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Pond

by Vance Gese

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 8, 2013266 views18 comments
Thanks for all the great comments on the last image posted. Very much appreciate it.

This little pond is one of many found on the flats where the Matanuska and Knik Rivers meander on their final journey into Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. The grasses were quite still in the warm light of dusk one fall evening several years ago. This is a crop, about 2:1 ratio, of a 4x5 transparency, utilizing about 1/2 of the transparency. Would appreciate your comments and thoughts on this.
4x5, 360mm, Velvia, no filters. M1 scan, Tony Kuyper's masks and such (actually very little done to the scan)

Larger size has a bit more detail.

Thanks

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 8, 2013 at 12:16 AM
Oooooo, this is gorgeous Vance! Graphic and simple. Gorgeous color. Love this one.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 8, 2013 at 12:23 AM
The light, color, juxtaposition of the 2 reed beds are wonderful here, Vance! Pure art that is fascinating and mesmerizing. :toast: Book, book, book.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 8, 2013 at 7:54 AM
This is a case of less being definitely more. Composition and color are wonderful in this nature sketch. Great job!! Chet
Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on January 8, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Very, very well seen and captured. :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 8, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Vance, the placement along with overall spacing works very well with the reeds and cloud cover reflection. The detail in the larger version provided by the 4x5 is stunning. The resulting hue picked up by the Velvia is a real plus on this scene too. :cool:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Gorgeous! Simple and elegant.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 8, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Vance, I think this would make a beautiful LARGE print! I love the mood. Excellent work! :toast:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM
beautiful tones and mood created, and would be perfect printed as is. I would like to see whats on the left side out of the frame.
Registered on July 1, 2008, 131 Posts, 671 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 8, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Beautiful warm colors. Love the graphic and simple composition. :toast:
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 8, 2013 at 5:17 PM
Vance,

This is just stunningly gorgeous! The juxtaposition of the larger and smaller sets of grasses is awesome and the colors of course wonderful.

I like the crop, but wanted to see if there was any more room at the bottom - or was all the cropping done from the top? No biggie, but a skosh more room below the tips of the stalks would work - although it's pretty difficult to improve on this beauty!

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Don Westbrook on January 8, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Outstanding. Beauty in the simplest things.

Don Westbrook
Newark MD
Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 8, 2013 at 10:37 PM
Very nice colors and composition!
Registered on September 1, 2011, 35 Posts, 748 Comments
Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 8, 2013 at 11:08 PM
Simple and effective. What a nice looking abstract, the color is fantastic!
Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 9, 2013 at 2:04 AM
Man this is beautiful, so perfectly balanced compositionally.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 9, 2013 at 7:16 PM
Simply beautiful!! :cool: :cool:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by Justin Richardson on January 10, 2013 at 6:51 AM
The crop and comp work beautifully Vance, and the colors are wonderful! :toast:
Registered on November 18, 2012, 28 Posts, 134 Comments
Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on January 10, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Love the lines and symmetry, and great colors, too. :toast:
Registered on October 28, 2008, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 10, 2013 at 11:24 PM
Sweet, Vance! Really love the sparse elegance here.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments