Gallery: LandscapePosted September 22, 2010170 views2 comments
Canon 7D 10-22mm
March 2010-Great Sand Dunes National Park
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2 comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 22, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Jay,
I believe this is our first post to ES&S and so I would like to welcome you both to the gallery and NPN!
Now with the presence of the people in the image - at least they look like photogs or tourists, this is more appropriate for the Man & Nature Gallery. But we're pretty easy going here and I notice you also have a fine image posted in Man & Nature today so we'll let this one slide.... but keep in mind for future posts.
To the image... I like the conditions and lighting you've found and captured here. The exposure, colors and contrast are right on. The composition is a little unbalanced in my view. I like the idea of including the old weathered wood as a foreground element, but there's a little piece in the lower left corner that is cut off as well as the lower right is a bit empty.
I love the sky and the combo of dunes and mountains, so I guess it's the foreground that is making this unbalanced to me. Perhaps a nice pano crop eliminating the wood up front would result in a better composition.
Let's see if what other's may have to say.
Welcome aboard. We look forward to your images and also for your participation! don't be shy, jump right in and make some comments of your own too.
Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Kent Mearig on September 23, 2010 at 12:57 AM
I'd be happy to comment on the photo, but Lon has pretty much already said it all. There are some neat aspects combined with some obvious areas of room for improvement. I wonder if there's also a CCW tilt?
Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments
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2 commentsI believe this is our first post to ES&S and so I would like to welcome you both to the gallery and NPN!
Now with the presence of the people in the image - at least they look like photogs or tourists, this is more appropriate for the Man & Nature Gallery. But we're pretty easy going here and I notice you also have a fine image posted in Man & Nature today so we'll let this one slide.... but keep in mind for future posts.
To the image... I like the conditions and lighting you've found and captured here. The exposure, colors and contrast are right on. The composition is a little unbalanced in my view. I like the idea of including the old weathered wood as a foreground element, but there's a little piece in the lower left corner that is cut off as well as the lower right is a bit empty.
I love the sky and the combo of dunes and mountains, so I guess it's the foreground that is making this unbalanced to me. Perhaps a nice pano crop eliminating the wood up front would result in a better composition.
Let's see if what other's may have to say.
Welcome aboard. We look forward to your images and also for your participation! don't be shy, jump right in and make some comments of your own too.
Lon