Eastham Wood

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2010262 views17 comments

This was taken at my local woodland. It's only a 10 minute drive from my house. As you can see, the leaves are not quite at there best colours yet but I liked the contrast between the dappled sunlit greens and the fallen brown leaves.

All feedback, good or bad is welcome and thanks for looking.

Gary.

D700, 16-35. 6 secs @ f/16, iso 200. Polariser.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on October 21, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Lovely detail here and like you I relly like the contrast between the still very nice greens and brown fallen leaves. Good image!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 21, 2010 at 7:46 AM

Really nice shot, Gary--the light is great and i love the green-red/brown contrast as well!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 21, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Very nice comp with the foreground double trunk serving as an off-center focal point. Nice light too. The image doesn't wow me, but it is very pleasant and easy to view.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 21, 2010 at 10:37 AM

A very pleasant feel in this picture. Very nice comp and all the leaves on the ground look great. With all the ones on the ground its amazing that the trees still have so many green ones left. Looks like a wonderful place to walk around and enjoy.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 21, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Ditto the other comments, I like the layered feel to this.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on October 21, 2010 at 2:12 PM

Great contrast between the two different color leaves. I like the hint of light that's working it's way through the trees. Well done in my eyes, a nice section of woods that looks pleaseing to visit.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 21, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Hi Gary,

Your processing looks wonderful - just enough red in the soil and greens are vibrant and realistic. The light is nice and your web sharpening looks about perfect. The small nit I have is the llc corner feels a bit empty; it certainly isn't deal breaker, but a rock or something to take up some space would have been nice. Overall, excellent work!

Michael

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 21, 2010 at 4:22 PM

Very pleasing image to me, looks like a great place to take a walk and unwind. The colors, composition and light all come together on this, well done.

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Comment posted by Mike Ryan on October 21, 2010 at 4:25 PM

This is very cool. The divide of color work well for me and is a nice contrast. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 21, 2010 at 4:39 PM

I've never seen such a clean forest! Very nice shot; as others have mentioned I like the contrast here as well as your comp.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 21, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Great light and color in the forest. Your comp has excellent structure, too. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 21, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Wow, what a great forest scene. Love the intense greens and the bareness of the forest floor with just the fallen leaves. Nice and inviting. Great work Gary.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on October 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM

I really like the small patches of light on the ground. Good work!

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on October 21, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Wonderful light Gary, perfect for this kind of scene. Comp is very well crafted too. Great work.

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on October 22, 2010 at 7:50 AM

Very elegant composition. The lower left is a bit empty but this is very minor.

gio

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 22, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Thanks everyone for your comments, I'm delighted with the feedback you've given it.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Just stunning!! Love that lush green canopy!

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