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Kansas Serenity

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 28, 201293 views4 comments

Taken behind my home featuring one of 3 small ponds. The lack of wind help create a good reflection and sense of calm.

Nikon D700 28 mm f/2.8 Nikkor manual [meta data says 35 mm but I forgot to change lens data when shooting manual lens]

Large version submitted, too.

f/11, 1/15s, tripod, ISO not recorded.

Criticisms sought and welcomed.

the fisch

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 28, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Nice Kansas image. I am not sure if the small tree in the center adds or distracts from the image. Nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on January 29, 2012 at 7:41 PM

A pretty scene with bold color. Really a beautiful sky. My main suggestion would be to burn down the bright spot on the horizon as it tends to distract from the rest of the composition. I know reflections are darker than the areas they reflect, but difference in brightness between that spot on the horizon and its reflection seems out of balance to me.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on January 30, 2012 at 6:56 AM

The details in the reflections are really nice, here. The colors in the sky seem to be a little off - especially the blues. The dark shadows work well against the bright sky and water. What a beautiful sky!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 1, 2012 at 9:56 AM

Beautiful sky and reflection. I agree with Varina that the blues in the sky especially at the top seem too saturated.

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