Shadowland

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 11, 2011198 views7 comments

Taken in the Waikato, North Island, New Zealand

Canon EOS 5D Mark ll
F9
1/2000
iso 160
50mm
Tripod, cable release

Any comments, observations wellcomed, particularly what i could have done differently in the skyline area of the sun. Thank you for viewing this photo.
Simon

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM

Amazing light, Simon. I really like the vertical trees and diagonal shadows. IMO, I would cut down on the glare of the sun.

Nice capture.

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on October 11, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Great colors. I like the leading lines of the shadows a lot!
Jaymes

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Comment posted by Simon Evans on October 11, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Thank you so much for your feedback carol and Jaymes, very much appreciated.
Simon

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 12, 2011 at 5:54 AM

The highlights could be better controlled to be picky but this is a minor point. Overall a lovely image. Strong composition.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Wonderrful lines and light Simon. Nice graphics with the silhouettes.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 12, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Absolutely wonderful comp, shadows and leading lines. The hot sun does not bother me -- after all, it IS the Sun, and we would all be squinting if we looked into this scene.

Just wondering, what kind of trees are those. Their form is fascinating.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 15, 2011 at 3:35 PM

Beautiful light and leading lines Simon! I would just turn down the glare just a TAD bit. Wayne is right, it is the sun after all!

And to answer your question Wayne, those trees look like Lombardy poplars. Used to have one in my backyard growing up on Long Island. They're frequently planted in rows like that on the edges of fields as windbreaks.

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