View into space (+ rp)

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 8, 2010346 views17 comments

On a beautiful summer morning I was out to photograph the Roe Deer rut. Unfortunately there wasn't any activity, but the early-morning mist was very atmospheric so I took a few environmental images instead. Hope you like this one. Comments and critiques are welcome and most appreciated.
Nikon D80 @ 500 mm, iso 200, F 4.5, 1/125 sec. on a tripod.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 8, 2010 at 7:48 AM

Stunning comp and while it looks pretty cool for color temperature, the effect is superb. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 8, 2010 at 8:10 AM

The blue cast is actually quite beautiful, Sandra! However, there is a lot of foreground where nothing is happening, and the image may benefit with more cropping, imo.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on September 8, 2010 at 8:19 AM

Looks great Sandra, the crop is perfect. The subdued light is lovely.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 8, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Beautiful atmosphere and cool animalscape !
I sort of agree with Dr Ajit's suggestion and may prefer to have about 1/3 of frame as foreground.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 8, 2010 at 9:06 AM

I think this is great. Love the composition. I like the very shallow DOF and the use of the OOF foreground to create a base for the image. The image feels like it is tilted to the right. Maybe that is the way the ground really was, but I'd straighten it anyway. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 8, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Very beautiful image, Sandra. I love the colors, comp, and mood of this image.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 8, 2010 at 7:05 PM

The atmosphere and color here is very interesting. It is very soft and pleasing.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 9, 2010 at 9:15 AM

Hi Sandra,

Very simple and with nice supporting (yet very subtle) detail to engage the eye - well done! I quite like the colour, that fogbank, plus the background. If the image were mine (and if the original would allow it), I think I'd experiment with shifting the entire image "downward" slightly, i.e., crop off a little more foreground and add that small amount to the top of the frame. The rationale for this is that the immediate foreground is so blurred it adds little to the frame anyway, while that subtle background is a real winner (at least to me).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 9, 2010 at 8:18 PM

I agree with Brad about the option of a subtle shift, but I think this is very engaging, as posted. Good work! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 10, 2010 at 8:39 AM

Thank you all for your comments and your constructive suggestions. I slightly reworked the image and reposted it.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 10, 2010 at 12:52 PM

Hey Sandra,

I very much like the re-post - subtle changes but it makes a lot of difference to my eye! So pleasing to look at!

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 11, 2010 at 10:14 PM

The repost is much better, Sandra!

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 14, 2010 at 5:59 PM

A beautiful image, deserving of EP. Congratulations.

The change in the re-post is so subtle that I had to go back and forth between the two and read the comments above it to detect it. It works fine for me either way.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Congrats Sandra!

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Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 16, 2010 at 12:39 PM

This is incredible, love it

Would look fantastic on the wall

Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 18, 2010 at 5:09 AM

Everything's been said - BEAUTIFUL!

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 20, 2010 at 3:41 AM

An unusual and compelling image -
congrats on the EP!

Sandy r

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