Open Prairie

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 23, 2012162 views6 comments

Shot looking west from Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area. The sun not up yet, but creating some nice light. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings manual
Shutter 2 seconds
Aperture f20
ISO 100
17mm
Tripod and remote release
Color correction in PSE9
Cropped to pano

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 23, 2012 at 6:55 PM

Hi Richard, This is really pretty. That sky is beautiful and the glow across the land is very nice. The large version gives us a much better look. My personal feeling would be to crop about 1/2 of the foreground. You could probably crop a little of the right side as well, but again just a personal feeling. There is some beautiful color right at the horizon and I'm just thinking about drawing more attention to it. Very nice just as you have it too! I love that wide open feel!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 23, 2012 at 7:02 PM

Gorgeous sky Richard. I love the long, sweeping clouds which make the pano a great choice. Curious though what your cropping choice was. Did you crop any sky? Personally, I might favor less landscape and more sky. The light balance is pretty appropriate for the time of day, but really not enough detail in the landscape to offer much for the overall image. I think it needs more exposure on the landscape if you want to keep it. Otherwise, I'd include less of the landscape as this one is all about the sky - and a pretty one it is.

Lon

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 23, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Beautiful sunset, Richard. The panoramic format really helps to emphasize the expansiveness of the plains. It might be worth lightening the foreground just a little - not too much though.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 24, 2012 at 9:41 AM

Beautiful soft colors and pale light. I like the fg and don't think you should crop much of it, but I'm a big fan of your open prairie images. Maybe a bit more light there. Nice image

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 24, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Always nice to see wide open country, I like the composition and crop, maybe lighten up the foreground a little to see more detail.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 24, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Another fine pano to show off the "wide open spaces."

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