The Marsh

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 21, 2012295 views17 comments

I made this shot last year about this time. Being in the marsh in the early morning can be a special feeling, which I enjoy very much. It has been difficult shooting and coming up with new images this summer with the extream dry conditions, so looking through files from last summer and fall. I posted a very similar one to this back at that time so some of you may remember that one. This one is a longer exposure than the other and has a bit more movement in the marsh grasses. I enjoyed the feel and look of this thinking it captured the marsh as I saw and felt it. I didn't print the other one but think I will print this one. Thanks for looking.
Canon, 100mm, iso 400, f/14 and 1/2 sec.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 21, 2012 at 4:37 PM

I like the contrast between the delicate details of the foreground grasses and the blurred detail of the trees. It's made all the more effective by the light you've brought to this. Nice job!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 21, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Worth printing. I really like the movement of the grass and the captured water droplets. The bright lit grass is a plus and really adds to the sense of time and weather.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 21, 2012 at 6:39 PM

Love the intimate nature of this. The foggy bg and droplets sparkling in the grass really set a great mood. Beautiful color and detail as well.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 21, 2012 at 9:14 PM

Thanks Tony, Phil and Nancy! Im glad you enjoyed this. For me it really had the feel of the early morning in the marsh. I have spent a lot of early mornings in this place and this one just seemed to capture the mood for me. Thanks, Nick

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Garrett on July 21, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Boy, that is one beautiful image...soft, water droplets, fog. Very nice!!

Registered on November 7, 2007, 41 Posts, 251 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 21, 2012 at 11:21 PM

love the use of line here. nice colors and love the dew.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on July 22, 2012 at 3:25 AM

Lovely shot Nick. I like the way the water droplets are sparkling in the light. The color combo is also very attractive and I like the way you've isolated the grass against the bg.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 22, 2012 at 5:46 AM

Very nice diffuse lighting, and the delicate drops on teh grasses stand out against the blurry bg. Well done!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 22, 2012 at 10:51 AM

This is just a sweet shot, Nick! Love the comp, the square format, the clouds and mist, the color, and the rain on the grasses. Great "flow" in the grasses as well. Super shot!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Haxby on July 22, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Very nice intimate landscape. The lighting on the grasses and water droplets which serve as nice highlights work well on this image.

Registered on July 6, 2006, 126 Posts, 647 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Nick, what is fascinating for me in your image is the only just idea of a motion blur in the grasses - that makes it extraordinary to me. Fine colors and a wonderful handling of the background to my eye.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 22, 2012 at 5:33 PM

I very much appreciate all of your thoughts on this one so far, and glad you have enjoyed it. Thank you, Nick.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on July 22, 2012 at 10:03 PM

Very beautiful, soft light, bags of atmosphere and a glorious palette of natural looking colours. Puts me in the marsh complete with biting bugs.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 22, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Thanks Ian. Yes, a few biting bugs...

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 23, 2012 at 1:12 AM

Nick this is beautiful. I love the contrasts here. Sharp vs soft. Green vs Blue. Warm vs cool. I also love the moisture throughout both as dew on the grass and fog in the air. Really nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM

I really like this image. the soft colors, the water droplets the fog in the background. I just has a very serine and pleasant feeling to it.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 23, 2012 at 1:36 PM

Gorgeous light and lines Nick. The water droplets and gentle light really make this stand out. Love the misty atmosphere too.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments