Big Wedeene River

Doug,

Welcome to NPN and the ES&S Gallery! What a great first post. Ya know, I can just imagine and sense a Grizzly at the river's edge, just about where the bend in the river starts. The dark, gloomy sky adds great mood to the scene and I love the color of the glaciated waters.

My only nit/suggestion would be the saturation of the greens in the trees. they seem a little too much, at least for me. But that's an easy fix and ultimately a matter of personal taste as well.

Welcome aboard. We look forward to your images and for your comments and participation.

Lon

I respond to color more than most, so, of course, for me this works really well. The turquoise in the river is great. The trees look a little soft to me.

Simple and strong composition Doug. That is some beautiful water. The haloing around the top of the trees is a bit distracting though. Best way to get a photo like this to work without trying to dodge the tops of the trees is to use multiple exposures and blend manually, with or without filters. ;]

I like the scene, but the grad nd line is fairly obvious. Like Nicolaus mentioned, multiple exposures may have been the way to go with this one, rather than the grad.

Fantastic green on blue here. Striking

Reminds me a lot of the Austrian river "Salza" - there's a place that looks exactly the same. The water color is lovely and the sky is quite dramatic. I would crop a little from the bottom to get rid of that darker area in the LRC. The trees also feel a little dark to me and seem to have a halo (maybe from tonemapping). Otherwise nice presentation of the place.

Great colours and a strong composition make this image! Really gives a wilderness feel! nits covered

I like the low-contrast, high-color-saturation look. Maybe already mentioned below, but the trees seem a bit soft sharpness-wise.

Thanks for bringing these things to my attention guys. I can work on a few of these things for sure. Much appreciated!

Doug

A really nice scene. I like this simple composition, it seems very effective. The color of the water is fantastic and the ripples farther back add a nice extra touch.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

Love the blues and greens, especially that water color.