Intertwined

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 5, 201192 views9 comments

I got a chance to go out for a walk last night along the snow encrusted shores of Lake Huron. I found these needle grasses waiting to be photographed. I really like the delicate and intertwined nature of the reeds. I got lucky and had some nice complementary light.

One exposure double processed for the treeline. Tk's masks with dodging and burning. Canon 5D 17mm f16 .6sec iso100. Any and all thought on processing or comp. will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance and check out the large version for better details.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 5, 2011 at 11:30 PM

I like the arched grasses Raymond but I really find the mix of pink sky and cold blue sky appealing.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 6, 2011 at 2:01 AM

I like the arched grasses as well, Raymond, and you had a wonderful sunset as well. My only suggestion is that I wonder if you could have focused the composition even more on the grasses by choosing a patch that filled the left corner as well.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 6, 2011 at 2:09 AM

I like the texture in the foreground and the pastel colors in of the sky, really a serene mood. Somehow I think of cropping the sky a little bit, maybe it could help concentrate on the delicate grasses.

Peter

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 6, 2011 at 8:16 AM

Beautiful clarity, detail, light, colors. The grasses are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 6, 2011 at 8:20 AM

A very elegant composition - it works well. It portrays a beautiful winter evening.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 6, 2011 at 10:16 AM

This is so nice, Raymond. I love the feel you captured here. Nice evening winter color and the grasses do give this such a nice elegant feel. Wonderful detail too! I like this alot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on January 6, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Fascinating subject and wonderful light. I agree with Floris that the left side of the frame feels a bit empty in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 6, 2011 at 8:19 PM

Lovely shot. I really like the texture in the foreground snow, and the pastels in the sky.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 6, 2011 at 10:25 PM

I like the scene. Could see a bit more sat and darkening of the sky.

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