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The Island

by dean hebert

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2011100 views7 comments
Not the best day but I had to get a shot of this island. A fairly static comp. Let me know what you think.
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55-250@123mm
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Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Dean, I like the layered background here and the endless lines that seep into your middleground. That is the strength in the scene here and I want to see more of that filling the frame. I like what you're seeing but wouldn't mind it being refined.
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Comment posted by Zaccaria Exhenry on January 28, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Where are you hiding Bilbo Baggins!?!
Great picture, i particularly like the "horizon" line on the water suggesting more light as you get nearer the island!
Zac
Registered on January 21, 2011, 14 Posts, 36 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM
I like this Dean. I'm unsure about the brighter bottom area, but I love the horizontal lines in the water and how they mimic the horizontal line of the island. Also love the reflected color.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM
I like the steadiness in the composition, which is still accentuated by the calm surface of the water in the foreground. Maybe I had cropped the brighter clouds at the top. Anyway, a pleasant picture.

Peter
Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 28, 2011 at 7:29 PM
I like this a lot, it's not dramatic, but I could sit in front of it a daydream. In spite of the static composition, I see dynamism as your eyes move from the bright reflections in the foreground to the black island and back. I would crop most of the bright clouds.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 29, 2011 at 1:07 PM
I see why you shot this. A gorgeous graphic image. I can even see a square comp of just the top. :toast:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 29, 2011 at 2:09 PM
There's actually quite a bit of movement here with the water ripples. A scroll crop of the lighter clouds in the sky strengthens the comp, IMO.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments