Just before the snow II

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 25, 20151,418 views9 comments

This is taken right after a post I made a while back (http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=225532&CGISESSID=a695103500809ed49d8f23226125451c&u=17980). Several people expressed wanting to see a bit more of the sky, and today I found out that I took a vertical version as well, which I had forgotten about. Since this one has a lot more sky in it, I'm curious for your thoughts.

f/16, ISO 100, 30 s, 6 stop ND, 2 stop grad ND.

C&C welcome! Large version is included.

Roel

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on April 25, 2015 at 5:14 PM

Tough call, Roel - I like both. The beautiful sky does show off better in this one, but I feel that the rocks and trees have more interest in the original one. All in all I think that I prefer the horizontal shot.

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on April 25, 2015 at 5:29 PM

That's a beautiful shot but between this one and the first one, I prefer the first one for the overall balance and the colors of the landscape. Both are excellent and I think it's just a question of taste.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on April 25, 2015 at 6:50 PM

I've gone back and forth several times and I'm pretty sure I like the horizontal the best. Not sure why, but I think it's because the expanded tree line adds an additional element and the expanded foreground tends to sweep the eye through the frame like the streaking clouds above.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 26, 2015 at 8:31 AM

I like both and both work very well, but I like the first one better. The broader foreground of rocks and trees works better for my eye.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM

Roel, after spending some time comparing the two, I think I'll vote for the first view, because I'm especially attracted to all the details in the rocks. The sky and hits of color in the clouds add nicely to the story, but they don't grab my interest like the rocks.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 26, 2015 at 10:39 AM

Roel, Both of these are very nice images and I can enjoy them both. For my taste I prefer the first one with less sky for the same reasons as Mark. Wonderful scene!

Nick Bristol

Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Monica Orchard on April 26, 2015 at 6:58 PM

In both images the ice capped rocks are the main subject. I like the first image because it shows more of the rocks, but the second image shows them closer and in more detail. My vote might be for a horizontal shot, but cropped a bit closer.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on April 27, 2015 at 10:23 PM

hI Roel,

I like both of your image, but I am going to have to go with the horizontal presentation. I like it for the larger area of view of the rocks. I guess the rocks rock in the first image. devil

Beautiful work on both of these image again.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on April 29, 2015 at 3:29 AM

Ok, I'll be the lone voter for this one. The foreground seems more intimate, like I am right in the scene.

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