Morning light on Creek

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 14, 2010373 views14 comments

Mark III 1D, 24mm, ISO 640, f/16, 1/50th, triopd

August doldrums here so I have been reworking some older images. I removed some distracting elements from this and made use of a Nik brilliance/warming filter.

Comments/suggestions greatly appreciated.

Peter

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Love the light, the mist and the stream in this Peter. Beautiful work. No suggestions.

Pat

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Between you and Ben Olsen you are making me really miss the beauty of Minnesota! I love everything about it

- Luke

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on August 14, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Beautiful moment captured Peter.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 14, 2010 at 10:53 AM

A magical moment. Great positioning for the shot. Lots of mood with this one. Well done!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 14, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Laptop definitely not doing this one justice, Peter. I really like the light and the way it makes a strong entrance into the scene.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on August 14, 2010 at 2:31 PM

Wonderful scene Peter! Really like the beams of light spread across the frame.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 14, 2010 at 3:35 PM

Peter,

A glorious moment you've captured here. I really like the processing and the effect of the warming filter. The warmth of the light is just beautiful.

The only thing I'm on the fence about is the heavy, dark branch at the top. It certainly works in creating the shadows and rays, but it's almost distracting. Not sure what to suggest though. I guess I'll just have to enjoy the rays and beautiful, peaceful moment.

Lon

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Comment posted by Eric Good on August 14, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Great mood captured and processed here. I might be tempted to desaturate or clone over that brightest sun flare left of the trunk just a little... that tugs on my eye a wee bit. Other than that little nit, I love everything about this image. Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 14, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Lon and Eric,

Thanks, I played with this some more and did lighten that dark branch just a bit and also toned down the brightness of the sun flare. Both suggestions improved the image IMO.

thank you and thank for all the positive feedback from everyone. I need it.

Peter

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on August 14, 2010 at 7:39 PM

That light is fantastic Peter. The warm hues, the touch of mist, the backlit grasses, all just superb.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 14, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Wow, gorgeous light and very nice arrangement to have reflecting light off of the pools.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Wonderful scene Peter and the exposure is so well handled, meaning it looks so natural.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Beatiful light and shafts from the sun Peter, the rising mist looks good too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on August 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Spectacular light!

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