Rocks at Sunset

thoughts?

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.

14/14 Perfect - this is printable, hangable and would sell or be used as a book cover. Wonderful work. 7/7

A little more saturation in the reds would be nice.. Great as it is though! Good work!

Little more saturation & cut little from bottom & frame.It'll be 7/7.

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...

very impressive

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.

No additional saturation is needed here. There is much subtlety here to be appreciated. The milky translucence is dreamy...

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?

Agree! Saturation is ok.I wasn't attentive looking at your photo.

Canon 1Ds, 24mm tilt/shift, 2 exposures blended (as an alternative to a graduated neutral density filter).

 

Thanks again,

Eric

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

Very nice picture but an unostentatious border would help a lot... and little crop at the bottom as well... Good job!

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.

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

Very nice clear, crisp image.

Tranquil and nice colours.

Beautiful image with great smooth tones. I think that composition is correct and no crop required IMO.

A very nice shot.

> > 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...

Wow, that's really clever... it seems as though all of the earth's elements are aligning to point to the one place.

i would prefer to cut over the horizon and leave the rocks

martin

 

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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.

Evocative. May be stronger colours would make the picture more expressive?. Congratulations.