Wetlands in fog
Nov 11, 2013 12:25:06 #
A high contrast limited gray toned image, all done with intent.
Nov 11, 2013 12:48:32 #
Really nice. I can feel myself out there in the quiet fog. Thanks
Nov 11, 2013 13:30:37 #
Thank you Jambulee.
Jambulee wrote:
Really nice. I can feel myself out there in the quiet fog. Thanks
Nov 11, 2013 13:56:26 #
Doesn't work for me. This is a scene I would look away from, not into.
Nov 11, 2013 14:04:25 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Doesn't work for me. This is a scene I would look away from, not into.
Bob, could you be more descripitive?
Nov 11, 2013 14:14:31 #
Thank you Bob. This is one of my abstract images and I didn't expect everyone to like it however I like your honesty. As always Happy shooting.
Bob Yankle wrote:
Doesn't work for me. This is a scene I would look away from, not into.
Nov 11, 2013 14:18:23 #
Nightski wrote:
Bob, could you be more descripitive?
Sure, the limited grey toning selected has "almost" made this look like a true black and white photograph. If there had been more discernible features in the base of the reeds and the water, there might have been something to attract my attention. I DO appreciate the fog in the distance - it was well done. And this is a personal preference, I know, but I usually seek out beauty. I don't find this beautiful. It lends itself more to desolation, not one of my favorite feelings. It DOES invoke a visceral emotion, and that is to get back to a more welcoming place.
Nov 11, 2013 14:37:02 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Sure, the limited grey toning selected has "a... (show quote)
I really liked the feeling that this photo evoked. I did have the same trouble as Bob though, with the "lack of discernible features" in the reeds. The feeling that this evokes, makes me want to look into it. I tend to be fascinated by photos that evoke the feeling of desolation.
That's why I asked Bob for details. I knew something was bothering me, but he put his finger on it.
Nov 11, 2013 15:13:11 #
I like it, but, I would have cropped it almost in half to just below the waterfowl. The area in the distance behind the birds is just so much more interesting than the foreground reeds.
Nov 11, 2013 15:38:40 #
I'd like to see the original. I can't tell what might improve it, if anything.
Nov 11, 2013 18:50:18 #
Bushido wrote:
A high contrast limited gray toned image, all done with intent.
Almost full tonal range with muchly limited specrum makes it sharp and contrasty about 2/3 the way back to,where the foggy, misty detail of the standing marsh tussoks almost disract from the barely discernible scant, distant trees. my eyes feel stretch by good depth.
Composition depends entirely on atmospherics.
perhaps could have been improved if the forground definition and contrast extended not quite so far into the depths of the scene.
Impact:3/5
Composition: simple, effective atmosphrics 4/5
Technique seems to meet intent: 4/5
11/15
Dave in SD
Nov 11, 2013 20:05:57 #
I find it to be a compelling image. I like the emotional impact (more mysterious than desolate to me), though I'd prefer to see the bottom 1/3 or so cropped out.
Nov 12, 2013 02:37:05 #
Bushido wrote:
A high contrast limited gray toned image, all done with intent.
I think you have to appreciate marshes to like this kind of photo. There are some people who won't like it because it has no point of interest to draw them in. But to a few of us the whole image is the point of interest. This is a specialized image. It seems a bit dark to me, but I am used to looking at a scene like this through at least a wispy tule fog. I wonder if lightening the image and then re-darkening it with a few wisps of fog would change it too much. As a marsh rat, I love it!
Nov 12, 2013 06:27:28 #
Mogul wrote:
I think you have to appreciate marshes to like this kind of photo. There are some people who won't like it because it has no point of interest to draw them in. But to a few of us the whole image is the point of interest. This is a specialized image. It seems a bit dark to me, but I am used to looking at a scene like this through at least a wispy tule fog. I wonder if lightening the image and then re-darkening it with a few wisps of fog would change it too much. As a marsh rat, I love it!
I have experienced Marsh/Swamp prejudice myself as you know. However, this marsh does draw the eye in more than my last one. The shallow parts of the marsh are moving to the deeper areas, and the little open pools of water draw the eye back to the fog.
Nov 12, 2013 07:03:37 #
Lighthouse one of the rules of this thread is that you need permission to copy images. You did not have my permission. Please refrain from this in the future. Any adjustments I deem relevant will be done by me. All work has been copyrighted prior to showing.
lighthouse wrote:
After this crop I like it a lot.
The foreground is now stronger and the OOF bush on the left front is gone.
The foreground is now stronger and the OOF bush on the left front is gone.
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