Evening glow

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 9, 2012252 views10 comments

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great summer.
I shot this picture while driving back from Kaaterskill Falls in upstate New York. I was on Rt.6 in Woodbury heading back to the City. My eye caught this beautifully lit scene. I had to pull over whenever possible, ran back, and shot this. I know, it's not your typical landscape 'shot', however, I found it really beautiful. What do you think?
Any feedback on the shot would be highly appreciated.
Shot with on a Canon 5d mkIII, 17-40mm, C-Polarizer, handheld.
Thanks very much!
Marco.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jack Garrett on August 9, 2012 at 12:58 AM

For a handheld shot you did pretty darn good. Love the simplicity in this shot, great foreground. There is some kind of orange spot in the reflection, not sure what that is but not a major issue.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 9, 2012 at 7:37 AM

Great FG, very sharp for hand-held, and I like the different elements - rocks, mountain, reflection, distant trees.
SAndy

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on August 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM

For me, this doesn't really hang together. You have an interesting foreground and great light but the mid-ground is lacking interest and the mountain has been rendered tiny by the focal length, which I presume was fairly close to the wide end of the range. Instead of trying to 'get it all in', there's much to be said for being selective - in fact this is one occasion when a tele would have been the better choice, imo.

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Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Hello Jack Garrett and thank you for taking a look and commenting. It was a spur of the moment shot! I was lucky to spot it driving along rt. 6. Simplicity was certainly the key to this shot. Nothing more, nothing less. The orange spot you're referring to is the sun fading away and reflecting on the rippled water. At the moment the picture was taken, it had just fallen behind that small but dense cloud. Thanks again for the kind words! Best.

Registered on April 22, 2012, 14 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 9, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Thank you Sandy! The light is what made me stop and take this picture along rt.6. Not an easy spot to do so. Busy highway, traffic zooming by...me jumping the guardrail...you get the picture! Thanks for the kind words.

Registered on April 22, 2012, 14 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 9, 2012 at 1:23 PM

This turned out pretty well for a hand held image Marco. My only nit is the uneven lighting in the sky created by the polarizer. I know there isn't much you can do about that now, but I always try to shoot these scenes with and without the polarizer to see how they turn out.

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Comment posted by Mark Hopgood on August 9, 2012 at 1:56 PM

I think it's quite a good shot and the light is lovely on the water. Perhaps a crop just above the mountain will help simplify and balance the image a little better. Never let a chance go by.

Registered on May 23, 2012, 5 Posts, 30 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 9, 2012 at 2:12 PM

Hi there Scott Smorra! Thanks for your feedback and wise suggestion. I will certainly keep that in mind the next time around. Best.

Registered on April 22, 2012, 14 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 9, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Hi Mark Hopgood! Thank you too for your suggestions! Best.

Registered on April 22, 2012, 14 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Light here is very special. Seems like a bit of a light halo above the trees. The foreground rocks sure make a nice foundation for the light.

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