chris_peterson1 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Well?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Well I'm no landscape guy, but it seems like the bottom 20% is where everything interesting is. I think if you cut it down to that, you've got something a whole lot better. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 The composition is nice, but the upper half of the frame is too dark on my screen. Tonalities and details in the tree go muddy. Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
________1 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 There you go...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-j Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 IMHO I would have used a 35 or 50 and done the shot horizontally. The bottom part of the picture is very nice, but I agree with others that the top is dark and muddy. Bottom part is very nice with good color. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I see what you were going for. And on some level it works. But in general I would have to go with the feeling above that the bottom is where the interest is. That having been said, I'm not a very good landscape photographer. And actually, this might work VERY well if you were shooting for an advertisement or an editorial usage where space was needed for copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__jon__ Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 >Well? What do you want, a medal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_kennedy2 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I agree with the others, that the bottom is where the action is. That said, the bottom is superb, to my ancient eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 The level low to the water is nice, as is the view of the mountains, but it looks to me like you didn't find a viewpoint that really works. The tree to the left is problematic, and cropping it doesn't help. Pick another frame, or go back and reshoot from a different spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_ferguson1 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Works for me, but that tiny bit of white in the bottom left corner is a distraction. Classic Leica composition, bet it wasn't in the frame lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Actually, looking at it again... Cropping off this bit of bottom I think improves it quite a bit...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugon Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 i can feel the tranquility of this place but just cut the trees down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Don't worry, they're cutting trees down like gangbusters (at least here in Oregon)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Chris, here's my try. I can well understand your composition and I do not dislike the overhanging trees. I'm throwing in an imitation of what you might have been able to do with neg film (lower contrast) and an x-pan (less perspective distortion on the upper part - by sacrificing the bottom part of a pano frame...) or an LF camera with perspective correction. (Or Photoshop, if you don't mind. ;o)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Lets try black/white<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic_. Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Perhaps a horizontal photograph would better express the vastness of the landscape and further enhance the wide angle effect. I just find the sky too distracting to enjoy the subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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