Wet Season

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 4, 20081,405 views27 comments

Well after posting my last shot I realized I better get out there before the water drops too much. Here's my first attempt at getting a companion shot. It may be busy for a lot of you but i really like these comps. I will be trying for something simpler though next time. It just is really hard to find order out there sometimes.

When I composed, I was thinking the foreground blended with the reflections to make a central upside down teardrop.

Be critical on this one, I had to do a lot of dodging and burning.

Paul

20d, 10-22@10mm iso100 f16 10stop nd 30s

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 4, 2008 at 9:02 PM

Outstanding work, Paul! This one is a real winner.

Guy

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on December 4, 2008 at 9:04 PM

man, this is way super cool!

love the comp and the streaking clouds, which give the image a great dynamic feel

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on December 4, 2008 at 9:07 PM

I personally don't think this scene is too busy at all. The comp and streaking clouds are really nice. great work.

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Comment posted by Ed Cooley on December 4, 2008 at 10:09 PM

Composition works for me and I love the cloud movement.

The curved line of grass clumps really pulls you into the image.

Look forward to February if you can still spare the time.

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on December 4, 2008 at 10:40 PM

You've got quite a good eye, Paul. There is a lot of stuff to look at here, but it doesn't feel too busy IMO. The way the foreground melts in with the midground and reflection is outstanding.

I like to bust out the 10 stop as well sometimes, and i know all about the exposure/WB/vingette problems it can create. You handled it real well, and if this is a long-shot from the original file, I never would have guessed.

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on December 4, 2008 at 10:43 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention. If I wanted to be super critical, I would like to see the tree on the very right horizon removed, if you are into that kind of PP. That is probably the area of highest contrast and it steals a little attention from the rest of the frame. That is bein' real picky though.

Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on December 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Excellent! Hmmm ... 10 stop ND.

Great light! I'm surprised any light made it through.

Perhaps it's just me, or maybe it's the lens and/or the 10mm focal length. It's hard to tell for sure through the foliage along the horizon. But I'm thinking either that the horizon isn't quite level, or that there might be a slight amount of lens distortion. Hardly worth mentioning though, except that I'd be interested in whether or not you and others agree.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on December 4, 2008 at 11:33 PM

Very nice Paul!!

Great job on the dodging & burning!

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on December 4, 2008 at 11:54 PM

Nice dynamics at work here.

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Comment posted by Cory O'Neill on December 5, 2008 at 12:30 AM

Wonderful image! I like how the fg patterns mimic the tree layers and branchings. Beautiful work!!

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on December 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM

Wow, is that for real?! The color, cloud movement and symmetry above and below the horizon are just awesome...

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 5, 2008 at 7:16 AM

Outstanding Paul. 10 stops ND? Where was the grad line?

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on December 5, 2008 at 7:33 AM

Super sweet, Paul! I love it!

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Comment posted by Pedro Bento on December 5, 2008 at 7:36 AM

Great image...well done with the use of 10 stops nd, with a really unique sky.
BTW what's the brand of the 10 stops filter?

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on December 5, 2008 at 8:37 AM

Amazing picture, no nits from me!

Paolo

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on December 5, 2008 at 9:37 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm glad the comp works for everyone. I wanted to clarify, it's a solid hoya 10 stop nd, not a grad. I would have liked to use a nd grad over the right side but my shutter cable input is broken so I'm limited to 30s exp. and thought it would be just too underexposed at that. Lucky for raw, I brought back the highlights.

Jim, I think there might be some distortion. I don't have the eye for it, I think I've become a bit desensitized to it from starting out photography shooting ultra-wide.

Thanks again everyone.
Paul

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Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on December 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM

Paul this is great!!!! 10ND eh? I love the cloud movement and the amount of light you have got here....great job!! regards, Rajeev

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Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on December 6, 2008 at 12:56 AM

Paul,
Really like this composition and the streaking clouds add a nice touch. The reflection works nicely, but the FG seems just a little busy to my taste. Still a very pleasing image. Best Regrads.

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Comment posted by Kari Post on December 6, 2008 at 8:07 AM

Very cool. This stand of trees makes a nice subject and the light is just stellar.

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Comment posted by John Williams on December 6, 2008 at 12:21 PM

Locked into 30s?, now that's some photography skill to take this with such a limitation. I love it Paul. I'd be proud to have this in my portfolio!

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Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on December 6, 2008 at 2:53 PM

This is absolutely spectacular, Paul. No nits at all.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 6, 2008 at 3:09 PM

Well done Paul, I like the arrowhead shape the foreground and trees create together, and that sky is killer.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 8, 2008 at 1:24 PM

Somehow I missed this when it got posted, but I wanted to complement you on an outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on December 9, 2008 at 1:03 AM

Beautiful image Paul, congrats on the EP

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on December 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM

Congrats on the EP - well deserved! I must admit that I would like this more without the halos around the branches, but I guess this is the result of sharpening.

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Comment posted by Ed Cooley on December 14, 2008 at 11:26 PM

Congrats on the WP. Well deserving image.

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Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on August 27, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Jaw dropping colors and light. Your timing is just great Sir.

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