Fall in Oklahoma

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 22, 20052,910 views21 comments

Well fall here was pretty bad due to lack of rain. I spend a couple of weekends in far southeast Okie land shooting the cypress which were quite impressive even though the maples were not.

I had scouted this location the day before hoping for some nice light the next morning. I am pretty happy with my results and have a few more shots to share.

Camera: Shen Hao
Film: Fuji Velvia
Lens: Nikor 300mm
Scanned with an epson 3200 and silverfast

Thanks for looking.

B.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on November 22, 2005 at 1:35 PM

I love the composition and the pastels here. The presentation looks a bit soft overall (even for a fog-scene) perhaps its the scan or USM.

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Comment posted by Jim Jirka on November 22, 2005 at 1:38 PM

Brent,
You should be happy with your results. Awesome image. That Nikkor 300mm is a pretty sweet lens isn't it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 254 Posts, 1620 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 22, 2005 at 1:43 PM

This is lovely. Excellent comp and the fog really adds to the mood. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on November 22, 2005 at 1:46 PM

I like it a lot, Brent. This is a much more focused composition with the bottom cropped.

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Comment posted by Brent Stovall on November 22, 2005 at 1:49 PM

applied a touch of USM to the image. Any better?

B.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on November 22, 2005 at 2:45 PM

WOW! There are trees in Oklahoma! lol. Great shot. I might actually have a preferance towards the softness in the first image. Beautiful light and colors.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 22, 2005 at 3:53 PM

Awesome image Brent.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on November 22, 2005 at 4:09 PM

This is awesome, Brent. As far as fall images go - I'll take this over any number of generic fall color shots.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Nye Simmons on November 22, 2005 at 4:15 PM

MG's crop works well but so does the whole image - I like both quite well though I might favor the crop - super job

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on November 22, 2005 at 4:22 PM

Just for clarification, I'm not advocating that Brent crop this. I've seen the uncropped original, and this has been cropped from it. My comment is that THIS version is refined and more focused. No further cropping necessary!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 22, 2005 at 4:26 PM

Brent,,,,,Cypress trees in a rocky stream? Definitely different! I never realized they grew in that terrain. I love the foggy atmosphere and red foliage. Well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 22, 2005 at 5:03 PM

Brent: Serene and beautiful image. Nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Dane Glueck on November 22, 2005 at 7:41 PM

Really fantastic. Love the softness and fog in the background and the sharper foreground paired with the line of leefless trees.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on November 22, 2005 at 8:31 PM

I second or third all of the above comments!!! I would like to see just a smidge more room all around..just a smidge.

Good photography!

Joe.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 22, 2005 at 8:46 PM

Brent,

Sweeeet! I like the softer contrast of the original, but I like the sharpness of the repost. No cropping necessary! In fact, I'm with Joe on this one: it could use a tad more breathing room on the right side-just a tad. The color is excellent and the hints of red really make this sing.

Good Job!

-PB

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 22, 2005 at 9:01 PM

Brent,

Very nice image! Sure looks like it should be in Africa, not OK.

I would concur with Joe. Just a touch more around it, but mighty fine just the way it is!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 22, 2005 at 9:57 PM

Brent,

Love it. Very unique fall image.

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Comment posted by Rick Dunn on November 23, 2005 at 8:47 AM

Beautiful light, beautiful colors and a unique scene - you've brought them together very nicely here, Brent.

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Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on November 23, 2005 at 4:23 PM

Really great image Brent! Nice color and the fog adds a lot depth and mood-wise... love it!

Brian

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 24, 2005 at 3:55 PM

Beautiful. I love how the mist creates layers and how the trees seem to be dancing in the mist.

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Comment posted by r on November 28, 2005 at 3:35 PM

just one word:

Beautiful

I like the unsharpened (original) version more

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