Foggy Forest

by Donald Case

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 15, 2010258 views18 comments

A misty foggy day in the Catskill Forest Preserve in upstate NY. Nikon D80 18-55 Lens

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on October 15, 2010 at 7:32 PM

Wow, this is really nice, Donald. My only suggestion would be to lighten slightly. Very nice arrangement and timing.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on October 15, 2010 at 7:53 PM

Very nice image Donald. I like the delicate leaves and the thin branches, combined with the fog it creates a really great mood.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 15, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Love the soft lighting and the mood created by the fog. Your composition and the colors are both stunning to me. A beautiful autumn intimate image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 15, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Very nice comp Donald and I love the foggy atmosphere and delicate subject. Where in the Catskills is this?

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on October 15, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Excellent simple and moody image, I like it. Ron

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 15, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Excellent. Love the soft light and the sense of framing.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 16, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Excellent comp, mood, and color! Everything about this works.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Beautiful soft color and mood with an excellent comp. Just a wonderful feel here, Donald. Like this alot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on October 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Oh my! This is a winner, Donald. I think an alternative presentation would be to slightly increase the brightness of just the red leaves. Great job here.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 16, 2010 at 12:59 PM

This is the strongest image I've seen from you so far on NPN Donald. Congratulations. The color palette is very nice too. Maybe a slight amount of vignetting in the corners would make this even more impactful. Very well done. Have a great weekend.

Michael

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 16, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Donald,

One definitely gets the sense of the heavy mist or maybe even rain in this. Although I'd be tempted to drop the shadows a little, the lightened shadows as presented are a result of the mist, so I'm not sure I would want to disrupt the mood here. Excellent compliments of color and I like how the red are framed nicely in this intimate forest scene.

Lon

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on October 16, 2010 at 2:29 PM

This is one of my favorite conditions for shooting. Also, it's not easy ( for me anyway) to get a sensible comp in cluttered forest scenes like this. You have done a great job with that and also with keeping it true with lower contrast. Beautiful image Donald!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on October 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM

Beautiful soft light, I too, would like to see it a touch lighter

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on October 16, 2010 at 6:43 PM

Nice mix of colors, and the mood of it is exceptional.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM

Stunningly beautiful, Donald! I agree with all other posted comments
regarding the lovely colors and the wonderful effect of the fog.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 17, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Great composition Donald! I like how the reds are framed by the other colors.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 17, 2010 at 7:59 PM

I love the atmosphere and mood in this forest scene, Donald. A superb image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on October 17, 2010 at 10:49 PM

Really pretty, but I'd bring up those reds and foreground yellows a bit more. The image is a bit too muted, imho.

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