Autumn Chaos II

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 17, 2011203 views18 comments

Another shot from my trip to Danube Floodplains in Lower Austria last week. In the late afternoon last sunrays illuminated this group of birches subtly.

Olympus E510, 14-54mm/2.8-3.5II at 40mm, f/11, 1/25s, ISO 200

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18 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM

This is excellent. Love the understated tones and dark and foreboding feel to the image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM

This is a wonderful image Peter. I love the light and soft color you caught here. This also has a feel that I really enjoy. You are really good at capturing these kind of images! Excellent work!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Helmut Steidl on November 17, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Hello Peter

Wonderfull Image with a wonderfull Crop ... Excelent

Helmut

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 17, 2011 at 10:38 AM

The thumbnail of this jumped out at me. I really like the starkness of this, as well as the muted colors. It's also very nicely composed for such a chaotic scene. Very enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Starkly beautiful Peter.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM

I like the coppery tone Peter and your composition works well again.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 17, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Peter, I like how the white trees stand out so well among the the other foliage. Interesting and visually complex image!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Peter, this is an excellent shot. I love how the white trees stand out so well. Well done

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on November 17, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Wonderful detail and subtle hues in this soft light....I love the intricate patterning of the fine, bare trees and undergrowth.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on November 17, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Superb, Peter! The subtle light works great in creating a mysterious atmosphere and the composition is just right.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM

Nicely seen and composed. The quality of the light is very interesting and appealing. It's almost like the light is helping to bring out the detail within the jumble of branches. I think that a slightly tighter crop perhaps would be worth considering, from the bottom and left, to eliminate some of the relatively empty space there.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 17, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Excellent image Peter. The subtle light on the trees is really outstanding, and I love the wonderful, intricate detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 17, 2011 at 9:14 PM

These trees have a lot of personality, Peter. It's sort of chaotic, but also abstract. Larger version shows a lot of wonderful detail.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 18, 2011 at 7:39 AM

Love all the natural colour in this Peter and the organised chaos. Lots and lots of detail in this.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 18, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Sure I like this one Peter! My kind of scene. And I like it for its familiarity. Very well composed. The light is super appealing too.

Not sure if these are birches though. I think it is a white poplar ("silberpappel").

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM

I like the chaos too!
2 suggestions:
personally id crop about half the bottom (1/2 the distance from the base of the lhs tree) this improves the balance IMO
If you save at about 800-900 pixels, you can save at 500KB and have less compression to worry about

Nice!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 19, 2011 at 1:58 AM

The colors are all so similar it almost looks like a monotone image. There is certainly lots of things to look at in this scene and all those details are crisp and clear. Excellent shot, Peter and thanks for the large version, it has a great deal more presence and information.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 19, 2011 at 6:38 AM

I love these scenes of controlled chaos. Fine detail and composition!

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