In Silent Awe

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 23, 2012319 views26 comments

This was taken on the top of the world, well, from the top of Sentinel Dome last October. I always marvel at the beauty that is our world, in all its complexity as well as in its simplicity. I in some ways feel a little jealous of this little Jeffrey Pine in that it gets to bask in this every day.

Anyway, I did my best to include other elements like the Moon and Venus (it is just to the right of the tree) to add interest in this simple silhouette. No special techniques for extending dynamic range or depth of focus. Simple is good.

Hope you all enjoy it.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 23, 2012 at 7:04 AM

I agree Youssef, simple is good. I like the placement of the tree and Moon and the colours are nice. I wouldn't have noticed Venus if you hadn't mentioned it.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 23, 2012 at 8:26 AM

I agree simple and beautiful. I think the relatively smaller moon maintains its shape contrasts nicely with the tree, TFS

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 23, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Real pretty, Youssef. And as always, the moon. You should change the name of your business to Moon Light Photography.

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on January 23, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Beautiful colors! I'm thinking it might be kind of cool if the moon was enlarged a bit to make it more prominent--just a thought.

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Comment posted by Andrew Livingston on January 23, 2012 at 10:40 AM

I really enjoy the gradation of color in the sky. The land and Jeffrey Pine juxtapose against the sky beautifully.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Absolutely beautiful. Love the rich colors and interesting silhouette

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 23, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Nice twilight scene Youssef. I like the simple composition which helps you focus on the important aspects of the image: color & silhouettes.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM

The silhouette and colors work beautifully here!

Chris

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Wonderful silhouette scene here, Youssef. The angle of view with the small slice of the moon works perfectly. I do think I see Venus as you've mentioned, but the larger version might have been easier to see it all better....

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM

The silhouette comp works well here. The colors look just awesome. Simple and beautiful

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on January 23, 2012 at 1:43 PM

Simple and complex is our world, and we get to photograph it. Great silhouette.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 23, 2012 at 1:43 PM

Beautifully composed Youssef and a striking image. I really like the color gradients, bot top to bottom on the sky, as well as left to right on the orange/yellow. Simple is always good!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 23, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Simply done. There is no more here than needs to be here, and everything here that does need to be here (except possibly Venus, which I had to blow up 300 percent to find).

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 23, 2012 at 4:07 PM

Wonderful presentation Youssef

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on January 23, 2012 at 8:04 PM

I love the lone tree composition. Adding the moon tops it off. Really nice colors.

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on January 24, 2012 at 12:39 AM

This photo stirs emotion and that’s what a good photo is supposed to do.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 24, 2012 at 11:17 AM

The strong colors really make this scene. Love the tree and how it relates to both the landscape and the heavens.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 24, 2012 at 2:15 PM

the simplicity is always the best for show

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 24, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Simple, yet beautiful. Great placement of the elements.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on January 24, 2012 at 5:50 PM

I really enjoy your crescent moon images and this is no exception. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

A nice addition to your collection.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 25, 2012 at 12:44 AM

Youssef,

Simple is good, indeed. Did you catch the crescent moon tonight? It looked awesome from here in Livermore more although I didn't photograph.

I love the simplicity here and the composition is just solid. Beautiful image Youssef.

Lon

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 25, 2012 at 1:43 AM

Simply gorgeous, Youssef. Love the simplicity of the composition, uncluttered with the nice silhouette of the tree, the beautiful gradation in color in the sky, and the jewel of the moon. Fantastic.

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Comment posted by Robb Hirsch on January 26, 2012 at 4:26 PM

I love the elegant simplicity here. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Waleed Marhoum on January 27, 2012 at 1:34 PM

so elegant Yousef!, i can hear a music while watching your photo, so simple and so effective, i really like when simple little thing things can make the photo speaks for it self

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. I did not expect it with this photo.

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