Gallery: LandscapePosted January 31, 2013145 views6 comments
Departing storm from Texas caprock west of Spur
D300 85mm @ 7.1 iso 250 1/250 full frame
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 31, 2013 at 2:07 PM
Hmm i think this would have been awesome if you had something of interest to work with in the fg--here there isnt much to get your attention, the sky is great but doesnt hold on it's own. Interesting, tho.
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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 31, 2013 at 4:06 PM
I think Stan hit the nail on the head...just not enough in the way of landscape elements to anchor the image. Of course, this is something every landscape photographer can relate to--the ideal sky at the wrong time/place.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM
Barry,
While I see there point about the landscape here, to me, this is all about the "white squall" (is that accurate?) I do think the land helps provide some scale and a foundation for context, although granted you don't have that perfect lone oak tree... being struck by a bold of lightning.... ;-)
Simple, yet pretty powerful. A great moment in nature.
Lon
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 31, 2013 at 9:18 PM
I'm from Amarillo, Barry, and I have driven this road a few times.
I like the rain bands (thanks for reminding me what they look like!!). I think this image is all about scale. I do find myself wanting a bit more foreground to anchor the image but I also know that its tough to find a compelling foreground out here.
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Comment posted by John Clulow on January 31, 2013 at 9:22 PM
I formed my opinion of this before reading the other comments which I looked at after that and they have their points to make.
To me this gives the feeling I often have looking directly into the face of nature; that being I am small and irrelevant in relation to it; This in terms not only of time but also force in the moment and of sheer size.
How often we imagine ourselves much larger than we really are in the scheme of things and events!
We may be accustomed to seeing images a certain way; with a central subject, framed according to certain conventions: I see an unconventional subject in this image; a "storm band" for wont of a better name, dominating the scene with diagonal lines.
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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on February 1, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Thanks for the thoughful comments- I've pondered this one for months and just couldn't leave it alone. I struggled with breaking convention with the foreground as has been pointed out. Finally decided to post it to get some input and hopefully get it out of my head, thanks again
Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments
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6 commentsWhile I see there point about the landscape here, to me, this is all about the "white squall" (is that accurate?) I do think the land helps provide some scale and a foundation for context, although granted you don't have that perfect lone oak tree... being struck by a bold of lightning.... ;-)
Simple, yet pretty powerful. A great moment in nature.
Lon
I like the rain bands (thanks for reminding me what they look like!!). I think this image is all about scale. I do find myself wanting a bit more foreground to anchor the image but I also know that its tough to find a compelling foreground out here.
To me this gives the feeling I often have looking directly into the face of nature; that being I am small and irrelevant in relation to it; This in terms not only of time but also force in the moment and of sheer size.
How often we imagine ourselves much larger than we really are in the scheme of things and events!
We may be accustomed to seeing images a certain way; with a central subject, framed according to certain conventions: I see an unconventional subject in this image; a "storm band" for wont of a better name, dominating the scene with diagonal lines.