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Title: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: LesPalenik on September 28, 2014, 09:20:25 pm

Very unusual and effective image for Algonquin Park. Especially for this time of year with all the colours around.
Well seen and captured masterfully. Certainly worth the early rise.

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: Colorado David on September 28, 2014, 11:07:40 pm

Well done.

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: Jim Pascoe on September 29, 2014, 03:19:00 am

Yes - beautiful...

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on September 29, 2014, 03:47:17 am

Truly "luminous".

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: capital on October 04, 2014, 02:52:50 am

Hi Michael,

I like the contrasts and rays. The monotone top versus the golden browns and yellows also work well.

Can you provide commentary for the cropping of the very top of the photograph? I would be interested to hear what your thoughts were on this composition, and if you considered a taller or shorter crop.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: michael on October 04, 2014, 08:25:24 am

It's gone off the home page now, but here it is below.

The reason for the tight cropping at the top was that there were patches of sky, and I felt that they distracted. The eye is drawn to the brightest parts of an image, and I wanted these to be the rays leading down to the illuminated trees, not the patches of sky.

Michael

(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/articleImages/MR64/rays.jpg)

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: brianrybolt on October 04, 2014, 10:42:13 am

Number 5 rating.

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: capital on October 04, 2014, 02:44:21 pm

Michael, Thank you for the explanation.

Title: Re: Dawn Rays - Algonquin Park
Post by: ErikKaffehr on October 04, 2014, 03:34:21 pm

That was a great image, Michael! And so is the latest one!

Thanks for sharing!

Best regards
Erik

Quote from: michael on October 04, 2014, 08:25:24 am

It's gone off the home page now, but here it is below.

The reason for the tight cropping at the top was that there were patches of sky, and I felt that they distracted. The eye is drawn to the brightest parts of an image, and I wanted these to be the rays leading down to the illuminated trees, not the patches of sky.

Michael

(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/articleImages/MR64/rays.jpg)