like the graphic/abstract appearance of this. Very interesting work Mark!

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on April 27, 2010 at 1:24 AM

Very graphical image. I like this a lot. The lines in the background are what make this interesting.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 27, 2010 at 8:09 AM

The fine texture of the trees in the background is amazing.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 27, 2010 at 9:43 AM

I definitely like the abstract nature of this, and the fact you left this in color. Excellent IMO.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 27, 2010 at 4:23 PM

The hint of background diagonals vs all the verticals makes this work nicely.

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on April 27, 2010 at 8:16 PM

I like this a lot too. Lots of detail in the background that contrasts well with the gray trees in front. Very striking image, Mark. A little sharpening would go a long way in improving the web version.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 27, 2010 at 9:03 PM

Abstract and real at the same time, Mark. The comp is quite effective and portrays the devastation of a fire in a compelling manner.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on April 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM

I really like this Mark, well done. The web version looks a little off sharpening wise but that is it. I bet the full res version is very nice.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 28, 2010 at 1:16 AM

The larger version looks really good. The front sharp trees kind of get a little lost in the background in the smaller version. I like the effect a lot. I imagine this looks very good full size!

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Comment posted by Mark Shephard on April 28, 2010 at 1:21 AM

Thanks Chris I made a few attempts to sharpen the smaller image but for some reason it wouldn't sharpen as well as the larger image. Its a steep learning curve for an old dog such as myself i guess

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