Mowich Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 12, 2010106 views5 comments

Thanks for the comments on my last posted image.
Another shot from a couple weekends ago at Mowich. The sun was rising right behind this scene and Mt Rainier stared throught the treetops just to the right. I could have got it all with a wider composition but there was no color above the horizon, so I concentrated on the nice colors on and around this large piece of bedrock. I thought the grays and browns in the trees made for a nice bg. The swirling patterns in the reflection are what looked like long strips of tree bark on the bottom. Comments welcome, thanks for looking. Larger version included.

24-70 @ 70mm w/cp
f/14 @ 1/5 sec
ISO 200

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ryan on October 13, 2010 at 10:15 AM

The large version really opened up this image to me and allowed me to see some of the more subtle details. I like the various sprinkles of fall color throughout the image. The trees that grow off from the rock are tough to discern and tend to blend into the trees in the background so I'm wondering if different lighting may help with that.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 13, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Bruce, the simple shapes and touches reds and yellow works for me. I would like to some more of the accent colors here just slightly. Also like the way you pulled some texture in the trees.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 13, 2010 at 11:02 AM

I really like the lines you captured; the way the diagonals come together to accent the vertical trees and the horizontal shoreline. I agree with Mike that the large version really helps, and with Steve that a little more accent color would make this sing.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 13, 2010 at 7:05 PM

Bruce,

A nice and well seen and captured image. I too like the lines and the symmetry as well. In fact, lacking in any more autumn color detail as mentioned, how about cropping the top some to make this image more about lines and symmetry? I don't see the upper part of the forest as contributing much to the scene and I think a pano might be a worthwhile alternative. Still, a lovely image and I have no nitpicks.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 13, 2010 at 7:50 PM

My first reaction was the same as Lon's--go 50/50 and crop the top. But, really, i think the problem here is that the yellow leaves are the main show here--they grab your attention immediately and hold it firmly--but the yellow is much too small in the frame. IMO, a much tighter comp would have worked better. It's a pleasant shot with some nice detail, but for this subject matter i think you have to go beyond what is 'pleasant' and shoot for what is extraordinary.

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