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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: KMRennie on August 25, 2017, 07:38:27 am

Title: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: KMRennie on August 25, 2017, 07:38:27 am

The first is a square crop of one of the shots from the other forum. I always envisaged this as a square crop even though it puts the tree quite close to the centre. Any thoughts? The other image is a 9 shot panorama.  Again any thoughts? Ken

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: graeme on August 25, 2017, 08:06:27 am

Not exactly my 'cup of tea' but very well done. By not opening up the shadows too much you've given them a real late afternoon, storm brewing mood.

Reminds me of the moors around Todmorden or Haworth on a certain kind of day

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 25, 2017, 08:22:10 am

Quote from: KMRennie on August 25, 2017, 07:38:27 am

I always envisaged this as a square crop even though it puts the tree quite close to the centre. Any thoughts?

#1: I like the composition. The clear parts of the sky seem a bit dull for a partly sunny day, but maybe that's the mood you're aiming for.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 25, 2017, 09:09:33 am

I like #1 a lot, too: both the composition and the mood.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: farbschlurf on August 25, 2017, 09:24:21 am

For me the tree in #1 isn't centered too much. I think it's a pretty good position/ composition. I don't think anything can be said against it.

The pano is nice, too, as always it's something i like to see larger as screen allows ...

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: Telecaster on August 25, 2017, 02:56:48 pm

I like the square a lot. Subtle color and pleasing contrast.

-Dave-

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: francois on August 26, 2017, 07:00:12 am

Very nice, square format is perfect for this shot. It's another winner.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: JNB_Rare on August 26, 2017, 08:58:58 am

The square shot really works! I like the composition, and the light is wonderful.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: KMRennie on August 26, 2017, 09:19:06 am

Thanks everyone. I like the square crop shot, the other is so so. Just to finish it off here are another 3 shots. The first one 0572 is a focus stack and the square crop is just a bright sunny shot but not as nice as the first streak of sunshine square shot. Later I may go for a walk in the grouse moors above me as the heather should be good. Ken

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: Cornfield on August 28, 2017, 07:32:11 am

It certainly is an image that works in square format.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: Alskoj on September 26, 2017, 07:05:48 pm

I really like the second image.  Next time throw on a really dark ND filter and shoot the pond for about 5 to 10 minutes.

Title: Re: Dock Tarn Again
Post by: KMRennie on September 29, 2017, 01:07:11 pm

Thanks for the comments Cornfield and Alskoj. As for 5 min exposures what I would "gain" in the streaked cloud stakes I would probably have lost with the blowing heather so I decided not to try. I quite like the little bit of ripple on the water and that would have been lost. I could of course have shot this one and a long exposure one and merged them with a bit of masking but I do not think that the image is worth it. Ken