Driftwood

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted May 13, 2011150 views6 comments

With all the snow melt and rain in last couple of weeks the rivers and lakes are rimmed by lots of driftwood and debris. This was shot at Meacham Lake a couple of days ago in mid afternoon with bright blue skies and puffy clouds. The sky was shot about 5 miles NE of this location just before the sun topped the horizon about a week ago. So, this is a composite with some Photoshop work to change the mood to daybreak. Large version provided.

Comments welcome, thanks for looking.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Marc Ward on May 13, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Ron,
Nice selection of images. The linear elements of logs, hills, and clouds works very well. This all works very well together. My only suggestion might be to try flipping the sky horizontally. The logs run down to the right, the hills run down to the right and the sky runs down to the right. Flipping the sky might hold the eye on the image better. Well executed!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on May 13, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Well crafted Ron. Wonderful vibrant warm colors.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on May 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Very strong image Ron! I really like the tones you have going here. Excellent comp choice on the logs!

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on May 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Marc - It didn't occur to me...but you're right, it's worth a try. I'll have to re-do everything (well, the sky and simulated reflection, some erasing, some burning...) but at least I saved the PSD file. Sometimes I don't...

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Comment posted by mark cillo on May 17, 2011 at 11:15 PM

I really like the mood and warm colors. Nice work

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 24, 2011 at 6:36 AM

Really like this Ron, you PS work has produced a fine image IMO. I'd hang it on my wall

Flip the sky? I think it's just fine as posted..Of course, I have a "slanted" view of things..My own

Well done

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