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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 12:34:04 pm

Title: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 12:34:04 pm

This is an autumn image from a shoot I did scouting out locations before teaching a PODAS workshop for Phase One in Acadia NP. We combined shooting with the Phase gear with printing large prints during the down time during mid day.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Peter McLennan on May 10, 2019, 12:51:10 pm

Gorgeous.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: 32BT on May 10, 2019, 12:59:32 pm

Nice! The pastel colors and the almost abstract qualities, while subtle, manage to create a decidedly pronounced impression combined as a whole. Well done this.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 01:16:23 pm

Thanks Peter and 32BT. I appreciate the kind feedback on this image. Steven

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 10, 2019, 01:22:16 pm

Quote from: Peter McLennan on May 10, 2019, 12:51:10 pm

Gorgeous.

+1.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: MMitchell on May 10, 2019, 01:41:26 pm

Unique and amazing!

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 01:50:34 pm

thank you Eric and Mitchell

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Mark Nadler on May 10, 2019, 02:48:10 pm

I have to steal Peter's description: gorgeous.

mark

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: luxborealis on May 10, 2019, 08:20:42 pm

Quote from: Peter McLennan on May 10, 2019, 12:51:10 pm

Gorgeous.

+3

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 09:49:22 pm

Thank you Mark and Terry

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Peter McLennan on May 10, 2019, 10:03:54 pm

I'll second guess my own opinion with the addition "subtle".

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 10:21:27 pm

Acadia NP has many opportunities to photograph intimate landscapes. It was a really good choice for the Phase One workshop. Especially, considering the fact that we had a large format printer to use during the workshop. I call these sorts of images that I like to shoot stacked intimate landscapes. Stacked because there are layers of interest in the image. Its hard to get a sense for this sort of image from the web. A big print really makes this image shine. Just my two cents.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Arlen on May 11, 2019, 11:58:27 am

I like it very much.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stamper on May 11, 2019, 12:04:04 pm

All of the praise is well merited.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: RSL on May 11, 2019, 12:12:41 pm

+1

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: stevenfr on May 11, 2019, 08:45:01 pm

Thank you Russ, Arlen and Stamper. I appreciate the feedback.

Title: Re: Dreaming of Lilly Pads
Post by: Peter McLennan on May 11, 2019, 09:44:08 pm

Quote from: stevenfr on May 10, 2019, 10:21:27 pm

Its hard to get a sense for this sort of image from the web. A big print really makes this image shine.

That was my impression, too.  I'd love to see this image printed about two meters wide.