Matelot Pond + RePost

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 17, 2013208 views15 comments

Thank you for your comments on my recent Ponderosa Pine image!

This is an older image made at a small pond in my home town of Columbia. It was late afternoon on Thanksgiving Day in 2004. I thought it would be interesting to create a pano from the full frame 4x5 transparency. I rarely do panos, so this was kind of an experiment.

Tachihara 4x5
Nikkor-M, 300mm
Astia 100f

Please see large version.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

--P

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on September 17, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Hey Preston, I like the composition here, and your rendition of subtle color. I think the room at the top adds a lot and I like how you draped the foliage. The background elements take my attention somewhat, but not significantly. Nice, peaceful scene

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on September 18, 2013 at 1:45 AM

nice scene here preston. i like everything but i do confess i'm feeling a little claustrophobic and looking for a little more room to the left ...

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 18, 2013 at 8:19 AM

Really like the composition, works very well in my opinion. The still water reflections and soft colors gives it a peaceful feel. Pretty scene indeed Preston.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 18, 2013 at 9:19 AM

I like it, Preston. The comp works well for me, as does the pano. I would like it warmed up. The colors feel cold to me (and yeah, I tried it already

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 18, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Preston, the pano composition works just fine IMO. However, I'm looking for a turn down on the brightness just a bit, and or, maybe the warming Harley mentions. I think the adjustments could be global also. Again, just a tad on both items.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 18, 2013 at 1:44 PM

Wonderful scene Preston and I really like the pano format a lot. Beautifully done.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 18, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Really like this Preston. The pano format works very well, emphasizing the nice vertical lines. I might burn the highlights in the grasses a bit, especially the grass in the background in the upper left.

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on September 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM

Preston, the pano here really makes this image, works extremely well for me... I agree about slightly turning down the brightness

Registered on November 1, 2008, 117 Posts, 851 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 18, 2013 at 3:56 PM

very nice pano. My eye, too, seems to have a little claustrophobia. I'd like to see some on each side PLUS a full mirror image in the water.

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 18, 2013 at 6:35 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!

I added an 85 photo filter layer at +25 , darkened the image overall just a bit, and burned down the grasses.

Lucy , with the lens I had to use on the original full frame 4x5, there was no way to get the full reflection--wish I could have, but, like many other shots, I had to take what I could get.

I'd appreciate your thoughts on the repost.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 18, 2013 at 8:18 PM

What a wonderful scene, Preston. I love the soft and quiet mood this has. I think the repost is even better but wish I could see them side by side. Seems like this would make a great looking print! Very, very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 19, 2013 at 9:15 AM

Very nice eye to find a comp that most might walk past. This works very well. The shapes, colors, and textures all play together nicely here.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 19, 2013 at 5:37 PM

I like the "valence" of leaves at the top of this image. Simple, elegant composition. The pano works.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 19, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Repost nails it, Preston, without loosing the nice luminance to the tree bark.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 21, 2013 at 3:35 PM

Outstanding vertical!

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