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Everglades Sky

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 5, 2011139 views6 comments
Made this image from a ladder on my truck bed in order to get over the fg trees and show the Marl Prairie in the distance. This is a 2 image blend, shot in early morning.


D3s 200-400@210mm f/16 1/20

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Tom Haxby on June 5, 2011 at 6:39 PM
I can just feel the heat and humidity. On my monitor this could however be lighter on the foreground and parts of the clouds.
Registered on July 6, 2006, 126 Posts, 647 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 5, 2011 at 8:38 PM
Very nice. It's a little dark, but that also adds to the drama. I really like the mistiness of the horizon.
Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on June 5, 2011 at 9:49 PM
That is some crazy light! The foreground is quite dark but the sky makes it all worth viewing.
Registered on June 2, 2009, 103 Posts, 1500 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 6, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Beautiful color and light Wayne. This must be viewed in a dark room however.. You may want to add that comment in your description.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 7, 2011 at 1:56 AM
Wayne,

Great drama in the sky. And kudos to you for using the ladder! I've always told myself I was going to haul one around just for that purpose - even so much as trying to devise a way to mount a tripod head on top of the ladder... anyway....

My only suggestion would be a crop of about 1/2 of the dark foreground. I see some plant highlights, but really there's not enough detail that is adding anything to the image. The long, dark cloud up top speaks pano anyway.

A beautiful sight.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Lars Lentz on June 7, 2011 at 3:24 PM
A great shot! I love the darkness and the orange of the sky. I think it is fine as-is, but if I were to experiment with it, I might try cropping all edges toward center to showcase that fantastic sky. I'm not sure if it would work though. Again, I like it as-is!
Registered on March 26, 2011, 42 Posts, 70 Comments