The Sal forest

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 20, 2017192 views14 comments

The morning sun breaking into the Sal forest.
Thank you so much for your kind views n comments!
Canon 5D III; ISO 640; 1/80 sec. at F 8; 24-105 mm IS 320.
Jagdeep Rajput

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14 comments

Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 20, 2017 at 1:38 PM

This is outstanding! Very moody and mysterious. Processing looks great.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 20, 2017 at 1:56 PM

Excellent. I love everything about this, the rays, sunstar, and wonderful framing. The only thing I could suggest is to clone the few bright spots in the bottom right. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 20, 2017 at 2:42 PM

Beautiful work, Jagdeep. There have been several images recently with this idea and this is as good as any. One ption I would consider would be to raise the very darkest shadows to show more detail, such as in the closest tree.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on January 20, 2017 at 3:00 PM

Jagdeep: you've captured all the elements of a great photo, light subject and composition. Excellent! Richard

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 20, 2017 at 5:37 PM

Moody shot driven by b/w rather than color. It can be both hopeful or depressing...depending on the eye of the beholder.

My only suggestion is the bright foreground brush and leaves seem to compete with the starburst. And too, I like Igor's suggestion to boost the darker portions bringing out more detail.

Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 20, 2017 at 5:51 PM

Wonderful feeling created with rays and mist. Nicely balanced, but I do like the wiggly trees on the sides as well. You've wrangled the difficult lighting.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 20, 2017 at 8:52 PM

Beautiful, Jagdeep. Well taken and processed. devil

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 20, 2017 at 10:57 PM

Very nice work! The lighting obviously sets the tone for the mood, but it also helps to simplify an otherwise chaotic scene. The tonal range works well for the B&Wednesday presentation.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 21, 2017 at 3:43 PM

Jagdeep,

Wonderful! Forest scenes like this are often the most difficult. Here, with the sun star and rays, well they tie all the busyness of the forest together. Yeah, I could see a little more shadow detail in a few of the bigger trees, but that's pretty minor for me.

Well done.

Lon

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 21, 2017 at 4:08 PM

Very powerful and dramatic! The post processing was dare I say near perfect. A stunning image for sure. devil

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Comment posted by Genny K. on January 22, 2017 at 1:48 AM

Mysterious. Almost scary. (I fully expect some big animal to be wandering around in there.)
Excellent job. The comp is great, and your processing is spot on. Bravo!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 22, 2017 at 5:07 AM

Thank you so much friends!
I find merit in both the suggestions given here.

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