Duck Weed and Cypress

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 16, 2010336 views13 comments

An older image from two years ago when Ronnie Gaubert and I met at Lake Martin in early February. The late winter can be a little drab, but I thought the duck weed added a bit to this.

Olympus E-3, ZD50-200 at about 138

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13 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 16, 2010 at 11:56 PM

Bill, very nice photo. I like the mood it sets. Where is Lake Martin?

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Comment posted by Bruce Palla on January 17, 2010 at 12:10 AM

There's got to be a gator in there somewhere. It actually is a very calming image. I echo John, where is Lake Martin?

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 17, 2010 at 12:18 AM

beautiful simple graphic composition

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 17, 2010 at 1:59 AM

Nicely organized trees in this image. The green color does add a nice contrast. Nice comp.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 17, 2010 at 4:28 AM

Love the horizontal lines of shadow in contrast with the vertical reach of the trees. Really nice one, Bill.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 17, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Very nice Bill. I like the warm side lightning a lot. The the way you framed the trees is very well done as well - good choice of focal length!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Thanks for the comments. This particular Lake Martin is in south Louisiana near Lafayette south of I-10 on the western edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. Also known as Cypress Island preserve, a large portion of it is owned by the Nature Conservancy, which contains one of the largest rookeries for wading birds in the US. During nesting season the rookery hosts large numbers of great egret, little blue heron, roseate spoonbill, black crowned night heron, anhinga, white ibis and cattle egret. Also there are healthy populations of barred owls, red tail hawks, common moorhens as well as significant numbers of ducks. And yes, there ARE lots of alligators. It's a fun place to go if you're in the area, just south Breaux Bridge on LA31.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 17, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Looks like some really nice light you had. Well captured and the structure in the comp is excellent.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 17, 2010 at 7:26 PM

This is anything except drab, Bill. I really like the graphic look of the lower half with the sort of triangular line-up of trees and the horizontal shadows.

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Comment posted by Steve Neff on January 17, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Very well done Bill. I'd like to see this beauty in B & W. Do you have a B & W version?

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 18, 2010 at 1:21 AM

Pretty powerful effect here!

Mark

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 18, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Steve, and for others interested, here's a B&W conversion with a bit of contrast added. Thanks again for the comments.

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on January 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Nice!

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