Into the Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 19, 2012198 views12 comments

I love shooting backlit scenes, and saw this possibility unfold months before i was able to snap the shutter on it. I finally saw the perfect opportunity...a crisp 21 degree january morning. It was taken in the Big Creek nature area near Waldon, AR.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-105mm@35mm, f22@1/500, ISO 100

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12 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 19, 2012 at 7:58 PM

I like this very much! Such a wonderful mood and look you captured with these conditions. Kind of makes me think of a spider web. Very nice Justin.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on November 19, 2012 at 9:28 PM

I too like this a lot and how it is all about light; with the rays coming through the fog creating incandescent glow on the icy foliage; and how those rays are clearly evident at the very top of the dark tree trunk over on the right.. And then over further to the right the sort of rim light along the left edge of that tree trunk, which could be from a coating of ice.

Nice contrasts in dynamic range and pastel blues and yellows that pull my eye into the center and then up to that tree and off to consider its source.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 19, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Nick's right, it does have a web appearance to it. The light is the show here and you have caught it well. Maybe burn in the light streak at the top of the foreground tree, but that's all I see that could improve it. Well done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 19, 2012 at 9:35 PM

Really nice light Justin. The back lit branches do look like a spiders web.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 19, 2012 at 9:41 PM

It shimmers. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM

I agree about the web thing as well Justin. Gorgeous light you captured!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 19, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Feels kind of spooky to me...
Spooky good tho

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 19, 2012 at 10:25 PM

Love those backlit branches and the fog. Really well done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 20, 2012 at 12:54 PM

Justin,

Hard to top your first post here, but this comes close! Actually hard to compare since they're both different and completely stand on their own! This is wonderful! It is of course all about the light. Kudos to you for recognizing the opportunity and returning when the time was right.

Beautifully captured. No nits or suggestions.

Lon

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 20, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Justin, you present this forest scene at its best in my opinion. I enjoy all the details of the delicate textures. Perfect excposure and processing to my eye.

Peter