Good-bye kiss

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 30, 2010923 views49 comments

Hello everybody!

Looking at this image, I know you can't relate it to spring, but it was shot two days ago. Beautiful conditions for photography, not so good for me and my equipment having to hike in rain and snow all day long. I had such a great time! I was going for a simple approach here (simplicity is one of my goals in photography). Hope you like it and I'm looking forward to your suggestions.

Comments

49 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on March 30, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Dorin, this is seriously one of the best nature images I have seen in a long time. Very creative and evocative. The only thing that will make it better for me would be seeing it in a print.

Guy

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on March 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM

My sentiments echo Guy's. This is just incredible, Dorin!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM

A very beautiful and evocative image Dorin. I love its simplicity and complexity all at the same time (if that makes any sense). Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Giovanni Allievi on March 30, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Lovely image Dorin, you really 'frozen' a moment...

Giovanni

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on March 30, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Oh Dorin this is wonderful, so elegant, subtle and evocative. Really, really well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 30, 2010 at 10:54 AM

This is superb Dorin! Just beautiful!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 30, 2010 at 11:06 AM

Really nice, Dorin. I love it.
Please see my replay to your comment to my image of Sinai.
Mauro.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on March 30, 2010 at 11:48 AM

I like this a lot, Dorin. Not least because I've been taking similar pictures this Winter. Beech trees are a gift to photographers in the depths of Winter (or 'Spring', in this case

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 30, 2010 at 12:02 PM

Great and evocative shot. I like the simplicity of the comp.It's very effective, though. Well done

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM

In my opinion you've achieved your goal in this image. Well done, Dorin.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 30, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Wow! Absolutely fabulous Dorin. What a beautiful moment in time; captured perfectly. And one of those images that need no words to describe.

Lon

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 30, 2010 at 12:25 PM

This is just awesome Dorin, incredibly beautiful, and full of emotion. Well done! I'd live through some more snow if it meant getting an image like this!

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on March 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM

you know I like these simple/complex images, mate! man, this is outstanding, all way threw. beautiful piece of work. ps: hope we can do some of these later this year....

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 30, 2010 at 12:47 PM

I really love the heavy snowfall and the title is perfect. I might do some overall dodging and burning to make the tree stand out a little more.

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Comment posted by andy puttbach on March 30, 2010 at 1:15 PM

A picture is worth a thousand wor............

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on March 30, 2010 at 2:24 PM

Simple, graphic, beautiful. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on March 30, 2010 at 2:40 PM

I'm in agreement with the comments here. I to try to keep my photos as simple as I can. Going out in these kinds of conditions, my body says no, but you can come up with some unique images as you have done here.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on March 30, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Fantastic. I love this shot. Don't mean to sound bland, but I've gotta say that Guy's comments are spot on.

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Comment posted by István Pénzes on March 30, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Elegant and excellent!!

István Pénzes
Győr, Hungary

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on March 30, 2010 at 4:26 PM

wow...simple and beautiful.

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Comment posted by Pete D on March 30, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Hi Dorin - I must follow your work more closely!

This is very appealing. I think it is the form of the tree, so nicely brought forward by the leaves. The vertical trunks in the distance are very important to the visual impact. This is something I could hang on my wall, which says a lot because there is very little on my walls.

Pete D.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 30, 2010 at 8:28 PM

This is very good Dorin. I love the emotion this evokes. Lovely composition.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 30, 2010 at 9:35 PM

What Guy said in the first comment. Absolutely terrific.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 30, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Thumb gave almost no clue to what was going on here. I really like it at this size. Simplicity for sure with just the right balance of abstract. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on March 30, 2010 at 10:37 PM

fantastic!

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 31, 2010 at 3:50 AM

awesome. well worth the discomfort. one of the best snow/rain images I know of.
georg

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on March 31, 2010 at 4:36 AM

Very original and creative. Stunning creation by you Dorin! Fantastic image this.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 31, 2010 at 5:57 AM

Pretty and evocative and not a little memserising. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 31, 2010 at 6:10 AM

Simpler is better! Super image, Dorin!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on March 31, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Beautiful graphic image Dorin. Well scene and captured!

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Comment posted by Steve France on March 31, 2010 at 7:51 AM

wonderful 'seeing'

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on March 31, 2010 at 10:34 AM

A very "zen" photograph -- well seen and well executed!

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Comment posted by Mary Dennis on March 31, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Nice. Very, very nice Doran. I love the hint of golden leaves in the BG and the tree trunks....It's funny how this is a spring image when there is the presence of autumn (leaves) and winter (snow) all mixed in. Lots of depth here....not the technical kind but the emotional kind.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 31, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Gorgeous work Dorin, love everything about it.
John

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on March 31, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions, guys and girls. I really appreciate them.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on March 31, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Wonderful simplicity Dorin, great work!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 31, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Incredible Dorin. the simplicity and the textures make this superb.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on March 31, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Nailed it right on the head, Dorin. A beautiful image....... funny how the more simple an image gets the more beautiful it can become.

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Comment posted by Cory O'Neill on March 31, 2010 at 11:02 PM

And to think I glanced past this several times before looking at it more closely. I agree with everything said above. You've captured simplicity that speaks volumes. Well seen, Dorin!

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on April 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Love it! Nothing to add!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 1, 2010 at 1:47 PM

Truly amazing. Love it.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 6, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Just mesmerizing. I can't stop looking at it. Very well done indeed. Def worthy of the WP. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on April 6, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Congrats on the EP, this is a gorgeous image! I have to agree with Guy, the only thing that would make this better for me is seeing a large print. Grats.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 6, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Very beautiful and subtle.
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on April 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Dorin,
congratulations on this very well deserved EP. Truly an amazing piece of art.

Paolo

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Comment posted by David Cobb on April 7, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Just lovely Dorin, the texture of the snowfall is perfect.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 8, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Dorin: Wonderful find and capture. Congrats on the EP. >=))>

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 9, 2010 at 1:27 PM

I missed this one when posted Dorin. With respect to the art side of landscape photography, this hits the sweet spot. Absolutely fantastic!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 20, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Stunning work!

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