When Light Comes

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 7, 20161,537 views6 comments

This was taken yesterday on the Italian Prealps when the Northern wind started to dry the air and to create bursts of light after the storm. I really appreciate any suggestions or comments on how to improve this image. Thank you.

Nikon d7000
nikon 18-55 @28mm
f11 - 1/100s - iso 100
two blended images, tripod

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 7, 2016 at 3:41 PM

It's beautiful, pastoral scene Mattia. The road and plowed field in the foreground look great and the distant mountains invite me to go exploring. You've also got lots of interesting detail in the sky. A third exposure might have been good, to allow you to better hold the details in the brightest clouds and get better contrast in the crepuscular rays. You may also be able to get more contrast in the sun's rays by burning and dodging through luminosity masks. Because there's so much "hand of man" in this view, it belongs in the Man and Nature gallery.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 7, 2016 at 4:54 PM

Mattia, I agree with Mark's thoughts on this. It is a wonderful pastoral scene that you captured in very pretty conditions. Yes, it probably will be moved to the Man & Nature gallery because of the worked up fields and roads. A very pretty view this is.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 7, 2016 at 11:41 PM

This is the kind of scene that would make me stop and look until the Sun sinks behind the clounds. The combination of crepuscular rays, high clouds, and the lines of the road and plow furrows all pull me in to find those low clouds at the base of the mountains. Lovely capture.

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Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on November 9, 2016 at 2:37 PM

Thank you all for your valuable comments and suggestions.

Mattia

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 17, 2016 at 2:29 AM

Sweet light, love the rays the lovely pastoral land. I think the areas of burnt out highlights stand out a bit too much; it seems very in vogue these days to let such spots blow out more and blur to avoid the hard edges.
Will have to move it to Man and Nature.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on November 18, 2016 at 10:54 AM

Beautiful country.

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