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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: armand on January 11, 2017, 09:50:42 pm

Title: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 11, 2017, 09:50:42 pm
Trying to freeze
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: John R on January 12, 2017, 03:16:59 am
I quite like those shorescapes. Especially the last two where the wonderful gradation of subtle changes and monotone layering occurs, from white snow banks to small chunks of brown-gray-white to blue-gray, gray blue, to blue grey and moving white caps. Very nice.

JR
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: tuatara on January 12, 2017, 01:50:25 pm
I prefer numbers 2 and 4, with the lovely shoreline extending to the horizon. In 2 I also like how whatever dark shape it is in the background (forest? mountains?) seems to meet with the shore in the distance, but the waves in 4 are much more impressive.
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: MattBurt on January 12, 2017, 03:16:34 pm
I love the last two. Including the whitecaps, ice balls, and snowy/icy shore really sets the scene. Nice work!
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 13, 2017, 08:07:07 pm
Thank you, I'm glad you like them.
I only had 10 min at most to take them as the rest of the family cared more about the windchill (likely negative) than the photographic beauty.
It is however an area that I know and visit occasionally and I plan to go back.
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 27, 2017, 03:24:53 pm
Had a little time on my hands so I played with a b&w version of the last
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: francois on January 28, 2017, 07:46:36 am
That place looks so cold but also spectacular!
Well done.
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 28, 2017, 03:22:09 pm
That place looks so cold but also spectacular!
Well done.

Thank you.
It was cold, very cold. What I like at this b&w version is that the ice ball in the air (farther away where the wave hits the shore) it's more obvious and it explains how the the entire shore it's covered by almost perfect ice balls. If there is some sun they become quite shiny and even more slippery.
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 28, 2017, 03:29:07 pm
On a technical note there is some localized loss of sharpness in this photo because of some water drops that hit the lens and froze instantly. I tried to compensate by some localized processing but it's obvious if you know where it is. My hope was that the scene is dramatic enough to overcome this flaw.
Title: Re: Lake Michigan
Post by: armand on January 31, 2017, 10:34:39 am
Went there again 2 days ago. Alas much of the ice is gone now, too warm.