Early Spring in Virginia

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 15, 201173 views4 comments

This is my first post in this forum.

Here is a photo of a Virginia Civil War Battlefield with an abandoned farm house showing the early signs of Spring. The only resident, a vulture, can be seen in the tree watching me after I surprised him walking around his house. He jumped out onto that tin roof with a lot of noise. The sky is bland but I feel it shows off the trees well and made for a nice reflection in the boundary canal.

Nikon D 300 F9 1/320th ISO 200 with Nikon 18-135 @ 33mm

Comments and critiques please. I learn from every post

Andrew

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 16, 2011 at 10:56 AM

A rather atmospheric scene. The gloomy sky works but I would like to see more contrast between the trees and the building which seem to blend into each other a little.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 16, 2011 at 7:17 PM

It sure looks gloomy, which fits the nature of the battlefield nicely. I'm amazed to find a blooming Forsythia in a gloomy picture.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 16, 2011 at 11:26 PM

I think the dark processing works well here Andrew. BTW - Welcome to M&N Gallery.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 17, 2011 at 8:21 PM

If the sky were bright, I think the image would not evoke such a message. Like this a lot Andrew. Well shown.
Bob

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