Pinks and Blues

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 8, 2011188 views15 comments

Hey,
I shot this along Lake Tahoe's eastern shore a few years back. One of the most peaceful mornings I've experienced. Recently reprocessed it, and was wondering what were your thoughts. larger version included., thanks.

D200,
18-70mm,
GND,
.7sec, F/11,

Chris

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by James Fougère on May 8, 2011 at 2:17 PM

I like it Chris, but that rock on the left that is half out of the screen causes me to get stuck in that area. The light is nice and handled well with your processing. The first group of rocks are well placed in the scene

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 8, 2011 at 3:43 PM

Thanks James. I have a horizontal that I moved to the left and composed more to the right. It doesn't have the rocks on the left edge. I think in the end, I like it better for it's simplicity, and zen like qualities. It doesn't have the transparent foreground like this one though. looking at this here, I think it could use a bump in saturation too. It was an intense pink and blue earth shadow for the horizontal. I didn't make this comp until the light and color had started to go. I did however, just recently sell a 16x20 print of this image! Thanks again.

Chris

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Comment posted by dean hebert on May 8, 2011 at 5:08 PM

This has a calming quality to it. I think a bit simpler comp would work better. Congrats on the sale.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 8, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Chris, I really like the light and feel with this. The soft colors are very nice too. I like this foreground too, but I do agree with James about the rock on the left side which you have already talked about. Very pretty, and hey, you already sold one!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Not much to complain about Chris. I do see how the rocks to the left break balance but hey.
You nailed the light and technical side of things. Glad your moving your work out

Thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 8, 2011 at 6:33 PM

Really enjoy the green in the fg. Nice peaceful scene. Nice comp

aF

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on May 8, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Peaceful image with a fantastic color palette. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Robert Beideman on May 8, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Perfect composition in terms of the placement of the line of rocks in the image...creates a great break between transparency and reflection.

Would also love to see the horizontal comp you mentioned...

Robert

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 8, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Perfectly done, Chris. Can't think of think I'd change.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 9, 2011 at 12:37 AM

Love the pastel colors and the details of the submerged rocks, Chris. Excellent composition in my opinion. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM

i like everything about this - the comp, colours, peace. lovely!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 9, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Absolutely lovely Chris. I love the soft pastel reflection and sky. As you say - very peaceful and relaxing.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 9, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Hey Chris, this is a very sweet capture--one that I don't think will register a ton on the gallery hit-o-meter, but a soft, warm feel that I like so much. While the term "painterly" image is maybe overused, I think it under-appreciated in general in photography now with HDR, high-res/high-saturation, extreme sharpness, etc.--but that's just IMHO!! As long as the sales roll in, I'll take that over views every time!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 9, 2011 at 7:01 PM

I like the clarity in the foreground and subtle pastel colors Chris. The overall comp works very well.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 9, 2011 at 7:18 PM

I've been meaning to get up to this place, even planning a trip that I canceled the day of (due to weather) last November after scheming to shoot this under the light of the full moon. I really like the hints of texture on the water and the overall color scheme. It all makes for a very pleasant scene.

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