Lake In The Clouds III

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 11, 2012171 views11 comments

Lake In The Clouds III: Tall Pines

This is the third in my series of Black and Whites from a wet, cloudy day on an Adirondack Lake.

This is kind of an unconventional composition. I planned the shot as a vertical, but also shot a horizontal version "just in case." Somehow, the vertical version that concentrated on the pines looked incomplete, so decided to post this square one to see what you think of it.

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105
1/100 sec. @ f/11; ISO 320
Hand-held from canoe
Converted to B&W in CS5

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on May 11, 2012 at 7:47 PM

That's a really nice B&W Wayne! I like the square format/comp and I like the way the lighter tree contrasts against the darker ones.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on May 11, 2012 at 10:04 PM

I like this a lot. The contrasts in this are amazing, and the B+W fits this image perfectly! Very nice---and I like the square crop as well...

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 11, 2012 at 10:36 PM

These just keep getting better. I think the square crop is a keeper. Makes a well balanced image. Very nice

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 12, 2012 at 12:44 AM

This is a great B&W Wayne! It just oozes mood...

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 12, 2012 at 1:11 AM

Perfect for B&W Wayne. The square crop works great!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 12, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Wayne, I appreciate the understated character of your image very much. Your b&w conversion is convincing for me. I especially enjoy the single white trunk and the dark ones working together.

Peter

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 12, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Another one with nice silvery tones throughout. An excellent comp as usual, too. Very well done again, Wayne.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM

This is very nice, Wayne. I really like how the gray, bland sky makes the perfect frame for the delicate trees. Excellent seeing on an overcast day.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 13, 2012 at 12:24 AM

This is definitely the best of the three. The composition, tones, details and foggy mood are all striking.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 13, 2012 at 7:16 PM

The square comp definitely works for me Wayne. The composition is nicely balanced with the leaning trees and the background hill/fog.

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 15, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Great mood.

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