Along The Jessup Path

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 15, 2016193 views10 comments

Nikon D800
Nikon 35-70 @ 40 mm
f 16 @ 1/30 sec.
ISO 800
tripod & cable release
Acadia NP, ME

I know I am regressing a couple of seasons, but I had worked on this before and just forgot about posting it. Anyway I thought I would put it out there to see what everyone thinks. This was taken in June along a section of the Jessup Path in Acadia NP. We had headed further down the path to shoot some birch trees that arched over the trail itself, but the wind was really moving everything around and the sun was out except for very brief moments. That did not pan out, but I think this one did.

As always thanks for taking a look and leaving a comment or suggestion.

Ed

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 15, 2016 at 7:35 PM

Ed, This image has such a nice feel for me. It looks just like being up at my sister's cabin in northern Wisconsin and an area I really enjoy. Your comp feels good and the light is very inviting as it makes me want to walk into these woods. The colors are perfect and the detail and textures in the birch with the lichen makes me feel like I'm right there. Nice job!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 15, 2016 at 7:39 PM

I agree with Nick's comments, Ed. This has nice mood on this stormy N California day. I love the fern, and the slightly bent tree on the left brings me nicely into the frame. The processing looks spot-on. Well done!
--P

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 16, 2016 at 12:01 AM

Beautiful, Ed. Interesting detail in the tree trunks, and I like the attractive spring greens in the the nice light.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 16, 2016 at 12:29 PM

A couple things that I noticed right off. The image seems to be tilted CCW a bit. Maybe on a hillside, but distant trees seem to be angled a bit left. I wouldn't think there would be this much distortion with at. 40 mm. The FG trees feel a little too straight on on their perspective. They look tightly clustered, so probably not too many options for creating separation by moving left or right. The details and soft lighting are very attractive and the scene as a whole is quite inviting.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 16, 2016 at 12:54 PM

Ed,

Hard putting this up right next to Nick's -30deg image... ;-) The good news is that it doesn't detract... your image is fresh and beautiful. I love everything about this image; from the fine grasses and fern that anchor the scene, to the display of the birch trunks - and what stands out to me is that the main subject, the cluster of trunks, these are the mature trees. The surrounding forest and bg appear to all be younger trees. I think that dynamic plays a subtle role here.

Everything looks great here. Thanks for sharing some visions of spring and summer.

Lon

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on December 16, 2016 at 8:03 PM

Beautiful, intimate forest scene. The lush greens of the ferns and grasses are very appealing. I think your comp works well but I find the bright trunks in the upper left a little distracting when compared to the lower luminance of the main subjects in the center. I might suggest burning the upper left trunks down and possibly dodging the center trunks a bit to help direct the eyes through the frame.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 17, 2016 at 2:06 PM

I really like this. Nicely composed and the processing feels very natural.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on December 17, 2016 at 5:14 PM

The bright green in this image is refreshing to look at this time of year. This is a very pleasing image to me, with the ferns at the base of the wonderful, lichen covered trees.I love the white trunks of the trees in the background, which contrast nicely with the darker trunks of the foreground, older trees. Wonderfully seen and captured, very peaceful and refreshing.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. Here is a repost with Dave's suggestion of toning down the birches in the BG and Harry's suggestion of some CW rotation.
Harry: I see what you are saying about the trees. The birches in the grove were at some crazy angles probably due to searching for some sunlight. I tried one degree of CW rotation to address your idea.

Ed

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on December 19, 2016 at 1:23 PM

Ed, good job isolating this nice little scene from all the ground clutter in this area. I know how hard it is. Beautiful lush greens to go with the lichen covered trunks.

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