Neujahrszauber

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 29, 2015147 views12 comments

It was a great start into the new year - maybe too perfect since the sky didn't have any clouds.Though it seemed to be very promising to go shooting the first morning of the new year I knew there was only a little chance for having some clouds I thought I might make a composition I was after for some years on Grenchenberg over lokking a cliff with some beautiful pastel colors but somehow it just didn't work out. Anyway, on my way back I found this backlit firs and somehow I did like it and it seemed to be perfect for clear blue skies.

D810, 24-70/f2.8, f11, 1/320 sec, iso100, two raw files for dynamic range

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12 comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 29, 2015 at 2:20 PM

zauber - bestimmt.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on January 29, 2015 at 2:47 PM

A nice intimate scene. The fg shadows don't add a whole lot, but sometimes we have to get what we can, and this is definitely above average!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 29, 2015 at 4:24 PM

Nice scene, Bill. I think this might work real well in B&W with a little added contrast?

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 29, 2015 at 10:18 PM

A very crisp and clean shot. Nice exposure too. My only nit is the amount of space the foreground shadows take up. Very nice shot though!

Chris

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 29, 2015 at 10:28 PM

This is nice Bill, not on par with your recent tree images, but very nice. I agree with Harley about converting this.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 29, 2015 at 11:14 PM

I have really like your winter scenes. They have a great feeling to them. I can just feel the clear, clean, crisp winter freshness in this image. The exposure is right on and I like the composition. The shadows also make nice leading lines.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 30, 2015 at 9:21 AM

A terrific winter scene, Roland, that the snow laden trees and sunburst set of perfectly. I happen to like the foreground shadows and how they're spread across the scene.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 30, 2015 at 10:17 AM

Very nice. I can almost feel the crisp winter air

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 30, 2015 at 7:42 PM

Nice light for a no-cloud day. I did a scroll-crop to eliminate some of the sky and even the top of the foreground tree. It seemed to strengthen the comp a bit if you don't mind missing a treetop.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on January 30, 2015 at 9:30 PM

I like this. I understand the comments from those who suggest modifications, but there is something clean and clear about this I really like. I like the FG shadows and I like the colors. It does feel cold.

And that's coming from someone who lives where it is currently -11 F.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 31, 2015 at 12:02 AM

Nice find Bill, the mountains and fog in the distance add depth to the scene.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 31, 2015 at 7:35 AM

Thank you very much for your feedbacks and suggestions. I will think about a black & white version. You are right, I think this would also work fine as b&w. The crop suggestion of Tony are also a option I would think about and will try it out. I already thought about a pano format, but then I decided to go 2:3.
Again I always appreciate your thoughts and suggestions

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