Backpackers at Dawn.

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 19, 20051,425 views10 comments

Canon 10D, Canon 17-40mm L @ 40mm, 1/200 sec @ f11, Manual mode,
manual focus, spot metering, mlu, remote release, spirit level, Raw, iso 200, Gitzo 1548/B1, Neatimage.

Hi,

Took this one a couple of weeks ago in The New Forest,England.
Got to my chosen location at 5.30am in plenty of time for any pre-sunrise colour.
Happily shooting away for a while when these two backpackers emerged from the mist and bushes.
Managed just a single frame before they moved on.

All comments welcome as always,but would especially appreciate any opinions on which version works best,the panoramic cropped one posted, or the bigger full frame version HERE

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on September 19, 2005 at 8:25 AM

Justin,

wounderful

I like the different layers fpund in the image. Also the placement of the foreground bushes and the background tree is very nice. It creates a imageinary diagonal that benefits the composition. The lack of colors creates also a nice monochromatic image that is just highlighted by the sun's colors...

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on September 19, 2005 at 8:29 AM

Wonderful image. I like the silhouettes, and I like the pano version best, as there is too much dark foreground in the original.

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on September 19, 2005 at 9:48 AM

It's a beauty, for me the pano works best, a little to much black foreground in the full frame version.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 455 Posts, 1648 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on September 19, 2005 at 5:56 PM

Excellent. The Pano version is my favorite. This has a terrific mood to it. Well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments

Comment posted by Cory Freeman on September 20, 2005 at 3:03 PM

Very nice. Gotta love serendipity.

Registered on December 16, 2003, 107 Posts, 1341 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on September 21, 2005 at 11:38 AM

Beautiful mood captured here! I love this photo... Pano for me too. Thanks to the backpackers.. it would be just 'good' w/o them.

Brian

Registered on July 26, 2005, 121 Posts, 1884 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel McKeehan on September 21, 2005 at 11:47 AM

Gosh,
I looked at this the other day and still I'm at a loss for words. I really like the mood of this picture. This is the type of picture that reminds me to get out my backpack and spend some quality time with my son

Registered on July 31, 2005, 99 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on September 23, 2005 at 3:52 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments.
Very much appreciated as always.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on September 27, 2005 at 2:18 PM

Justin,
Congrats on the Editor's Pick! This is lovely with the layers and the silhouetted backpackers and that foggy sun trying to burn through. Great mood!

Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments

Comment posted by Debbie Capizano on September 28, 2005 at 4:45 PM

I look through pictures everyday on this forum...your image made me come back to it 3 separate times for another peek. Nice work! Thanks for the inspiration.

Registered on August 10, 2005, 8 Posts, 79 Comments