Prairie Buttes Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 29, 2012147 views7 comments

Early morning on the prairie at Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area. I never fail to be amazed at the beauty there is in this area of Nebraska. Most people think the midwest is some place you have to drive through to get to the mountains or the southwest. You just don't see the beauty and variety at 75 mph. on the interstate. I just watched a special called "Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild." It was put together by Michael Forsberg, who made his mark in photography photographing the great plans, and Nebraska Public Television. If you ever get a chance to watch it, it is well worth while. I have started to get stale and many of my images from here are starting to look the same. I am probably not going to carry my camera with me so much and just hike and document the area to renew my vision and build a catalog of places I want to shoot and at what time of year. I really enjoy sharing the beauty of this area, but I also want to be at least some what original.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings manual
Shutter 1/10
Aperture f18
ISO 100
17mm
Polarizer
Tripod
Contrast, sharpening and slight color correction in PSE9

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 29, 2012 at 2:28 PM

A well put together image, Richard. I wonder what this would look like in black and white? Anyway, a well caught, very natural image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Richard,

I think you've been doing a great job in capturing the beauty and the essence of your "backyard." This is another great example. Great light, and you've got a nice complimentary sky and set of clouds to go with it. The long shadows of the plants work very well too.

The only suggestion I have, or a wish, would be for a little more breathing room at the bottom. Certainly not close to merging with the frame, but a little more room would be great. no biggie.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 29, 2012 at 5:50 PM

certainly not stale to me, Richard. I like this as is with just enough opening in clouds to see blue, but I can imagine other times of the day and lighting may work even better. overall composition is excellent.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 29, 2012 at 6:26 PM

Richard, revisiting the same place over and over can get stale. I don't know how much time you have, but I'd sure recommend visiting some of the areas of the Sandhills, like Crescent Lake NWR. This strikes me as a classic "Oregon Trail" view with the yucca's in the foreground and the butte in the background. This looks great, with the warm light and the cloudy skies.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 29, 2012 at 7:14 PM

This is very nice Richard. I think you have done a wonderful job of showing us this area! Nice light, colors and comp here along with that great sky. I have really enjoyed the images you made and look forward to more. You have made me want to visit this area!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 29, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Beautiful light and clouds matched to a real nice scene. I would agree with Lon's comment about the breathing room, but minor nit for me.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on November 29, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Sweet light and beautiful scene Richard. Might be more powerful if the horizon line of best fit wasn't 50/50, but you had to balance that dramatic sky with the interesting FG. Good work!

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