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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: gerafotografija on January 21, 2013, 02:23:59 am

Title: A forest trying to look like Gainsborough's Wood
Post by: gerafotografija on January 21, 2013, 02:23:59 am

I've been doing some looking and some thinking, and came to the apparently popular conclusion that it is all about the light.
 :)

Below is an effort to impart a bit of the delicate Gainsborough-esqueness that I would love to see in my landscapes.

Some background info, additional attempts and a couple images from the 18th century here (https://gerafotografija.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/crystalline-forest-and-lens-drawing-like-gainsborough/#) and here (https://gerafotografija.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/thomas-gainsboroughs-forest/).

(http://gerafotografija.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/forest-ridge-panorama-8x24.jpg)

Title: Re: A forest trying to look like Gainsborough's Wood
Post by: churly on January 23, 2013, 06:26:47 pm

I really didn't appreciate this one until I clicked through to the larger version.  There it works so much better IMO. 

Title: Re: A forest trying to look like Gainsborough's Wood
Post by: gerafotografija on January 23, 2013, 07:19:27 pm

Sorry it may not be obvious with the small jpeg, but the original is a high res stitched panorama with crazy fine detail. I haven't printed it yet, but am really hopeful it lives up to expectations.
Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: A forest trying to look like Gainsborough's Wood
Post by: Matt Tilghman on January 23, 2013, 07:38:41 pm

I like it!  It's not my personal style but I applaud you for doing something different... stick with it!