Dreamy Day

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 21, 20069,009 views22 comments

This is a similar comp to my one with the blowing wildflowers I posted before, but the clouds were nicer and more dreamy during this shot.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Alan Bryant on November 21, 2006 at 3:02 AM

Cracking shot, with awesome composition.

The use of a polarizer has done wonders with that sky aswell

I love it

Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments

Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on November 21, 2006 at 4:51 AM

The fence is leading the eye, great shot !

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 21, 2006 at 5:38 AM

Awesome light, those colours are amazingly lifelike. Composition is as usual impeccable.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 21, 2006 at 6:50 AM

Fantastic image Rick, great composition and indeed very 'dreamy'

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by David C. Kelly on November 21, 2006 at 7:01 AM

Dreamy with a 3-D effect. Excellent image Rick

Registered on August 1, 2006, 24 Posts, 270 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Mroz on November 21, 2006 at 8:02 AM

Nice Rick!
Long fence and rolling hills make for great lines and shapes. Great exposure and cloud display.
I wish I could find scenes like this, but where I live they're not as distant and rolling, and almost always come with "Private Property No Trespassing" signs.

Jack

Registered on July 12, 2006, 114 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on November 21, 2006 at 11:16 AM

What makes this special for me for me is that the fence leads to a break in the clouds and gives the illusion of seeing infinity.

Excellent Rick!

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on November 21, 2006 at 11:32 AM

This one in way nicer than the other one, Rick.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 315 Posts, 2246 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on November 21, 2006 at 3:09 PM

perfect composition.
I'm not sure, if a sunnier hill would be more fitting to it. maybe, maybe not - it's strong as it is.
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 21, 2006 at 6:23 PM

Dude this is sweet. Great job! I love the detail in the fence.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 21, 2006 at 8:31 PM

Beautiful work Rick.

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Comment posted by Erik Lundh on November 21, 2006 at 11:56 PM

Cool shot Rick. I love the clouds. This almost has a Windows XP look to it.

Registered on May 27, 2004, 267 Posts, 753 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on November 22, 2006 at 12:51 AM

Thanks for all the awesome comments! The detail in the fence really draws the eye. I never thought about the infinity up into the clouds...but you are surely right, Will.

I still remember making Mark screech the tires to a stop in the middle of the road, and whip his rig right around right after we passed this wonderful scene. I think it was one of my more productive photo days in a long time.

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Rouch on November 22, 2006 at 8:32 AM

This is awesome. A simple scene with great lines, eyecatching detail and a nice mood created by the fluffy clouds.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 159 Posts, 1014 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on November 22, 2006 at 7:42 PM

Great comp, looks like quite a pasture to wander

Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments

Comment posted by Darren White on November 23, 2006 at 2:15 PM

Rick, you nailed this one dead on......the warmth of the wood and the greens of the grass are perfect to match the whiteness of the clouds..the only thing that I would do different is flip this around so that the fence is going from rigth to left....not sure why but thats the way my brain works and this looks backwards to me.....

would love to see this as a 20x30 print...wow!

Registered on May 29, 2006, 193 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 24, 2006 at 3:38 AM

This might just be my all time favorite of yours Rick, fantastic capture!

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on November 26, 2006 at 11:40 PM

One of the little details that really works for me is the texture in the wood of the fence rail on the far left. Great shot!

Kent in SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 27, 2006 at 11:29 AM

Wow, this is spectacular Rick!!! I missed this earlier but certainly glad I saw now. Congrats on an excellent image and your well deserved EP. Truly stunning.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 PM

Dreamy and dramatic, I'd say. Sounds contradictory,I guess, but that's the feeling I get when I see this. And I'd have no problem looking at this grand landscape in a grand size. Gorgeous, Rick. Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2007 at 2:19 AM

Congrats on EP !
Sandy

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Comment posted by Becky Wolfe on January 9, 2007 at 10:21 AM

Love this shot! I just can't stop looking at it. I imagine myself running down the length of that fence, as far as I can go. Excellent sky, great details in the shadows and of course, a fantastic fence. Rick, you hit the nail on the head for this one! Its great!

Registered on March 15, 2006, 26 Posts, 397 Comments