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June 2015 GOTM
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June 2015 GOTM

by Roel Wijtmans

Gallery: Gallery of the MonthPosted May 4, 20151,755 views16 comments

The Last Light

Enjoying the last light of the day. Note the beaver lodge to the right, not a bad place to have your house!

ISO 200, f/14, 1.3 s, 120 mm.

C&C welcome, large version is included!

Roel

Comments

16 comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 4, 2015 at 11:35 AM

Beautiful scene! What a peaceful moment in time. Great reflections and I love the understated feel of the image.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 4, 2015 at 12:15 PM

This is really nice.  I like the abstract created by the reflection and the detials at the waters edge.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 4, 2015 at 1:38 PM

WOW!! Marvelous reflection, and the (apparent) repetition of the rock and branch patterns on the surface of the water is great, took me a while to make sure it was not a collage!! The soft light works really well.

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Igor Doncov on May 4, 2015 at 2:24 PM

A truly beautiful image. The rocks and some of the beaver pond is coming out cyan. I thought it was my monitor but it's also on my iphone. Are you seeing that?

The highlight definition on those trees is marvelous The greens are rich. The composition of the repeating pattern of trees gives this a different and much better composition from the usual reflection. To me this is a great image, except for those blues which should be adjustable. 

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on May 4, 2015 at 4:40 PM

Hypnotic image, Roel. I also noticed the perhaps oversaturated cyan on the water's edge rocks but that is a minor quibble. The only thing that would make this a better image would be to include a tent on the shoreline sad

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 4, 2015 at 7:20 PM

Mesmerizing image. Wonderful soft light and the pattern is awesome. Beautiful image overall.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 4, 2015 at 7:35 PM

Very unique reflection image, Roel.  Great depth to the reflection and the shoreline detail,is incredible.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on May 4, 2015 at 11:08 PM

Hi Roel,

This image is just wonderful, and I could stare at it for a good long while. In fact, I did exactly stare at it for a good long while. cool

There is a memorizing quality to this image that is one of a kind. Stunning image in my book, but A small nit would be to reduce the blue/cyan hue in the rocks and call this image great.

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 4, 2015 at 11:17 PM

Roel,
Simply a beautiful scene that you captured perfectly and the mirror like reflection of the trees is amazing. The colors look just fine to me and show the correct tones for late evening, setting sun light on the water IMO.

Well done . . .  devil

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on May 4, 2015 at 11:26 PM

Beautiful and relaxing scene with the reflection and the fine details of the trees. I like it.

Registered on April 28, 2014, 53 Posts, 532 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 5, 2015 at 2:03 PM

Very simple but very effectiv.......and just awesome. I really love the reflections here.- Very calm and peacefull atmosphere. Well done

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 5, 2015 at 11:21 PM

The near perfect reflections and how you've accented them with a centered horizon look great, Roel.  The contrast in the trees really lets them and their reflections pop.  (Looks like there may be a tent hidden in the trees to the left of center. cool )

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 5, 2015 at 11:49 PM

WOW!!  The large version is incredible!  Print this LARGE and hang it proudly.  The rocks and lodge seem to be a bit heavy with cyan; I would reduce that a good bit, but otherwise this is really special.

 

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on May 6, 2015 at 1:59 AM

Very special, very hypnotic. Nice work, Roel.

Registered on March 1, 2015, 54 Posts, 453 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 6, 2015 at 11:07 AM

Roel, I like this alot! The light is beautiful and the overall feel this has is just wonderful. The large version is truly enjoyable to view! Excellent work.

Nick Bristol                                                                                                                                                                             Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Moreau on May 6, 2015 at 1:26 PM

Roel, that is a beautiful image! I love the repetition of the trees above and below the shore, and that light is just sweet. I too agree with the level of cyan in the shore rocks and trees, but that's very minor.

Registered on April 21, 2015, 64 Posts, 584 Comments