Bargnesi's Pond

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 7, 2009473 views25 comments

Here in Southeastern Connecticut we still await peak color on most of the forest cover. However,red maples in swamps and ponds are at or near peak. I try to keep my eye on this pond in Montville and I think I caught it right around peak color.

Canon 40D, 28-135 at 65, 1/40 at f10, tripod, polarizing filter, early morning light. Sharpening and contrast adjustment in PS3 raw converter.

C&C always appreciated.
Larry Reitz

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 7, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Gorgeous, Larry! I like the colors, the reflection, and the overhanging branch on
the right.

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Comment posted by Eric Vaughan on October 7, 2009 at 7:32 PM

Great shot, beautiful little scene.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on October 7, 2009 at 7:39 PM

This is one sweet image! Excellent comp and color. I used to live back east, not a s far as you though, and love these types of scenes.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 7, 2009 at 7:51 PM

Larry: This is spectacular IMO. If you have more we are having a fall color theme in Flora next week. Something like this would be most welcome. Superb shot.>=))>

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 7, 2009 at 7:57 PM

Delightful colors and depth offered by the light. A wee bit more web sharpening wouldn't hurt, other than that just wonderful.

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Comment posted by Mel Ladewig on October 7, 2009 at 8:05 PM

Wonderful display of colors Larry.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 7, 2009 at 9:59 PM

I loved the thumb and this meets all expectations. That reflection is seriously good and the whole comp keeps me looking. Well done.

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on October 7, 2009 at 10:02 PM

that's just damn nice all around!

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on October 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM

Sweet!!!

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Comment posted by Chad Merrell on October 7, 2009 at 11:59 PM

Amazing and beautiful. This could sell big time.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on October 8, 2009 at 1:38 AM

What a great find - an amazing fall scene.

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Comment posted by Trevor Anderson on October 8, 2009 at 3:05 AM

That's quaint if I ever saw it. Wonderful composition of a very beautiful area.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 8, 2009 at 6:38 AM

Monet would be proud to have this in his portfolio! Would love to see this printed on a large canvas. Just gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on October 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM

what va sweet spot you have found here!
light and mood and comp is great.
georg

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Comment posted by Steve France on October 8, 2009 at 7:13 AM

this is gorgeous!
sweet light and composition.

I think the tonality of the image could be adjusted a little as its a bit flat? Maybe compression is hurting this...as id imagine the file is quite large as is the nature of images like this with those details!

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 8, 2009 at 9:10 AM

The color and reflection are superb!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 8, 2009 at 10:58 AM

What a great color pallette Larry, and a wonderful scene. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 8, 2009 at 11:33 AM

Very beautiful shot. A painterly feel.

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Comment posted by Larry Reitz on October 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Thank you everyone for your kind comments.

Bill, I'll certainly try to post at least a couple of images in the special flora theme next week. Here in the Northeast we have good photo opportunities, but, none better than our fall color IMO.

Patricia, as I write this, it is printing on canvas and will be hung prominently under my canopy at the Roseland Cottage show in about a week.

Larry

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Beautiful Larry, especially the larger version! Love those birches, they create a nice visual.
Makes me really miss New England this time of the year!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on October 8, 2009 at 3:33 PM

You couldn't paint this scene any better... in fact, it looks and feels a bit like a beautiful painting to my eye. I love everything about this... great stuff!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on October 8, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Wonderful, Larry. There is no space wasted in this image. Every inch has purpose. Love it.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM

The standard version lost too much detail to compression, but the larger photo lived up to all the expectations I had from the thumbnail. The crispness and colors really rock!

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Comment posted by Ed Cooley on October 9, 2009 at 12:17 PM

Incredible composition, color and light. Makes me want to be there.

Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Chris Percival on October 9, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Beautifully composed and the range of colors is amazing.

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