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Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Pam. I agree with your comments about the story in the image. And I'm a fan of BW, so it would seem natural to try it, but I hadn't. So, I tried it today. I have to say that I didn't like BW better in this case. I think the issue for me is that the scene is pretty busy, and the color helps to separate the parts. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Sol. I completely agree. I think this tree looks like I feel these days. As I mentioned to Lynne, I'm still going, but just slower than I once did. The sun on the background allowed the tree to stand out in a semi-silhouette to separate it from that background. I had to be there early in the morning.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Lynne. I have visited this tree on many occasions to see how the seasons change it. It is near a public pathway, so access is pretty easy. I like the way the branches show the history of the changing conditions. There are days I feel just like this tree looks, but I'm still going - although slower these days.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Dave. The sun was lighting the background so the tree was sort of in silhouette which held it away from that background. As I mentioned to Jerry, I photographed this same scene a few days earlier with a wide-angle lens on a DSLR which may be a better photo. I posted that photo to my Instagram if you'd like to compare them.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Richard. It is a fall image, so things were definitely drying out at that point. The tree is on public land, so very little is done to manicure the area. Sort of "whatever happens is whatever happens." I agree that the message in the photo is that life is messy and hard sometimes, and we still manage to keep going.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jerry. It is a busy shot. However, I think it captures the idea that life wears us all down a bit, but we manage to keep going. I photographed this tree a few days earlier with a 16 mm lens on a DSLR, and that probably created a better image, but this one captured the idea. The DSLR version is on my Instagram: @rob_barley_1 if you would like to see it.
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Nov 12th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
Good point about the camera position. I've shot water images from bridges, too, because access to the water was limited. Also, after your note about the haze, I found that when I look at your image on this laptop, it has the haze. However, when I look at it on my iPad, the haze isn't there. That's something I haven't experienced before. I have no explanation as to why that can happen. It's concerning, because I do my DSLR edits on the laptop, and then upload them to social media which will be viewed on a mobile device. I'll think about that a bit. Instagram: @rob_barley_1 if you're interested. |
Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Reply |
I learned something about this cloud formation, too, so it was a good exercise. I live on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, so sometimes we see "lee waves" which are the result of the jet stream racing over the slower surface air and forming wave clouds, but the distance between the waves is much longer. So, similar to, but a bit different than undulatus. And who knew there was a "Cloud Appreciation Society?" I had no idea. It's good to learn.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
This setting has all the right stuff. The low water flow, the trees, and the colors, all represent the season. I think I sound a bit like a broken record this month, because I wonder if getting the camera lower - down to the bank or even to the stream - might have included some interesting foreground. As to the post-process, I haven't seen the original, so I can't be sure if the HDR worked well. For me there seems to be a haze over the image that might be reduced with an increase in contrast. I also noticed that the bare branch in the left foreground seems to be blue, which doesn't seem natural to me. Of course, these are my preferences and you may not agree.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Fun capture that begs us to make up a story to accompany it. Maybe it's a conversation between the gourds who are hiding in the garden. The center one is leaning-in to whisper something to the right one while left one serves as the look out. Well, that's my story anyway. I think the mostly green color works. It's an image that stimulates my imagination.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
The Madison is one of those legendary rivers that fly-fishers often dream about. This lovely capture shows the beauty of the area. I like that you got reasonably low so the water streams right out of the bottom of the image and leads my eyes into the frame, and on to the vanishing point in the distance. Nicely seen and captured.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Just as Jerry mentioned, I frequently find clouds worthy of attention. This neat formation is unusual for the region where I live, so I had no idea what it is called, or how it forms. So, I used a Google image search and found it may be "Undulatus." This page may explain a bit more about it, if you wish to look:
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/cloud-library/undulatus/
Nice sky image that you could use to fill-in an uninteresting sky in some photograph.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Nice capture and a creative way to catch that rapid tongue movement. It must have been an interesting opportunity to photograph those seldom seen creatures.
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Nov 8th |
| 51 |
Nov 23 |
Comment |
Really nice fall color shot. I like the sloping background that brings my eyes into the image and to the bright colors. There are red, green, blue, and black in the image, so it has all the colors, and the large red component draws my eyes. I'm wondering if a lower perspective might have included some foreground, too. I often forget to hold the phone or camera closer to the ground. Of course, these days it is harder for me to do that! Nice shot.
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Nov 8th |
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