Actually got out of the house and took a couple of photos. Went to Blair Castle Estate to see the beech trees before Storm Ashley stripped the last leaves of the trees.
These two I liked. As before I have no issue with others editing and re-posting within this thread.
I see no need to make any changes! Your pictures remind me of Brown County, Indiana.
David
Very nice.
Rich
I like the well-captured synchronized "wave" effect in the branches, the foliage and the ground shadows/gradient.
An impressive composition!
Ah, but somehow when I was looking at the "stability" of another photo at full monitor brightness I forgot to turn it back down to "calibrated". They still work when you click on the wee links at the bottom, but redid them so they are better agsinst the white.
Glad they stir a memory!
Thank you.
Nicely seen, I'd not looked at it quite that way but you're right. I generally "go for the logic" and end up looking at the edges of the frame making sure I incorporate the ends of the subject to "complete the view". But so often I find that the resulting frame lacks "balance", so now also always look just at the centre and "go with the gut". Same here, the ones that included the "front of the wave" on the left lack the overall balance when viewed at home, the one from the gut feeling is the one you see.
Agreed Xpat. It's the repetition of the lines in the branches by the shadows on the ground that makes this shot such a success and the left/right colour gradient is a further joy.The small patch of brighter leaves on the right balances the brighter golds on the left without distraction because both frame the vertical lines that take the viewer down the road.
A 5 star landscape.
This photo has a certain depth and beautiful colors that really draws me in.
The other one is good too, but I like this one much better.
Kumsal's comment got me looking at this shot further. While I still prefer 2, there's a lot to admire in 1. A completely different composition with a base of brighter leaves that extend upwards along with the verticals of the trunks. Beautifully exposed to maintain highlight and shadow details while creating depth.
I checked out "L'empire des lumières." Yes, Kumsal's photo stirs up a very similar response.
And a nice dig. These sort of historical snippets often expand our understanding / perception of people / events / places, and the photos become much more than the rendition of a scene.
In later years he showed a human side not quite evident during his term in office. I am happy for that if only because my view became more positive.
My perception here is that of a prepackaged tour where drinks are possibly included. I don't get the feeling that the "bartender's" income is dependent on sales - he appears too relaxed. Tropical paradise for some.
Agree 100%. We could see 100s of glass building reflections without the impact of this one. I like the way the unknown black and white reflection continues in shadow.
I had to look up Bates Motel but I was pretty sure I already knew the psychological / horror / thriller genre. The colours in this fairly dark scene present well and there is a real sense of depth (both palette and 3D) to the image. The touch of blue in the sky contrasts well with the yellows of the artificially lit areas - and I think that's what makes this a really good photo.
I went looking for the exif to see what format camera these were taken with, guessing FF (because I can't normally get scenes like this with my m43 but that is perhaps lens related). No info in the exif other than image size. Only 500 px on the long side for both!!! There is a lesson there that we don't need huge image size for good looking shots if all the other requirements are met. Of course it helps, but tick the other boxes and we can be on our way...
Yes that would be far more interesting than as is in front of an indistinct blob that could be anything. The difficulty of obtaining the shot gave it more weight in my mind than what I see now - it was a touch breezy making getting him centred over the moon and in focus quite challenging.
We have the set from Kumsal...
Click on the file thumbnail at the bottom of the original post for the original image, they were about 2k x 3k in size. The viewer uses a thumbnail I think. Don't know what happened to the Exif, might be a setting I used the PS Export box, I'll look into it.
Nikon Z5, Zeiss Milvus 35/2.
Shot 1: f7.1 1/125 ISO800
Shot 2: f7.1 1/200 ISO800
Which is what I normally do... Somehow I have r clicked the displayed image not the full one - which I may have got into the habit of doing just to get the exif without loading the whole image and never noticed the change in size...
These are both beautiful !
The first has incedible depth. Those bright warm coloured leaves trace a gentle curved path inside the foreground space and they lead your eye up to explore the rest of the image where the background is darker and bluer.
The second gives you the impression of light coming from the left side and lighting up all the leaves on the left and leaving only the shade on the right hand side.
The bright green leaves in the near foreground on the right are also catching the light and stand out against that darker background, They seem to add in even more depth. Then the path leads you up and on to a bright space at the end of the tunnel.
Great stuff!
