Twilight Reflections

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 1, 2009915 views20 comments

Early this morning from Marin County, California. I've driven by this location many times and have meaning to come out here for sunrise. I've always been impressed by how still the water can get at this time of day. On this morning the area was sprinkled with patchy fog which I hope enhances the shot. A deer was nice enough to join the fun...

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Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 1, 2009 at 5:33 PM

This is a spectacular image. Really beautiful and artistic. It is unfortunate that the picnic tables spoil the natural beauty, but they also make the scene look the an inviting place to relax. I love the form of the trees, and the detail in the reflection is amazing. Nice color and atmosphere too.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 1, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Such gorgeous delicate colors! The picnic table can easily be cloned out if it's a bother, but it doesn't bother me that much.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on February 1, 2009 at 8:08 PM

Mike, this is awesome - a big WOW factor for me! I just love the magenta tones and the fog in the bg. The deer, of course, is too small to add anything to this and as a fine art print blown up HUGE, I would clone out the deer, the tables, and the posts/distracting objects on the right and make it a completely square symmetric crop. Very cool!

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on February 1, 2009 at 8:16 PM

This is fantastic and the magenta color puts this image out of this world. One of the top images I have seen in this forum in a long time. Congrats !

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on February 1, 2009 at 9:50 PM

This just explodes off of the screen at me. Talk about an image with POP! And sharp, too. I like the deer, but not them durn tables. You should sneak back at night and drag them all away with a pickup truck, then come back and re-shoot this scene if you happen to not get thrown in jail. Or just clone them, out - if you want to do it the hard way....

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on February 1, 2009 at 10:03 PM

Awesome looking trees here Mike and you've captured them very well!!!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on February 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Absolutely Stunning.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on February 3, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Gorgeous color in sky and reflection. Love the composition, although I like it better with about 1/6 taken off of the right.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on February 4, 2009 at 2:40 PM

Beautiful, such soft color and love the haze. I like the picnic table, makes you wonder who is lucky enough to ever sit there.
Ken Arni
Fenwick Isle, DE

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 4, 2009 at 8:21 PM

Fantastic image.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 5, 2009 at 9:20 AM

Wow, stunning in every way!

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Comment posted by Shane Srogi on February 5, 2009 at 1:42 PM

Mike, very nice. The composition and colors are quite something here. The stillness of the water and fog really add to the shot. I like the deer, also.

-Shane Srogi

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Comment posted by Etienne Corten on February 9, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Poetic beauty, fantastic, a pure jewel !!! Mike congratulations and THANKS for sharing

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Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on February 10, 2009 at 6:35 AM

Exquisite !

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on February 10, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Mike, this is an extremely peaceful looking scene. Congratulations on the EP selection for this category. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM

Mike: Major

-meter spike for me on this one. Superb! >=))>

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 11, 2009 at 7:40 AM

Simply gorgeous! Moody, soothing, peaceful... all the adjectives work to describe it. Congratulations on a stellar image.

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Comment posted by Jim Caffrey on February 11, 2009 at 2:38 PM

I think the adjectives have been all used up Mike. This is just...ahhhh!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on February 11, 2009 at 3:54 PM