Foggy Countryside

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 4, 20091,384 views16 comments

Located in a nice rural area on my way to work this morning right before Sunrise.
Sometimes it pays to get off the main interstate/highway and take the back roads!

Canon 5DMKII
17-40mm at 40mm
ISO 200 f/7.1 25 Seconds
Processed in DPP
Converted in Silver Efex Pro

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on September 4, 2009 at 4:53 PM

I like the composition and the tint you gave to the scene has an otherwordly feel to it.Can you bring out the foreground details? The vertical object at the far left is sort of distracting, you might see what it looks like cropped out.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on September 4, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Matt.. I like this a lot...the sepia works well here with the mist on the horizon and the moody early morning light. I think I would crop a bit from the left. That strong, dark vertical element (I can't tell what it is) doesn't add anything and I think the pciture works better without it. I would crop it and the branches of the tree behind it out...this also off-centers the focal oak and makes a dynamic comp...IMO... still it is a very powerful image.

Reed

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM

I like the sepia treatment, vignetting, and mood captured. Agree w/left crop, and (venturing into no-man's-land) I would also consider cloning out the transmission lines. For me, it is OK as I interpret the target of this photo is to create an other-worldy mood. One that suspends reality. A place we go towards in our minds eye. This is cool. Ken S

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on September 4, 2009 at 8:34 PM

Nice capture, Matt. Nice vignetting.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 5, 2009 at 10:52 AM

I like the sepia ttreat Matt. Nice ethereal mood. I agree with cropping on the left.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on September 5, 2009 at 10:58 AM

Really love the feel of this Matt!!! I would only take out that one growth on the LHS, MAYBE a small crop of the dark bottom across for a more pano look. Real beauty as is though!!!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on September 6, 2009 at 5:13 AM

Wonderful shot, Matt. I like the gold sepia tones with the dark vignetting, it gives the image a nostalgic haunted feel. The old tree surounded by the fog is really quite spooky! Some of the branches and grass, as well as the power pole in the distance, are in the shape of a cross, which is adding subliminally to the haunting mood growing in my mind.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on September 6, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Very cool shot! Love the big ol' tree and the mist. Your toning is very nicely done. The left side does need to be cropped to remove those distracting elements. Personally, I would spend some time cloning out the power lines/poles.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on September 6, 2009 at 8:55 PM

A moody work which I like a lot Matt. The surrounding darkness frames your subject well, and the power lines add to the rural spookiness of the scene. The element on the left is a non-traditional element in the frame, but it adds mystery and tension to the comp. This looks like a scene from a Flannery O'Conner novel.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 6, 2009 at 9:31 PM

Love this one Matt, particularly the mood. It works for me exactly as posted. Wouldn't change a thing.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 7, 2009 at 12:50 AM

Love the mood and the processing here. I'm not so keen on that vertical element so close to the edge either and would favour cloning or cropping.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 8, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Matt, this is wonderful! Excellent subject, comp, and love the fog - congrats on the EP !
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on September 9, 2009 at 9:57 AM

Love everything about this and congratulate you on your EP.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Anderson on September 12, 2009 at 1:20 AM

I love the timeless processing on this one. Very cool!

Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on September 12, 2009 at 10:09 AM

Lovely work Matt
Love it so much

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Steve France on September 14, 2009 at 6:29 AM

certainly does... nice comp, and the processing has given this real life. Remove the left side object though :)

Registered on September 26, 2007, 89 Posts, 1477 Comments