LenMarriott 9 Posted July 31, 2004 Eric, A very good, sharp composition & excellent use of foreground elements aiding the eye to the orb of the sun. Excellent low ratio lighting permits details in both darker & highlighted areas. My personal preferrence would be to crop out one half of the sky above the sun as, even though it has interesting patterns, it is a bit brighter than the rest of the scene and does tend to draw the eye from the main focal point at the horizon. A keeper for sure and, I think, worth printing. Best, LM. Link to comment
threeleaf 0 Posted July 31, 2004 14/14 Perfect - this is printable, hangable and would sell or be used as a book cover. Wonderful work. 7/7 Link to comment
jdarko 0 Posted July 31, 2004 A little more saturation in the reds would be nice.. Great as it is though! Good work! Link to comment
dmitri_zakovorotny1 0 Posted July 31, 2004 Little more saturation & cut little from bottom & frame.It'll be 7/7. Link to comment
eric_fredine 0 Posted July 31, 2004 Thanks folks. Regarding cropping: yes, this could easily be cropped some. Mostly I don't because it is part of an ongoing body of work where I'm keeping a consistent format. Regarding saturation: more would certainly add to the 'wow' factor but it wouldn't be as 'authentic' for me and it might become a bit crass. I actually enjoy the green in the lower right more than the hints of red in the sky... Link to comment
hanna_cowpe 0 Posted July 31, 2004 I absolutely agree - don't saturate. There is enough saturation on this site. The subtle hues and clarity are what make this image so attractive. Link to comment
david robinson 0 Posted July 31, 2004 No additional saturation is needed here. There is much subtlety here to be appreciated. The milky translucence is dreamy... Link to comment
paul_scott1 0 Posted August 1, 2004 Great feeling of immense space. I also like the green and find the wow a little transient in its appeal, so this might be a bad trade off. There is a little bit of the feeling on the left hand side that we are falling over. What equipment did you use? Link to comment
dmitri_zakovorotny1 0 Posted August 1, 2004 Agree! Saturation is ok.I wasn't attentive looking at your photo. Link to comment
eric_fredine 0 Posted August 1, 2004 Canon 1Ds, 24mm tilt/shift, 2 exposures blended (as an alternative to a graduated neutral density filter). Thanks again, Eric Link to comment
peterbilitch 0 Posted August 2, 2004 Eric, The image is so vivid and real, that it makes me want to be there, directly sensing the rest of the immediate environment. Peter Link to comment
radoslav 0 Posted August 2, 2004 Very nice picture but an unostentatious border would help a lot... and little crop at the bottom as well... Good job! Link to comment
leighperry 0 Posted August 2, 2004 Colours and structures are lovely Eric. That progression of rocks is my sort of foreground! To some extent this image commits the crime of having the sky darker than the water, but overall I believe it serves to make the rocks sparkle. I can't help feeling that you would miss the flexibility of overlaid exposures if you swap to film (I just got my 45SU, by the way), but this one definitely deserves a large print. Link to comment
eric_fredine 0 Posted August 2, 2004 Apparently rocks have much more popular appeal than mud or grass - who knew? Getting the sky/reflection balance right is always a close thing for me. I usually create a bit of a challenge for myself by wanting the foreground to be fairly bright which leaves me juggling with the tonal range for the rest of the pic. Yeah, I'm living in fear of my grads. Had them out a few weeks ago for some 'practice' at a mountain lake (very uneven horizon and lighting). The word 'sucks' comes to mind regarding my experience with them... Probably would be easy enough to use here with the even horizon line. Those rocks really are quite 'bright' - they have been bleached white (tinted slightly blue here by skylight). Thanks, Eric Link to comment
armindo_lopes 1 Posted August 2, 2004 Beautiful image with great smooth tones. I think that composition is correct and no crop required IMO. Link to comment
leighperry 0 Posted August 2, 2004 > > That progression of rocks is my sort of foreground. > Apparently rocks have much more popular appeal than mud or grass - who knew? Actually, I really liked the sludgeographs. I just know though that if I had walked near this cluster of rocks, my hands would have been instinctively widening my tripod legs without any conscious assistance... Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted August 16, 2004 Wow, that's really clever... it seems as though all of the earth's elements are aligning to point to the one place. Link to comment
punishment barbie 0 Posted August 19, 2004 i would prefer to cut over the horizon and leave the rocks martin http://www.mp.nachtlicht-media.de/banner/banner7.jpg Link to comment
root 0 Posted July 31, 2005 revisiting this one after noticing the selection in someone else's favorites. The clean reflection is outstanding, and I think the balance between the light and dark areas works very well. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted September 2, 2007 Evocative. May be stronger colours would make the picture more expressive?. Congratulations. Link to comment
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