Drifting through.....

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 7, 2011243 views18 comments

Drifting through Antiquity

I guess I was feeling in an artistic mood. Nick Brandt was in the back of my mind during this one and I felt the soft sepia treatment worked well here. An earlier file from Pictured Rocks Park when I first bought my digital camera. I worked this one up in LIghtroom then photoshop for conversion. Edge burning was utilized and I know others might not like it but I feel it conveys my approach. It was kind of moody in my home as I had Pandora radio streaming through my entertainment speakers (Howard Shore channel).

Thanks for your time and comments.

Canon 40D
10-22 @ 18
CPL
30 sec. @ f 18

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Nice! It feels a little tight to me, but most verticals do, so it's probably just me. Also, maybe a tad heavy/dark at the top. I love the foreground, and the processing. I also really like Nick Brandt. I have his book, A Shadow Falls, and I get emotional every time I look through it.

Chris

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 7, 2011 at 9:11 PM

Anthony, very nice shot. Like everything about it (except I agree with the top being a little heavy). Way to go!

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 7, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Hi Anthony,
Very dreamy, very dramatic. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 7, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Sepia works very well here. Beautiful.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 8, 2011 at 12:15 AM

Sweet, Anthony. Your vision in processing continues to amaze me.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 8, 2011 at 2:25 AM

Cool shot, might also work with the darkest part of the sky cropped out, or at least brightened a bit, it's very inky on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 8, 2011 at 3:05 AM

very nice seascape

i like the tone

Hamed

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Johan Malmros on January 8, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Very beautiful image with a great mood to it.
In case you haven't tried, I think it would look nice in an alternative crop as well. Cutting some 15% or so off the bottom (and potentially a bit off the top to keep the horizon high).

Registered on January 6, 2011, 20 Posts, 154 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 8, 2011 at 7:59 AM

Excellent composition and processing. I love the mix of sharp and blurry elements and the way the flow of the water leads up into the frame.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Outstanding Anthony! A very artistic looking image.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 8, 2011 at 8:26 AM

I like it Anthony, has a nice comp, and i like the sepia treatment on this one. I would possibly consider taking a tad off the top, but overall very nice.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 8, 2011 at 9:06 AM

Very nice, Anthony. I like your processing here alot. Wonderful mood! I think a bit off the top would be ok too, but great work as is.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Beautiful shot Anthony, and exquisite conversion. I might crop about 5-10% off the top.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM

Great processing on this one Anthony, it has a great flow to it. I love those textures and lines in the rocks reminds me of the granite around Lake Huron where I shoot. I don't mind the the heavy top and the edge burning all part of your artistic vision. I do have a question about the framing and the choice about where you started your framing of the rock in the lower left corner. I was wondering why you cut it off and the rock mid frame at the edge? I am just trying to understand framing and composition better that's all. Lovely picture. Cheers

Registered on January 22, 2009, 12 Posts, 479 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 8, 2011 at 9:43 AM

I think the tones need a bit of evening, maybe darkening the foreground a bit as well. Then hit print.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Great tonality here, Anthony. I find the fg intriguing, but very appealing. I hope to one day have the chance to photograph rugged ocean shores like this one. Superb!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 8, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Classic Vincent, from capture to processing. Pure art, my friend!

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on January 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Love the lines and the depth they help convey. I'd either crop a tad of the dark off the very top or do something to help balance that top area more, but otherwise this really works for me.

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