On Golden Pond + Pano

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 23, 2011393 views26 comments

Lac LeJeune, BC sunrise

D300
18-200mm VR @ 95mm
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

PS: I'm intrigued by Jared's suggestion - here is a pano crop. Had to mess with it a bit on the bottom.
I'd b interested in what people think of the pano version - please scroll down...

Thanks -
Sandy

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 23, 2011 at 7:03 AM

A gorgeous and tranquil scene Sandy. Wonderful atmosphere with the mist rising from the water and the rippled reflection.

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on May 23, 2011 at 7:54 AM

Very peaceful Sandy. I like all the layers you have going on here.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 23, 2011 at 8:43 AM

Very nice and moody, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 23, 2011 at 10:01 AM

Very serene, I can almost hear and feel the peacefulness. I might be tempted to boost contrast just a bit.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM

I have no criticism of this whatsoever. The composition, the layers of water/fog/trees/sky are just right. The silhouette and reflection of the loon is a nice, even necessary fillip. I am so glad you resisted the temptation to jack up the color of what is a quiet, serene and reverential scene.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Tranquility! I can really feel this. I just need to put on a loon call dvd. Very nice, Sandy.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on May 23, 2011 at 10:53 AM

Love the mood to this Sandy. Another option may be to crop and make this a pano format removing the sky reflection, but this works very well as presented.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 23, 2011 at 11:07 AM

Beautiful atmospheric light Sandy,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 23, 2011 at 2:42 PM

Really pretty and tranquil scene, Sandy! Love the kind of high key presentation. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 23, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Fantastic scene, Sandy. The light on the mist is just wonderful, and the bird adds so much.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 23, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Looks great! nice mood and tranquil scene

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on May 23, 2011 at 7:50 PM

Beauty

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 23, 2011 at 9:28 PM

This is excellent Sandy. I really like the mist and the gold tones. The bird adds a nice point of interest to the foreground.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 23, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Tony - come on over to Avian sometime

It's a loon!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on May 23, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Peaceful image Sandy. Very beautiful. Perfect composition and I love the trees and reflection.

Michael

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 23, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Ok, here is a pano version. I think I like the original better.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 24, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Pano works well, too. I like them both!!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on May 24, 2011 at 10:01 AM

I like the pano version, maybe with a little more of the blue tones in the reflection - not as tight a crop I guess. Your timing with the lighting looks perfect.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 24, 2011 at 10:29 AM

wonderful peace and mood here sandy. can almost hear it cry ...! i like the pano ... maybe you took off slightly too much?

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on May 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Very nicely done, Sandy. My preference would be the original one.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on May 24, 2011 at 11:27 AM

I do like the pano, but agree that I would like to see maybe just a little more on the bottom to give the loon a bit more breathing room. Either way you go this is great Sandy!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 24, 2011 at 1:59 PM

The pano is a much better presentation Sandy; stellar shot!

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on May 24, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Wow, this is really beautiful. Serenity now.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 1:29 AM

Sandy,

A beautiful moment you've captured. "On Golden Pond" is perfect. Not much to critique here, but I will comment that I think you went just a tad too much on the crop. I haven't read all the comments and I was thinking a little crop as well, but I think leaving a little more color with the blue/gray adds to the image. The original works quite well for me and still captures a wonderful, quiet and echoing kind of moment.

Lon

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on May 25, 2011 at 7:40 AM

Sandy, you nailed it the first time. Wonderful atmosphere with the warm light and rising mist.

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 2, 2011 at 7:37 PM

I too vote for the original. Truly fantastic Sandy, one of your best!

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