Gallery: LandscapePosted July 20, 2011274 views8 comments
Sunset at the Maryland side of Great Falls. The Potomac River fills from water from these rapids.
Canon 5D Mark II, Nikkor 14-24mm/2.8G
2 exposure manual blend. one exposure for the water and sky, one for the rock and trees.
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Jonathan Heywood on July 20, 2011 at 2:10 PM
I really like how the color of the sky is very similar to the color of the rock. Nicely seen.
Registered on February 22, 2010, 18 Posts, 87 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 20, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Lovely textures upfront and I like the depth in this. I would probably try to give the sky a bit more punch
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 20, 2011 at 7:06 PM
Nice to see some photos from this part of the country. Great lead in and perspective. And a nice pastel sunset to boot, very cool.
Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 20, 2011 at 7:48 PM
Navin,
I missed your first entry so I'd like to welcome you to NPN and the Landscape Gallery. Both of these first two images are great first entries to the gallery. This one here has caused me to take a double-look because it's almost an optical illusion for me in that it's hard for me to tell which way the flow is going. And of course not being familiar with the location doesn't help. But then, it only takes a moment to get my bearings and I figured it out. ;-)
I really like how the soft magenta colors are echoed between the sky and the rocks. The sky/clouds is very complimentary to the overall image. The clean whites of the water tell me there isn't any global color cast, otherwise I might suggest some color changes (very minor). And excellent capture.
As a side note and reminder, max image size is 720px on the long end. I see you've linked to a static Flikr image, which is fine, but please keep the main image to 720px. A larger 1200px image can be uploaded, but you'll need to use that option when posting the original images and selecting the upload option. Hope this makes sense and thanks!
Lon
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 20, 2011 at 9:18 PM
BIG picture. Had to F11 it to get it all on my monitor. The blend looks really good with the balance of light allowing all elements to receive some attention. Agree with Morkel that experimenting with the sky to maybe increase saturation/texture might be worth a try.
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Comment posted by Gorka Lopez on July 21, 2011 at 2:39 AM
Great textures and leading lines. I love the way water makes its way through the rock. I find the sky a little bit dark compared to the foreground. In any case this image works really well
Registered on July 4, 2011, 8 Posts, 31 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Lovely shot of this section of the falls. The flow of the rocks and the flow of the water work very well together. There is a decidedly pink cast to the rocks that may be a reflection of the sky.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM
thanks, everyone for the comments and suggestions. apologies for the image size exceeding the standards; i'll make sure to address that going forward.
@lon, do you suggest that I add a similar pinkish cast to the water?
here is an updated version that adds a bit of definition to the clouds, and lightens the slight vingette. as usual its tough to paint around tree limbs...
I welcome your thoughts!
Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
Comments
8 commentsI missed your first entry so I'd like to welcome you to NPN and the Landscape Gallery. Both of these first two images are great first entries to the gallery. This one here has caused me to take a double-look because it's almost an optical illusion for me in that it's hard for me to tell which way the flow is going. And of course not being familiar with the location doesn't help. But then, it only takes a moment to get my bearings and I figured it out. ;-)
I really like how the soft magenta colors are echoed between the sky and the rocks. The sky/clouds is very complimentary to the overall image. The clean whites of the water tell me there isn't any global color cast, otherwise I might suggest some color changes (very minor). And excellent capture.
As a side note and reminder, max image size is 720px on the long end. I see you've linked to a static Flikr image, which is fine, but please keep the main image to 720px. A larger 1200px image can be uploaded, but you'll need to use that option when posting the original images and selecting the upload option. Hope this makes sense and thanks!
Lon
@lon, do you suggest that I add a similar pinkish cast to the water?
here is an updated version that adds a bit of definition to the clouds, and lightens the slight vingette. as usual its tough to paint around tree limbs...
I welcome your thoughts!