Kampinos National Park

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 2, 2011413 views16 comments

Autumn in Kampinos National Park, near Warsaw.

Nikon D200 with Nikkor 60 Macro @ f10 shutter 1/15, tripod, PL.

What do you think about idea of using macro lens to such shoots?

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 2, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Beautiful light ,wonderful shot!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 2, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Love the light here Igor ...would this have been more powerful if a third in the left and bottom was cropped ..well lets see what the others say ....

wonderful frame anyways...well done

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 2, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Great light Igor. Looks like such a pleasant scene, just lovely! I don't own a macro lens so I really can't comment on that.

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on February 2, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Beautiful, soft light and perfect composition.

I often use my nikkor 105 macro for telephoto shots because it just so happens to be one of the sharpest pieces of glass in my bag. If you can get the compo your looking for at that focal length without needing the zoom range, I say go for it.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 2, 2011 at 3:29 PM

Magnificent lighting and depth. Great shot, Igor.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on February 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Great light and I love the transition of color in the trees. I travel very light so usually cary a macro instead of a zoom telephoto, so agree that if it works for you to shoot such scenes it works for me! Sometimes the DOF is a little tricky though. Thanks for sharing this area we don't often get to see!

Registered on June 23, 2009, 21 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on February 2, 2011 at 5:22 PM

This has some beautiful glowing light and all those vertical lines are very eye catching. One of my favorite lenses is a 70mm macro and I use it for other than macro shots because it is such a sharp lens.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 2, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Igor, excellent vertical lines. The soft light is very appealing here.
SS

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Beautiful image. I like the open area in the foreground, it pulls me into the picture and makes me want to explore as far as I can see.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 2, 2011 at 10:46 PM

This is nice, Igor. There appears to be just enough haze to separate the trunks as they recede in the distance. Really feels like being there.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 2, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Love the array of vertical lines of the trees, and that warm light and hint of fog that gives this a wonderful mood. Beautiful image. That 60mm Nikkor macro is a fantastic lens for everything from macro to the wide landscape in my opinion but I always used it with film, and still do occasionally. As I don't shoot digital, I don't know if using it on a DSLR makes any difference.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on February 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Prime macro lenses are most always very sharp so keep using them. I'm always drawn to these images and you've done a beautiful job setting up this composition. Very good work, love it!

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Gorgeous light and tremendous depth. Excellent shot!

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on February 4, 2011 at 2:07 AM

Igor,
This is so much enjoyable. The light is really magical.

gio

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 4, 2011 at 2:18 AM

very nice light and place - i'm drawn to the transition from greys to warms in the trunks in the upper part of the image. maybe using a larger lens to select out some of those areas could also have been interesting?

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 4, 2011 at 10:58 AM

I really enjoy peaceful forest scenes like this. The light here is very nice, and I like the comp.

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