On Golder Pond
Dec 22, 2017 12:38:40 #
Dec 22, 2017 13:06:04 #
What a fascinating scene! My eye was drawn immediately to the shadow of the building because of its sharp lines and darkness. There is a moment of confusion with the shadow of the larger trees because of how they fall on the steep hill.
If you want to keep the composition as is, I'd suggest trying to lighten the set of tree shadows I mentioned + clone some golden water into the line of white along foreground bottom (or crop it out).
I see other, equally interesting or perhaps even stronger, stories here - most especially a close-up of just the building, its shadow and reflection, and with the tree shadows lightened. Great lines and textures, with wonderful light.
If you want to keep the composition as is, I'd suggest trying to lighten the set of tree shadows I mentioned + clone some golden water into the line of white along foreground bottom (or crop it out).
I see other, equally interesting or perhaps even stronger, stories here - most especially a close-up of just the building, its shadow and reflection, and with the tree shadows lightened. Great lines and textures, with wonderful light.
Dec 22, 2017 13:08:12 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
Compositionally well done Walt...leaving the tiny bit of sky in the reflection helped me come to grips with the hill behind....
Dec 22, 2017 13:48:22 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
What a fascinating scene! My eye was drawn immedia... (show quote)
Thank you for your input Linda. You always pickup on details that I overlook like the tree shadows and the white area at the bottom which Frank astutely attributed to the reflection of sky above the hilltop. I’ll have to play around a bit with the shadow. Now that you mention it, I do think a bit of a division between the darkness values of the shadow and the building would set the building off a bit from the background shadow.
Walt
Dec 22, 2017 13:50:31 #
Frank2013 wrote:
Compositionally well done Walt...leaving the tiny bit of sky in the reflection helped me come to grips with the hill behind....
I’m getting a bit of a conflict between you and Linda about the sky reflection so I guess I’ll have to give that some thought. It’s good to have other eyes looking at an image since others notice details that I don’t.
Walt
Dec 22, 2017 13:53:49 #
As Linda mentioned, the area to the left of the front apex is a bit confusing, and the tree shadows don't help. I think it would help if you made the shape of the shed more distinct.
Dec 22, 2017 16:12:03 #
Dec 23, 2017 09:03:50 #
It’s all been said I think Walt, although the building’s shadow doesn’t bother me. The tree shadow is a confusion but you’re on it anyway. I just like the whole thing - especially the boathouse(?) itself. There’s a set of old iron farm buildings along the road from where I live and I keep promising myself a photo shoot there. Your shot reminds me of one I took in the Lake District this year and I imagine you got the same feeling as me when looking through the viewfinder, all absorbed by the golden hues.
Dec 23, 2017 18:59:52 #
I like this shot. The reflection of the building was the first thing that caught my eye. I also like the colors in this shot. Nothing too over bearing.
Dec 29, 2017 22:05:48 #
Whuff wrote:
For your consideration:
Midday sun is usually not a friend to the photographer; but you used the shadows and the contrasts to your advantage, plus you exposed the image so that the colors are not washed out. I think you did an admirable job of making the most out of the conditions and you have a composition that has lots of interesting things to look at. The shadows on the rocks from the trees and the broken down structure go very well with one another.
Erich
Dec 29, 2017 23:29:05 #
ebrunner wrote:
Midday sun is usually not a friend to the photographer; but you used the shadows and the contrasts to your advantage, plus you exposed the image so that the colors are not washed out. I think you did an admirable job of making the most out of the conditions and you have a composition that has lots of interesting things to look at. The shadows on the rocks from the trees and the broken down structure go very well with one another.
Erich
Erich
While it wasn’t quite midday, and offhand I don’t recall the exact time, I believe it was around 10 or 10:30 AM. At this time of year at that time of day, the sun is still rather low in the sky and I rather liked the golden tone of the water in this particular site, which prompted me to snap this one.
Walt
Dec 30, 2017 00:40:21 #
Whuff wrote:
While it wasn’t quite midday, and offhand I don’t recall the exact time, I believe it was around 10 or 10:30 AM. At this time of year at that time of day, the sun is still rather low in the sky and I rather liked the golden tone of the water in this particular site, which prompted me to snap this one.
Walt
Walt
agreed that the water is really nice. Especially as it compliments the rock. I can see that the shadows cast at a nice angle, not really mid day. A nice photo.
Erich
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