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Against The Blue
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Against The Blue

by dean hebert

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 11, 2011125 views7 comments
I went looking for this shot but I was hoping for more gradient in the water. I probably should have used a smaller apeture.
Xsi,55-250@100,1/6@f8,ISO 100.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 11, 2011 at 1:01 PM
Nice Dean. The various shades of green work well together. Conceptually, I think shifting the camera to the right thus bringing the tree on more a third. The subtle shades of water would them dominate the right 2/3 and balancing that out would be the tree.
Did you crop or have something of that nature? Thats all I have for critique, otherwise this is very nice.
The simplicity make this work.
Good eye
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 11, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Nice study in green. I really like the strong structure of the tree trunk as a foil to all the color.
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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on June 11, 2011 at 7:53 PM
Hi Dean - I am surprised that this does not have more comments. I really like this a lot! The bright green leaves against the beautiful water. I also think a 6x12 aspect ratio crop of the middle section would work, too.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 11, 2011 at 8:21 PM
This is really interesting, and I like it very much. Your comp works well for me here too. I think it is really well done and very pleasing to look at. Looks like it would make a nice print to me.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by John Williams on June 12, 2011 at 9:39 AM
The mix of green on green works great. When you say smaller aperture, do you mean you wanted more DOF?
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Comment posted by dean hebert on June 12, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Yes John, I was thinking the leaves could be sharper with a bit more DOF.
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 12, 2011 at 2:26 PM
I like it as is. The off-centered comp works very well and the colors are sweet.
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