Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: mseawell on November 26, 2015, 02:50:34 pm
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Yesterday, I made one of my trips to Antelope Island. I much prefer going in the autumn/winter when all the bugs are dead. The great salt flats are pretty barren but I like that. And yesterday a snow storm was sweeping in from the northwest and the clouds were on the move. I could literally see them clawing across the landscape so I was happy to be there. Shortly after I arrived and starting driving across the bridge I could see off in the distance what I call "light drama." I pulled off on the shoulder of the road to capture the moment.
We all do it. Honestly, I shot this with a Lumix 100-300mm and though she is light lens compared to the monsters I've held, she can be a bit...soft if you push her to the end of her focal range.. Only when I started to play with this image did I realize the potential. I sensed, because of the light, something was there. I like it and wanted to bring out the tonality, the light but I wanted it soft to match the mood of what I felt. Shadow mountains.
Mark
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A beauty.
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Lovely. I wonder how much the foreground really contributes, though.
Jeremy
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Very nice. I would like to see more sky, that is where the interest is.
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Lovely. I wonder how much the foreground really contributes, though.
Jeremy
I see this shot as a two-in-oneā¦
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A worthwhile trip and the result is very nice. However I agree with Jeremy and Paulo. You took it yesterday? Because it is a fine image it might have been better to leave it and view the results after a few days which means that you see it differently. I sometimes follow this advice and the other times I don't I usually regret it because the final outcome is rushed.
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Very nice. I would like to see more sky, that is where the interest is.
Agreed!
Marco
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Lovely.
For me the relatively quiet foreground accentuates the drama in the upper part of the image.
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Great comments! And I love the observations. Could have let it sit longer, probably should have. Foreground, struggled with that as well and have about 3 different versions of it. I do believe I'll figure it out. If one is honest this image is a "good start" but definitely can be made stronger, no doubt.
Thanks again!
Mark
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Please do show us the new, improved version once you feel you have got it right.
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Mark, a central placement of the horizon usually works better in a square format. In your case, that would mean the right side of the image, as it has a stronger content. Also, just a brainstorming idea: two squares in a dyptich. Just a thought (or two).
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Good suggestions and Slobo brill suggestion! Drama is in the right and I can crop some of the left to add to the image. Back to work.
Mark
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I think your corners are burned in a little too much, off course they may look different on paper.
Also some judicious use of contrast masks may help in the foreground and background.
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I like the lighting on the mountains, the rays coming through are quite beautiful. For my taste there is a little too much foreground which I find detracts from that stunning background.