Stark

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 2, 2016390 views9 comments

An oldie I just found and processed

Yellowstone
2007:02:06 17:42:13
D 200 (then)
18-200mm @ 32mm
1/30 sec, f/25
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +1 1/3
ISO: 720
White balance: Flash
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on November 2, 2016 at 7:36 AM

Beautifully done, Sandy. The trees are very expressive and the foreground is captivating. The overall color scheme works well for this subject. I would suggest cropping off 2/3 of the sky between top and the top branch. That would slightly widen the image and give the foreground a bigger role in the composition. This is a really good image IMO.

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Comment posted by Ana on November 2, 2016 at 10:14 AM

Love this image. The muted tones and the delicate shading in the clouds are great and I like how the line of green algae almost seems like a shadow of the trees. I too would take a little off the top.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 2, 2016 at 11:31 AM

Nice composition, Sandy, and some delicate tones. The sky seems just right to set off those withered trees.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 2, 2016 at 4:14 PM

Excellent composition Sandy and nice elements. I agree with Igor on the cropping suggestion. A very pleasing image.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on November 3, 2016 at 10:30 AM

I look at these trees all the time and have never figured out what to do with them. Now I know. Nice one.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on November 3, 2016 at 11:16 AM

Very nice balanced composition with the two trees and the yellow/gray combo certainly makes this image feel stark. Nice work Sandy!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on November 4, 2016 at 9:33 AM

Sandy- the colors, contrast and comp look nice, although it seems to need a hefty CW rotation.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 4, 2016 at 11:13 AM

Doug, It's difficult with all the various lines, and very deceptive, but the tripod was dead level.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 6, 2016 at 10:57 AM

Sandy, This is a great shot! The certainly does have a stark look / feel and that makes it very interesting to look at, Excellent work with the composition and the colors work so well for this image. A crop of some of the sky works for me too. Nice work on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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