Light Strings (+ repost)

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 20, 201185 views6 comments

As I stepped outside this morning, the sunrise along with the ice on the trees and hillsides created an incredible light display.

D60, ISO-200, 1/640th, f-11.0, 48mm. Larger posted, thanks for any C&C.

REPOST WITH CROP OF SKY ADDED.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 20, 2011 at 5:32 PM

Looks like a terrific little ice storm there, Bill! We dont get many of those here in Ern CO--i miss them. Well, clean up the sky noise ust a bit (personally, id just crop the dark top where the noise is most evident) and this will be a real winner. Pretty shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Hey Stan, thank you for the input. I agree, I didn't notice the noise though 'til posted here. Please check out the larger version, though no matter what, the compression does not do this justice, a fave new abstract of mine.

There are no shooting or processing tricks, this is how it looked, the tree was aglow, as were the mountains. I missed most of it, which I regret.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 20, 2011 at 11:05 PM

A great eye for seeing this Bill. It only last for so long and you really need to be ready when these types of conditions come up. Everything looks good to me, just wondering if you sharpened the sky, that also could lead to the noise in the upper portion. Cheers

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

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on January 21, 2011 at 1:27 AM

I agree with Stan; I don't see any reason not to let the tree leave the top of the frame since it is already clipped on every other side (the right choice I think). Even the larger version isn't probably doing this justice.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM

Here is a crop that serves the purpose (hopefully) of eliminating the noise, and making an even more compelling comp. Thanks for the advice guys!

And you are correct I think Kent, the thumbnail looks like nothing special at all, the larger version here is getting somewhere... but large on the monitor it really pops. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Neven Dries on January 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Nice shot, Bill! I like the repost a bit better than the original. Good eye!

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