Bog with Hummocks
May 4, 2019 19:13:26 #
Another shot of the Pine Barrens. I would have used a lens Baby for this shot....if I had one. Having none, I tried to approximate the effect with NIK. Looks much better in download. All comments welcome.
Erich
Erich
May 4, 2019 19:15:46 #
ebrunner wrote:
Another shot of the Pine Barrens. I would have used a lens Baby for this shot....if I had one. Having none, I tried to approximate the effect with NIK. Looks much better in download. All comments welcome.
Erich
Erich
like the glow
May 4, 2019 19:17:41 #
May 5, 2019 00:47:42 #
l-fox wrote:
like the glow
Thanks. I thought it fit the scene pretty well.
Erich
May 5, 2019 00:48:14 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
It works very well for me.
Thank you. I do appreciate the compliment.
Erich
May 5, 2019 03:34:37 #
The glow looks good but I'd say the hummocks in the middle are splitting the scene from front to back. And the clear channel on the right tends to lead the eye off in that direction. If a re-composition isn't a possibility, perhaps cropping some off of the bottom might help. And if you ease off with the softness for the distant sheds they would draw the eye into the shot and add depth.
May 5, 2019 06:00:44 #
Seems to work, but I'm with RG. Maybe worth shooting from a lower viewpoint - cut out some of the bog behind but keep in the the distant buildings.
May 5, 2019 06:36:38 #
R.G. wrote:
The glow looks good but I'd say the hummocks in the middle are splitting the scene from front to back. And the clear channel on the right tends to lead the eye off in that direction. If a re-composition isn't a possibility, perhaps cropping some off of the bottom might help. And if you ease off with the softness for the distant sheds they would draw the eye into the shot and add depth.
Looking at it with your suggestions in mind makes me thing that a crop of the right would be in order. I don't like that clump of grass on the right border. If I keep the same aspect ratio, then that would also take some off the bottom. The channel would be much less noticeable. Good suggestions, thank you.
Erich
May 5, 2019 06:40:33 #
John N wrote:
Seems to work, but I'm with RG. Maybe worth shooting from a lower viewpoint - cut out some of the bog behind but keep in the the distant buildings.
That shot was taken in a place called the Franklin Preserve in the Pine Barrens. It is a place that I've decided needs to be explored more thoroughly by me. (about a 45 minute drive). So I will re-shoot and hopefully come up with some more compositions that I like. Ever since I saw a presentation on photographing the Pine Barrens, I've made them a bit of a personal project. Thanks.
Erich
May 5, 2019 08:14:37 #
May 5, 2019 12:01:50 #
ebrunner wrote:
Another shot of the Pine Barrens. I would have used a lens Baby for this shot....if I had one. Having none, I tried to approximate the effect with NIK. Looks much better in download. All comments welcome.
Erich
Erich
Erich,
I think the gradation of foreground to mid-ground to BG detail is totally appropriate and contributory to depth you obviously sought.
Excellent image.
But I have to ask...it’s been a while since I’ve been back to the pines...are abandoned cranberry bogs really THAT easy to find? I’m getting the impression that the cranberry industry in NJ has taken a big hit in my absence?
Dave
May 5, 2019 12:26:34 #
This is one of those shots that I appreciate more with each viewing. I think that RG has some good comments.
May 5, 2019 13:19:45 #
May 5, 2019 13:25:59 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Erich,
I think the gradation of foreground to mid-ground to BG detail is totally appropriate and contributory to depth you obviously sought.
Excellent image.
But I have to ask...it’s been a while since I’ve been back to the pines...are abandoned cranberry bogs really THAT easy to find? I’m getting the impression that the cranberry industry in NJ has taken a big hit in my absence?
Dave
I think the gradation of foreground to mid-ground to BG detail is totally appropriate and contributory to depth you obviously sought.
Excellent image.
But I have to ask...it’s been a while since I’ve been back to the pines...are abandoned cranberry bogs really THAT easy to find? I’m getting the impression that the cranberry industry in NJ has taken a big hit in my absence?
Dave
It is not hard to find abandoned bogs in the Pines. Most of them are on what is now public land; but was formerly private. The standout for public lands was Double Trouble State Park. Those bogs were leased to Ocean Spray and were working bogs on public land until Sandy. Sandy did a lot of damage in the park and Ocean Spray was not willing to pay to have the bogs repaired. So they, too, are slowly reverting to their natural state.
If you drive along Rt. 563 south of Chatsworth, you will see dozens of proper bogs that produce a lot of cranberries. Since I try not to wonder about on private land without permission, most of my shots are of bogs that once were; but have been let go. Thanks for taking a look. Glad you enjoyed the photo.
Erich
May 5, 2019 13:28:41 #
MattPhox wrote:
This is one of those shots that I appreciate more with each viewing. I think that RG has some good comments.
He always does. And I agree with him in this case. Thanks for taking a look.
erich
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