First Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 5, 2010161 views11 comments

I awoke to sunlight bazing into my tent, jumped up and grabbed my camera, headed to the shore to see the mist rising on the water and light hitting this little tree.any comments welcome.

XSi,55-250@146mm,1/30th @ f11, ISO100, slight crop.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 5, 2010 at 11:27 PM

You got lucky, not sleeping in too late!!!! Really nice moody scene here.

Chris

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on September 6, 2010 at 1:36 AM

This is a really interesting photograph Dean! The conditions you have captured create a magic mood! Initially I thought that this was a meadow from which the mist is rising. Only on the far right is the hint that this is water. Anyway, a really good capture in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 6, 2010 at 1:46 AM

There's something quite unique about this capture. So very dream-like except for the reality of that lone tree. Intriguing and wonderful.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Excellent comp and use of light and shadow. The mist adds a great deal to the mood.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM

Love the atmosphere in this image.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 6, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Very unique. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 6, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Dean,

What a great sight to wake up to and behold. The mist rising off the water creates almost a mysterious feel and of course the first light really makes this jump out at you.

Now I know this will go against your own reaction to the scene because it was you who was there and captured this, but as a viewer who's not connected to this at all, I'm wondering if you flipped this horizontally? ie. putting the tree on the right. That way the rays of light lead to the tree rather than the rays leading the eye out of the frame. I'm not sure how many buy in to that, but I think it makes sense and of course it's a result of western culture where we learn to read and write from left to right, and I think that goes on to influence our brains in how we process looking at images too. Anyway, sorry to get off topic on you. I really like the image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 6, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Beautiful light and composition, Dean. Love the simplicity and the backlit tree is superb.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 6, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Neat light and atmosphere. My only thought would be to may try and dodge a little more detail out of the dark parts of the tree.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 7, 2010 at 11:36 AM

A beauty Dean. I've awakened to this sight many times while canoeing, and it never fails to fill me with awe each time I witness it. Your image brings the same feeling of awe and appreciation. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on September 7, 2010 at 11:37 PM

Thanks for everyones comments.
Lon- I hear what you're saying. I've never tried to flip an image so I'm not sure how to proceed.Besides,I think if I flipped it, it would be "last light"?
Tony- I actually went the other way, burning the details in the BG to try and isolate the tree and simplify the comp. Also the shore wasn't as attractive as I would've liked it to be.

Cheers,Dean

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