The shepard

Gorgeous photograph. I agree with the person who said it is like an old world painting. Stunning.

f frumoasa foto. imi aminteste de o pictura a lui andreescu - pe peretele bunica-mii... :)

Abia astept a merg sa merg in romania!

raz

Like a painting in the old school. John Constable perhaps. Surreal and sublime. Captured

several moments of my time. Bravo!

Superb photograph !!!!....I love the depth in the distance as the hills go up the mountain,....the flair of this image reminds me of a 18th century painting,...glorious lighting,...as to the question ????...well, my eye keeps going around and around looking and discovering the different areas of the photo,...congrats !!!!!

Moving and perfect as is. The proposed cropped versions, though also excellent images, cut out the feeling and theme of the original (as I interpreted it). The original image immediately made me aware of man's place in the world - man is the creature on Earth that creates order and beauty, like this photograph, in the face of infinite nature and chaos.

 

I admit that, after a moment, my hand reached out and cropped the dark sky, but maybe as a reaction to being so small in the face of nature.

 

Keep the dark sky on top if only because it's inspired so much reaction. The cropped version wouldn't generate much discussion - it would be a nice photo of a shepard and some sheep.

(Belatedly)... This is one of those photos that have the powerful charm to transcend many a technical quibble. Much as I prefer that "less is more" I might have cropped down the sky even more than some suggest. But the photo is also so much about landscape and clime that Floriana's portrayal of the sky is more than validated. I respect that a sensitive photographer as Floriana makes affirmative choices such as this. But the photo primarily is about the shepherd's interaction with his flock, so I would also have tried out ways to better separate his tones from those of the fields by dodging via levels and masking, or perhaps using radial gradient technique. But, as I mainly stated when the image was first uploaded, this photo essentially is prize-winning material.

verry nice picture

 

laravederre

 

mircea from the netherlands

Formal beaut or eyes of Floriana ?

I think when Floriana choose more sky at the moment, it related to how Floriana appreciate the nature. The feelings about the relationship between nature and man.

wonderful

Beautiful!

 

Felicitari Floriana, tu faci arta.

Simply beautiful.

Super photo - congratulations Michael Cohen

Florianna, It's as good as a classic painting and I don't thing an 'old master' would ever dream of getting out the scissors to chop out the canvas shape or spraying a special toner to filter what he or she had originally done so well. Keep it as is and ignore the crop brigade. Great job.

I only just came across this shepherd and his flock. It is wonderful, Floriana.I simply agree with all the compliments given.

There is just one little thought going through my mind: Everybody

put their thumb over the 1/2 sheep on the left and then tell me that you are not a little tempted to clone it out. Probably the ethics are wrong, but the thought is there.....BTW, who is Tatiana?

What a beautiful scene, photographed at its best. I wouldn't crop the sky because it's part of the mood and allows the eye to drift into the distant hills. Even the half sheep on the borders leads the viewer to look at the entire scene, and you couldn't crop them out without cutting into others. Leave it all as it is I say. It's wonderful.

I just joined this site today and this is one of the best pictures I've stumbled upon so far, my kind of photography, well done!!!

I'm sorry but I disagree with the guy who cropped this picture. I love the way the clouds draw your eye up as the sheep and the pasture draws your eye back down again. I LOVE THIS PRINT.

Am descoperit site-ul asta in seara asta... si poza ta mi-a sarit in ochi !

de prima data am zis - poza asta sigur e din Romania !

Intr-adevar, ai ochi de artista !

Felicitari !

This is a wonderful picture, Floriana. I don't know how I missed it when it came around as PoW, but it is one of the very best that I have seen, on Photo.net or elsewhere.

 

--Lannie

Well done Floriana. I have seen this picture some time ago on the web.

I guessed it is from Romania. Now I would like to thank you for taking it. I like it very much.

Well, I dont know why a few people are trying to crop Floriana`s photograph or to adjust the colors!

 

That is not the subject here!

 

The photograph is superb as it is :) with the three distinct parts. It can be a model for composition in photography :)

 

Well done dear Floriana, and Congratulations :)

 

Biliana

I am with Biliana...fantastic as it is...the really good thing about POW is now everybody should be headed to your portfolio to see that this image was not a fluke...but more proof of what a great Artist you are...This image brings up so many calming feelings for me...Nice image...Juan...(better late than never?)

dupa 3 ani - am redescoperit poza ta, Floriana.

Fotografiile tale sunt foarte expresive !

Dupa trei ani de cand am intrat prima data pe acest site - iata ca il redescopar - si imi face placere sa 'te revad' .

inca o data, felicitari.

 

Carmen.

 

 

I too think this needs a bit of a crop. It's beautiful, but the sky and mountains are not the subject, the kindly old shepherd and the sheep are. Beautiful photo.

Super! Imi place si mie ... poate as fi zis mai multe da' vad ca mi-au luat-o altii inainte!