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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Stephen Girimont on January 13, 2016, 08:46:57 pm

Title: Light on the Water
Post by: Stephen Girimont on January 13, 2016, 08:46:57 pm: (http://theintimatelandscape.com/shared_images/LightOnTheWater.jpg)

Taken on the James River near downtown Richmond, VA last Sunday evening. This is a multi-image composite taken with a Nikon D800 using a Sigma 50mm ART lens which I am really starting to enjoy.
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on January 14, 2016, 04:31:31 am: Excellent light, texture, and splash of colour in the water. I find the branches on the right a bit distracting.
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: Walt Roycraft on January 14, 2016, 06:31:09 am: Quote from: Paulo Bizarro on January 14, 2016, 04:31:31 am
Excellent light, texture, and splash of colour in the water. I find the branches on the right a bit distracting.

+1
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: Jens Peermann on January 14, 2016, 07:45:50 am: Great spectacle with lots of potential. The composition, however, does not show a clear subject. It may have been more effective to use a longer focal length and concentrate on a selected area, giving dominance to the light on the water.
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: MattBurt on January 14, 2016, 11:09:37 am: Quote from: Jens Peermann on January 14, 2016, 07:45:50 am
Great spectacle with lots of potential. The composition, however, does not show a clear subject. It may have been more effective to use a longer focal length and concentrate on a selected area, giving dominance to the light on the water.

I agree. Lovely little splashes of light though!
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: polaris-14 on January 14, 2016, 01:18:32 pm: Quote from: Jens Peermann on January 14, 2016, 07:45:50 am
Great spectacle with lots of potential. The composition, however, does not show a clear subject. It may have been more effective to use a longer focal length and concentrate on a selected area, giving dominance to the light on the water.

+1 here
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: francois on January 15, 2016, 07:31:14 am: I like this photo but I join the previous posters about the lack of a strong subject or lines or geometry.
Title: Re: Light on the Water
Post by: Stephen Girimont on January 15, 2016, 08:13:01 pm: Thanks for the replies everyone! While I'm very enamored of the light, I agree about the weakness in the composition.