Backlight + repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 17, 2016140 views11 comments

Nikon D700
Nikon 17-35 @ 30mm
f 18 @ 1/125 sec.
ISO 200
Shenandoah, NP, VA

While wandering around I noticed this beautiful little scene with all these wonderful back lit details. Thanks for your thoughts.

Ed

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 17, 2016 at 6:12 PM

Exquisitely sombre tones, Ed - and beautifully composed in distinct layers. It has a melancholy feel.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 17, 2016 at 7:42 PM

Beautiful early summer image, Ed. The details in the large view really show off this subtleties of the composition. My only suggestion would be to clone or burn the light stick bottom left middle, no a big at all. Very nice.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 17, 2016 at 10:41 PM

Nicely captured, Ed. Well composed for the backlight and sunstar.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 18, 2016 at 9:37 AM

Sweet backlit scene, Ed. Love the hazy background. I would second Gary's suggestion about the bright stick coming up from the bottom and clone it out.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 18, 2016 at 11:08 AM

Ed, your image conveys the atmosphere of this scene nicely to me. The sunstar appears very natural to my eye and does not distract my attention from exploring the whole composition.

Cloning out the white stick at the bottom might help, but this is inly a minor matter to me.

Peter

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 18, 2016 at 11:17 AM

Indeed a very nice and peaceful photo! I am slightly distracte dby the bright branch at the bottom, maybe some burning would help? Minor nit though, I really like the tones in the leaves, it creates a special atmosphere. I think Ian was pretty spot on with describing it as melancholic.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on May 18, 2016 at 12:24 PM

Very nice, Ed. I'm really liking the darker rendering which gives a totally different mood to the image. Other than cloning out that stick at the bottom which was already mentioned, you might consider increasing the contrast in the sky to coax out those wispy clouds a bit further.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 20, 2016 at 9:34 AM

Love the composition and overall scene. However looks like I'll be the one who finds it too dark as presented. I'm finding the backlight too dulled to be effective, think the brighter tones should go even lighter.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 20, 2016 at 10:34 AM

Thanks for the input folks, much appreciated. Here is a repost with the stick cloned out, a bit more contrast in the sky and the FG highlights brightened a bit.

Ed