By Nature, By Man

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 28, 2010148 views9 comments

While exploring the Elephant Plains game reserve in South Africa one foggy morning, I asked our driver to stop so I could snap a quick shot if these "dueling" shapes. Several windmills dot the national parks and reserves in that part of the country, but in this case I liked the proximity of the contrasting silhouettes. A grey heron sits atop the tree, btw.

Canon 40D
Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS
ISO100
1/400th
f/8

Max

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 29, 2010 at 3:56 AM

Very cool love this shot. Great silhouette and a simple well executed idea. Could you ask the heron to stand at the end of the dead tree next time - shocking oversite.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 29, 2010 at 6:30 AM

Nice moody image Max, the heron is really adding to the image

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 29, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Neat image. Good eye to see the comp. in this shot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 29, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Wonderful contrasting silhouettes Max. Great idea and image.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on October 29, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Wow, very well seen and executed. The fog makes this really 2 dimensional (not what we want usually, but works perfectly here). Simple and powerful.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on October 30, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Very cool photo Max. Either subject by itself would make a nice silhouette image in the fog. But by captured both in the same image creates a very interesting photograph for the exact reasons you have mentioned, contrasting shapes.
Very nice.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on October 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Love the mood it displays...nice !!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 30, 2010 at 11:50 AM

This is really neat Max. Wonderful mood and very nicely composed.

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on November 6, 2010 at 8:40 PM

The thumbnail looked nice with the simple comp but the heron atop the tree is an excellent plus to the scene.

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