GS6: Fading in Raindrops

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 4, 2012165 views8 comments

Gentle Spectacle VI: Fading In Raindrops

April first: A gentle shower makes sparkles on the surface of Lake George, but dims the brilliance of the scarlet flowers of red maple trees, and almost hides the form of Buck Mountain, fading into the raindrops.

This is another in a series of low-contrast, soft-color images that I enjoy in Nature, but don't make photographs that look spectacular, especially in thumbnails. Such images don't shout and grab your attention, but they hold my gaze if I take the time to look. I am always happy to see images like this among the more striking images that I also love to see.

Please look at the larger photograph. I'm afraid the small one just doesn't convey the feeling of this scene. It's all about the details and how they fade in the distance.

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105
1/200 sec. @ f/5.6; ISO 320
Hand-held from canoe

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on April 5, 2012 at 1:57 AM

Looking at the big version is just so tranquil. Well executed, Wayne. Feels so New Englandy with the white pine and the mix of evergreens and deciduous trees. And love the sprinkles on the water and the misty mountains. Never been to Lake George but always pictured it as wall to wall camps and cottages. Nice that there are some peaceful spots there as well. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 5, 2012 at 8:54 AM

Very nice Wayne. This is very enjoyable to look at and has a wonderful feel to me. I love these kind of scene as well. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on April 5, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Hi Wayne, you are right, the small version does not convey that feeling. I see exactly and feel exactly what you captured here. Very serene and can almost here the rain falling as the water laps lazily at the shoreline. Excellent!!

Registered on March 21, 2012, 32 Posts, 111 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 5, 2012 at 11:51 AM

I like the mood and feeling of this image. The muted colors are very nice as is the composition. I spent 8 weeks on Cranberry Lake one summer many years ago and this image brings back good memories.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 5, 2012 at 10:48 PM

Awesome image Wayne. So peaceful.

P.S. Amazing that this is handheld, and from a canoe no less. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 5, 2012 at 11:48 PM

Lovely rich colors and special mood. I love this series, it's so relaxing.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 6, 2012 at 1:29 PM

Beautiful shot, very peaceful. I agree with you completely that nature's serenity often doesn't translate well into a thumbnail for the web, yet many times it's the subtler images, such as this, that you look at again and again when hung on a wall.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 6, 2012 at 10:43 PM

It's definitely not your typical Landscape Wowzer

I like the balance a lot, and good mood. The problem for me is that im drawn to the bg hills--receding layers (the meteorologist in me can't resist) and I kind of ignore a lot of the surrounding stuff, almost seems wasted rather than supporting. Just not enough to pull me upstream, so to speak--a canoe in the water might have done the trick

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