Spring in the Slough

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 11, 2014361 views19 comments

This afternoon we had some stormy weather come through so I decided to head down into some of the Wisconsin River back water and a place known as Cruson Slough for a look. The rain, thunder and lightning ended during my short hike and then we got some wonderful light, spring color and reflections. This is the picture I made while there. Thanks for any thoughts. Larger version included!
5D3, 70-300L @300, f/11 at 1/60 sec.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on May 12, 2014 at 1:20 AM

Beautiful, Nick. I love the saturated colors from the rain and the reflection is top notch. I get the feeling that it might need to tilt CCW. It could be just me. Really, really well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 12, 2014 at 2:50 AM

Hi Gary, Thanks! and glad you liked it. Yes, maybe a bit of ccw rotation would be good. I can feel that a bit too even though I thought I had it level. I totally enjoyed the conditions the passing storm brought to this scene.

Nick

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 12, 2014 at 4:26 AM

You are the Guy Tal of Wisconsin, Nick. Really in touch with your local landscape and light.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 12, 2014 at 9:20 AM

I like this alot Nick, very nice light, color and comp. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on May 12, 2014 at 10:16 AM

love the range of colours and the clarity in the reflecction, Nick

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Comment posted by Patrick Nixon on May 12, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Perhaps a little better with bush off-center. Consider cropping out some of the bottom and also the far right. Doing so will also make detail of bush and trees more discernible.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on May 12, 2014 at 3:00 PM

Larger version is a really nice presentation of this site, Nick. Amazing calmness to this scene. The amount of detail throughout the image leaves us looking for quite awhile. Very nice work as always.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on May 12, 2014 at 3:12 PM

Wonderful detail and colors in the large version and a very relaxing mood to the scene Nick. I really like your processing in the reflection. It looks just great. Really nice job on this.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 12, 2014 at 4:51 PM

Beautiful, Nick. I love the palette and the reflection is great. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 12, 2014 at 10:27 PM

Beautiful Nick!
Enjoy the lack of blood suckers while it lasts...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 12, 2014 at 10:59 PM

Thanks so much guys! Always appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. Cheers, Nick

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on May 12, 2014 at 11:49 PM

I like the reflection better than the the woods themselves.
A very attractive "forest" photo, I could see an almost total reflection crop.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 13, 2014 at 2:47 AM

I was thinking about a reflection only comp too. Regardless, beautiful forest well-captured Nick.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 13, 2014 at 4:33 PM

This is a beautiful scene Nick. Me too, love the saturated colors from the rain. Great atmosphere. Beautiful work

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on May 13, 2014 at 6:34 PM

Really well seen and executed, Nick. I think a very slight crop up from the bottom right would look nice, and very slight CCW rotation (it's probably level as is, but the shifting bank line gives the slight impression that it's not). Excellent scene and image!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 13, 2014 at 9:29 PM

Thanks guys! I appreciate your comments and helpful suggestions.

Nick

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 16, 2014 at 4:38 AM

Lovely peaceful scene, Nick. I wouldn't touch a thing.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 21, 2014 at 10:30 AM

Nick, this is an extraordinary image for me! Especially the unique reflection together with the lighter trunks at the left keep me exploring your subtle composition. Congrats on this one!

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 22, 2014 at 2:09 PM

Hi Mark and Peter, Thanks much guys! I really appreciate your thoughts on this. Nick

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