Clouds and Leaves - Promenade de Candiac

Beatiful image here Tony. I love the warmth of the horizonal light amidst the cold blues in the majority of the image. Well seen and implemented, Kudos rek.

Is this HDR?  The fact that I can't tell is a good thing.  Love the dramatic sky, what a depth of clouds, and I like the way the viewer's eye is drawn to the horizon. Beautiful!

Jim

Tony,

  Wow...stunning image with a very powerful sky.  Love the way you are drawn into the image.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

Very beautiful light and colours excellent composition too, great shot. 

The sky is the dominant factor here, and so it should be, it really is awesome, the other contrasting elements work towards making it even more dramatic.

Very nicely done Tony!

Best Regards

Alf

Richard K - glad to hear from you again, thanks for your visit and comment.

Jim  - This is not HDR. I did do an auto bracket of three images one stop apart in case I wanted to go that route. The last time I was in this location and took an HDR similar image, the grass took on a brightness that seemed unnatural for the rest of the image (might have been Stephen P who mentioned it) so I was mindful of that when i was processing this single image. .

Patsy - I am glad you liked it.

Marc - good to hear from you which is not very often so this visit is even more cherished.

Alf - ah-h-h! those clouds!! I agree that I was captivated by them and the pink area did not last very long - a matter of minutes.

A stunningly beautiful image!  The sky is spectacular and the setting sun anchors the composition.

Very nice work Tony!

Really beautiful work with impressive colours and lighting, Tony!

Tony...  All the accolades are well deserved and I'll add my own with excellent work.  The sky is so dramatic and there are enough subliminal subjects like the detail in the leaves and the birds (?) to add interest.... Mike

Dave - very glad you find it so beautiful. It does not have all of those 'punchy' colors associated with sunsets but I like it.

Ruud - thanks I have to visit to see if there are any skeletons in a closet (*_*)

Fabrizio - thanks for your strong endorsement. best regards and hang in.

Michael: I suspect you like these types of scenes not withstanding :Smoky Mountain and children portraits. Thanks for the kind words and those are mallard ducks in the water. This, is as you probably know, is in a river front park in my area. The ducks seem to be visitors for the last few months but they are very skittish. I have been trying to train them  by making a quacking sound and a few clicks on a repetitive basis - hoping that they learn that they have nothing to fear from me except a big lens. Judging from how far they are located, my sounds are nothing to quack about.

All the best to everyone,

Lovely shot Tony, the colors are beautiful, wide angle most effective, is this that park you love to visit??? sorry I don't recall the name, but I think it is one you've done quite a few photos in.  Great addition to your lovely Portfolio.  most sincerely, Gail

A wonderful sunset image. The moving clouds gave extra deepness. Dark tree reflections wonderful.

Regards. Hasan

stunning composition and tones. excellent photo.

This sunrise (?) gives the viewer something extra, more than the usual colored pyrotechnics. That delicate red/yellow lighting on the underside of the dark blue cloud layer breathes life into this work. Marvelous capture, Tony. This would be an awesome enlargement.

Gail, Hasan, Zsolt and Marc - your visit and comments are appreciated.

I will be now transferring this image to an appropriate folder. I have a similar one where there is more of the grass and the leaves and when I have a chance to process it, I may upload it.

best regards,

Hi Tony,  You certainly have attracted a throng with this image.  Wonderful clouds.  This image demonstrates the effectiveness of wide angle.  I am also impressed with how you get your images at the best times of day.  An otherwise plain coast line is alive due to your capture of sky and light.  As always, I send my best.  Larry 

Your visit and comment is appreciated - all the best! When I have the time, I visit this small river front park   about one hour before sunset and most times the skies give me nothing.

Nice colors and dramatic clouds, but yet a pleasant to view spectacle!

Ciao Tony!

PDE

leaves?  What leaves?  I can't take my eyes off the sky.  Cheers, Micheal

This is gorgeous Tony! Love the backlit clouds, and the soft glow from the leaves! Beautifully photographed, and expertly processed.

All the best,
Neil

What a stunning photo.  While there may be leaves on the ground (and they do add to the photo; mentally take them away and the foreground becomes much too plain), it's the drama in the clouds that really make the photo.  You pointed your camera upward for a reason!  The soft pink tones on some of the clouds is an important touch.  Very nicely done.

What a doozy of a sky!  Your composition really rewards the viewer too.  The little slightly sinuous footpaths along the shoreline really lead the viewer into the fram with the grand payoff of the pot-o-gold at center-horizon.  Are those a large flock of waterfowl sitting out there on the lake surface enjoying the view too?  Stephen is right, the leaves on the ground are absolutely vital to the overall success.  Beautiful photograph, Tony!  Cheers!  Chris

Nice sky and good fore details.

You can always do hdr for the sky and mask the ground, you need to control both things toghether to make it realistic but sometimes works better than whole hdr tone mapping.

What a place too, I llike your work.

Cheers, Marcelo.