Rain Walking Away

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 4, 2012270 views13 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I went walking in the rain...a misty drizzle that seemed to move silently away from me as I wandered. The dampness muffled my footsteps and soaked every thing around in rich colors and muted light. The forest absorbed me until I was neither alone nor apart. I hope this image captures the mood of that day. It's double processed and blended to increase tonal range. Still trying to learn new processing skills so please be liberal with your criticism and useful suggestions. Thanks for looking

Canon T1i
1/125 sec f/7.1 55mm tripod

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13 comments

Comment posted by Paul Gasior on November 4, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Nice autum scene .I like the grass

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 4, 2012 at 12:13 PM

Cant help you with the processing Nancy, the scene has a very natural look, just what you would expect it to look like on a drizzly morning, the colors look quite good, including the white Birch, the only thing that distracts me is the sky, if it takes away from the scene, find a way to eliminate it. I love forest scenes, and most times they can be quite difficult to process, especially on wet dreary days, anyway Nancy , I think you did a great job, and yes, you captured the mood.
John

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 4, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Processing looks really good, Nancy. I like the low perspective and the grasses. Gives the image interest and a color.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 4, 2012 at 1:12 PM

You captured the mood really well. i love the warm/cool contrast.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 4, 2012 at 1:36 PM

Nancy, I like the feeling of this image. I also think it looks very natural for a damp foggy day in the woods. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on November 4, 2012 at 2:13 PM

Liking this a lot. Quite moody with the fog and clouds on a rainy day. But that imparts a softness to the scene and saturates the colors. Although this was taken way far from no. New England, it still has the feel of there with the pioneering poplar (which probably would be birch in Maine) into an old field or pasture there. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 4, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Nancy, I would say you certainly captured the mood of your walk in the woods. I can feel the misty rain and the quietness of the woods. This comp also works well for me. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM

A very nice portrait of the birches to me, Nancy. All the other elements make for a balanced framing in my opinion. Beautiful natural colors for me, too.

Peter

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on November 4, 2012 at 9:15 PM

The vibrance here and the subjects are breath taking... Excellent capture---I'm enjoying every pixel!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 4, 2012 at 10:48 PM

Oooh, this shot is 'all over the place', Nancy--but somehow the fog pulls it together for me--two thumbs up!

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 4, 2012 at 11:00 PM

Lots of character in that tree; I like it! Nice job with that fog in the background; it really helps set the mood.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 5, 2012 at 10:46 AM

I like this a lot Nancy. Beautiful golden grass and very nicely composed. The processing was handled perfectly IMO. One help hint perhaps - I would have chosen a smaller aperture than f/7 to increase DOF. F/11 or F/16 might have been a better choice IF you wanted to increase DOF. If it was your desire to limit DOF, f/7 was fine. Beautiful scene.

The only criticism I can muster has nothing to do with the image, but with the presentation. I would rather see this against a dark BG instead of a white one, I think that would help a lot.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM

The saturated color and muted light gives the feel of damp rainy conditions.

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