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Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 15, 2012157 views6 comments

Val d'Orcia, Tuscany

Here's a really old one from my first year of photography, something of a time capsule. You can read about how it came about in my blog article.
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Canon 5D, 17-40mm, cropped to panorama.

’Caught Somewhere in Time’

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 15, 2012 at 7:01 PM

This really is very nice, Kah, and I enjoyed reading your blog about this. I would treasure it too! Glad you posted this...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 15, 2012 at 9:25 PM

In addition to the value of grads and good processing, this shows the strength of simplicity.
Your blog made me think of my beginnings in photography, too. Of course then, "automatic" was a box camera with only one exposure "setting." Upon moving up to my father's adjustable 35mm. camera, using a hand-held exposure meter was as close to "automatic" as you could get. It was a great learning experience, but at a slower pace, since learning if you you made the right exposure choice took about a week. A common question when somebody took a picture was "If it comes out, can I have a copy?" I think the defining moment in the learning process was being 99 percent certain that it would "come out."

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 16, 2012 at 9:11 AM

Beautiful! I like the classic view of Tuscany.You process is great. This is some very thin halo between the sky and ground near the center-left, probably caused by blending?

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 16, 2012 at 10:47 AM

The grad is somewhat noticeable, but undoubtedly necessary for the dynamic range of this scene. Gorgeous color, simple and highly effective comp. And, you handled the reds expertly.

My daughter just returned from a week in Tuscany, and loved it! I hope someday I can see it, too.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on July 16, 2012 at 11:41 AM

Nice mood and colors. I like it.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM

Yiming, I noticed it during processing. I think it's actually the sun coming from behind the hill.

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