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Pristine Geometry
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Pristine Geometry

by Neale Dyster

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 13, 2011640 views5 comments
It's supposed to not rain on only about 35 days per year here at Cradle Mountain. Most times I go, I seem to get blue skies! Anyway, with no sky drama happening I went for the reflection as the sun was going down.
It's a fairly standard view of this Tasmanian icon, but I felt the geometry of the reflected lines & shapes helped it work out. Opinions appreciated.
D300, 16-85 f/3.5 @ 16mm, 1/10th @ f/16

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 13, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Neale, this is a consistent and strong composition to me. The subsurface textures as well as the prominent elements in the foreground at the right keep my attention and bring the otherwise static scene to life.

Peter
Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Comment posted by Rodney Dugmore on June 13, 2011 at 8:40 PM
This is nicely done Neale.
Possibly you could lose the rh foreground elements I find them slightly distracting dunno then again they do add to it too.:biggrin:
Well captured
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Registered on January 3, 2004, 76 Posts, 1028 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 13, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Despite the cloudless conditions you came up with a good comp, Neale, and handled the light very well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Hi Neale - I think you did a good job with the cards you were handed. Sometimes the weather and skies just don't happen. I am a little torn regarding the right side bushes/tree. They do add a bit of depth to the image, but the tree heading out of the frame is a little distracting. Not knowing what your options were here for comps, I think this worked out pretty well.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on June 14, 2011 at 9:29 AM
I agree, my first thought was cool geometry. In fact If I web crop off the left, just to the left of the left hill, it's even more striking with a right to left flow, almost abstract. Great capture, I think you did a great job with the blue sky.
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments