Evening Light at Whale Creek

Autumn brings out the landscape photographer in me, hope you like

it. Your thoughts, comments and ratings are always welcome.

Thanks for looking.

Holger,

Nice POV and good light.  

Beautiful scene with fantastic colors, I was wondering if a little work on the left side of the image will make a difference. and I just did a little work on it. Hope you like it. No big difference, just a little more details.

I agree with Jorge and would even attempt to draw out more detail. I'd give it a 7 if there was a whale in the creek:-)

very beautiful,my friend

Holger, even if just for a few seconds, I always love to open your captures from the wild and abstract myself from this urban environment where I'm stuck through your always beautiful and relaxing natural landscapes. Thanks for these moments.

Regards,

ricardo

In the chaotic push to get together a Thanksgiving dinner for 25 or so, a scene like this does wonders to calm down the frenzy and restore a bit of tranquility to my life. The sunlit golds and the blues work particularly well together.

... relaxing & fine... Hi

Nice fall colors, and the light is beautiful.   Peace.

Holger, stunning capture ,  great perspective in exquisite composition, crisp sharp, nice color contrast, amazing light...very well composed!       Best regards

Thank you my friends for taking the time to look and the wonderful comments. See you soon.

Holger

Great scene, like the tranquility to this, excellent leading lines.

I think you have balanced the light and the composition admirably! 

I love the detail in the front left vegetation and the long lazy meandering river with the evening golden light touching the nearside bank.

Very well done Holger! 

Alf 

Holger.A very well composed autumn scene in the low level light.

Holger,

  Beautiful image with wonderful composition & magical lighting.  Take care, Patsy

Chris, Alf, John and Patsy Thank you very much for the kind words. I appreciate the input and support. See you soon.

Holger

Holger, all has been said - we just agree with it. I actually like the darker far bank- it's hard to really get details out of something so dark to start off with. Makes a nice contrast to the fading rays of sun.

G and V, Thank you so much for your comment. You're correct there really wasn't much to highlight on the dark bank so I left it alone, after all the image is about the creek and the golden light on the near side. That being said I welcome any and all suggestions to a different pov. Thanks again.

Holger

I too like the darker colors in the left bank.  There are just those times when trying to reveal details within shadow does not seem to work. I do like the POV you chose to take this shot Holger, the sun is beautiful on the right side of the bank in all the grasses and trees. This is really quite lovely!

gorgeous the s shape draws us into the horizon and takes us far away. i would prefer it without the 2 twigs in the for front however.. just me

A very peaceful and serene setting, a great place for a canoe tour.  It would be interesting to know how such a small creek came to be named Whale Creek ;-)... Mike

that's so nice. j

Like Alf, I also like the left foreground interest.   I also did some post-processing 'to balance' the light. No claim that mine is better - just for discussion and from a different perspective.

 

All the best,

 

Gail, Stephanie, Mike, Jamie and Tony, Thanks for the great comments. Mike I will have to check out the origins behind Whale Creek, not sure how it got its name. Tony I like the colors you have brought forth in the foreground and the slightly better contrast. I have to remember to give images a little more punch before posting because they do look different from my original file. Thanks again, always helpful and supportive.

Holger

Beautiful Holger!  Wish I was there.

 

Best, David