Serene

This image must be viewed large. Early evening light on a garden pool at

Middleton Place Plantation in South Carolina was my last shot before

dinner. Thanks for taking your time to comment. I appreciate it.

You are right, this photo must be viewed large!!! It's amazing!!! 

Thanks, George.  I appreciate your look at my images.  I struggle with finding good light for photographs on trips where most of our time is spent in mid-day, the worst time to photograph.  Here I was able to capture some good light around 7:30 PM.  

This scenery looks really good taken with a closed aperture, so that all these details of the leaves are appreciated and enjoyed by the viewer. The lake makes a nice difference in the composition. It makes a whole composition more clear and less confused, because there is so much to look at it.

Thanks for sharing it,

Kristina

Kristina,  

Thanks for your comment.  We have tripods to thank for being able to capture clean images regardless of aperture, but you are correct - the small aperture does help in this image.  I appreciate your connection and will check out your portfolio.    Best regards.   Larry

I'd never guess you had a tripod. But now when I'm thinking about it, the light here is overcast and a bit dark, and you needed to have long exposure.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions on my photos.

Kind regards,

Kristina

Hi Kristina,    I seldom use my camera without a tripod.  I just can't hold it still. I think this is good because the tripod effectively slows down the shooting process. With the tripod one takes the time to compose and to visualize what you see that is worthy of an image.  To me, the tripod is as important as the camera. With today's light weight carbon tripods, carrying one around is not a burden, rather a benefit.