Grasmere

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 31, 2011911 views24 comments

A light fog early one morning a few weeks ago over Grasmere in the Lake District NP, UK.

All comments are welcome, good or bad and thanks for looking.

D700, 200mm Ai, 1/30 sec at f/16, iso 200.

Gary.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Jack Garrett on October 31, 2011 at 9:44 AM

I love the pastel colors in this! Nice mood. The only minor issue I have is the watermark in the larger image...it would be better if positioned in a lower corner.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 31, 2011 at 9:46 AM

Really like the subtle purples and greens Gary. Very painterly and ethereal.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 31, 2011 at 10:05 AM

calm muted morning... I love it.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM

The colors and composition work together very well here with the central tree as a perfect focal point.

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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on October 31, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Beautiful. Love the mood. Reminds me of a painting.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 31, 2011 at 12:14 PM

I love the atmoshere and the pastel colors. Beautiful scene

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 31, 2011 at 1:21 PM

Fantastic scene Gary! Like a painting. Print it large!

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 31, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Eva came up with the words I was groping for; I'll just add "sublime."

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 31, 2011 at 2:01 PM

The subtle layers and colors are fantastic Gary! Painterly indeed!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on October 31, 2011 at 2:46 PM

Very calm and moody! Sometimes I feel that every image should be about that, just to relax looking at it, nothing more.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 31, 2011 at 3:10 PM

I love the soft feel of the pastel colors here, Gary. This has the feel of a wonderful painting to me. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 31, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Very, very pretty Gary. I personally think the magenta could be toned down some, but that's a personal choice. The fog and overlapping textures make this very peaceful.

Michael

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 31, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Gary,

This is a very tranquil and pleasing scene. Soft light and a soft mood with the layers of trees being separated by the misty haze is working very nicely here. I don't know if I consider this a nit or not, but this does have a magenta cast to it. But honestly as much as I always try and nuetralize magenta, I think it may play to the images mood and advantage here. So I'll just call it an observation. Like a painting indeed.

Now I'm gonna have to move this ...... JUST KIDDING!

Thanks for posting!

Lon

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Comment posted by Tim Donnelly on October 31, 2011 at 5:49 PM

Such a lovely feel to it! That mist adds such a beautiful quality to the image

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 31, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Gorgeous color cast here, and such a quiet, peaceful scene. Very painterly. I might consider cropping a little off the bottom to reduce the 50/50 look a little. Absolutely beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 31, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Wow, this is straight out of the 19th century, Gary! An absolutely marvelous landscape image!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 31, 2011 at 10:46 PM

Very beautiful. The magenta cast over the entire image is something special, works well with the other pastel colors and the muted feel to the scene.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 1, 2011 at 6:47 AM

Thanks everyone,

Michael and Lon, I did try reducing the magenta cast a little whilst processing this but it just didn't have the same feel to it. Thanks again for your feedback.

Cheers, Gary.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 1, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Exciting combo of mist and color.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 1, 2011 at 4:55 PM

Beautiful very painterly image. I like that I can see the mountains in the background, but have to work a bit to look at them closely.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 2, 2011 at 1:11 AM

Magenta is a bit strong for my tastes, but a marvelous shot nonetheless.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on November 2, 2011 at 4:44 AM

An absolutely gorgeous shot, Gary. One of my favs on this site for a while I think. Love the beautiful soft light and tones, and the magenta mood is really magical. I hear baroque classical music looking at this, perhaps some Handel. I'm sure this would make a fantastic print!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 3, 2011 at 8:25 AM

Thanks again everyone,

David, I take that as a very high compliment indeed.

Cheers, Gary.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on November 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Very beautiful! Nice pastel colors, first I thought you used some PS filters, looks like a painting.

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