Whispers in the sky

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 31, 20072,350 views30 comments

I found these rocks whilst wandering on the moors last night. The clouds lit up for just a couple of minutes and I managed to find this composition just in time. Critiques appreciated, thanks Tristan

13 sec at f/14, 5D, 3 stop ND grad and polarizer

Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 31, 2007 at 4:42 AM

An excellent photo from top to bottom. The sky suits the lovely foreground which beautifully detailed.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 31, 2007 at 5:15 AM

Very well composed Tristan, beautiful color and detail. Great job.

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Comment posted by Carsten Ranke on August 31, 2007 at 5:47 AM

Kah is right, sky and foreground complement each other nicely, very well composed. Love the lines and colors. Maybe I would prefer the upper rock a bit darker, it looks as if you dodged there to compensate the grad ND

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Comment posted by Tristan Campbell on August 31, 2007 at 5:51 AM

Thanks Carsten - I've burned that rock back just slightly. Tristan

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Comment posted by Anders Naesset on August 31, 2007 at 7:15 AM

Wonderful image quality.

I love how the colors compliment each other and the subtle lead from the bottom rock to the illuminated thin cloud. Really well executed.

Registered on August 21, 2007, 31 Posts, 224 Comments

Comment posted by Ramunas K on August 31, 2007 at 7:23 AM

Fantastic foreground, right here. It leads the eye to the beautiful sunset, let's it wonder forth and back. Love the flowers as well. Very good photo, I can't find anything to criticise

Registered on July 27, 2007, 33 Posts, 600 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 31, 2007 at 8:35 AM

The thumbnail didn't really grab me, but ths is fantastic Tristan! The small lavender flowers really make this for me. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on August 31, 2007 at 9:51 AM

Very nice. Love the muted colors and composition.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on August 31, 2007 at 11:24 AM

Very nice cloud-control, Tristan. Also like how the heather envelops the stones. Nicely seen and shot.

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on August 31, 2007 at 12:17 PM

One of yours, for sure!
The colors in the clouds and rocks complement each other in a beautiful way!
Nice one.

gio

Registered on January 21, 2007, 95 Posts, 1617 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on August 31, 2007 at 12:27 PM

the sky here fits like a puzzle with the landscape below, excellent work!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on August 31, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Wonderful image, Tristan. Lots to look at everywhere. Great flow to this one.

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Comment posted by Sean Bagshaw on August 31, 2007 at 1:01 PM

Dramatic cloud, zen like rock placement, great texture and color, moody shadows in the foreground. Mysterious and excellent. The dodging on the rock doesn't bother me, but the dodging in the flowers catches my eye as a little uneven, but that is a minor critique.

Registered on February 14, 2007, 99 Posts, 479 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on August 31, 2007 at 1:15 PM

Awesome comp and colors!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on August 31, 2007 at 2:15 PM

I like it very much, Tristan! In particular the fg is displayed with excellence. The clouds nicely complete this!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 31, 2007 at 3:11 PM

Tristan,

I like the quiteness that come trhough in this image.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on August 31, 2007 at 4:34 PM

Very very nice.. love the appeal created with the vignetting..

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Comment posted by Kent Newton on August 31, 2007 at 9:49 PM

Wonderful shot all around. Not a nit to be found.

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Comment posted by Charles Younger on August 31, 2007 at 10:15 PM

Classicaly beautiful. The fade to black at the top and bottom make me think of old film reels.

Registered on July 24, 2007, 82 Posts, 195 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 31, 2007 at 10:18 PM

I like the dark moodiness of the scene and the color is just perfect.

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Comment posted by Michael Hansen on August 31, 2007 at 11:27 PM

This is wonderful, nice work!

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Comment posted by Brad Kargus on September 1, 2007 at 9:27 PM

I have nothing to say about this one except I love all of it.

Registered on January 19, 2007, 47 Posts, 1051 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 3, 2007 at 12:42 PM

Tristan: Absolutely beautiful colors and wonderful comp. The FG details are superb. Congrats on a well deserved EP. >=))>

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Comment posted by David Clapp on September 3, 2007 at 1:46 PM

Must have been a still night for a 13sec exposure on the moors, not a flicker of movement on that grass! I find the stones a little too centrally aligned, I want to kick the stone to the left a little but I guess it was rather secure(!) but that is a fine display of heather you have there and the medium fomat crop brings the image together nicely. Not as good as your recent lone knarly tree stuff (which I was able to catch up with when in Edinburgh) but competant with realistic colours. Glad to see you are much more active again as I alway like to see the Yorkshire Moors, especially now I have some idea what they are like from my recent trip.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 3, 2007 at 3:34 PM

Now THAT is fantastic! Congrats on the EP, Tristan. I love your work.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 4, 2007 at 10:14 AM

Hi Tristan,

The thing I like best about this photo is the balance in brightness between the foreground and the sky - to my eye neither dominates and they work extremely well together.

Thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on September 4, 2007 at 12:55 PM

beautifully exposed and composed Tristan

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on September 6, 2007 at 7:20 AM

beautiful low light image - love the title

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Comment posted by Kirk Greene on September 6, 2007 at 2:35 PM

At first glance I felt this was too dark/dreary to allow the flowers in the fg to pop. But the more I look the more I really like the mood and comp. It is nice to see an image not overdone in PS as this looks very natural. Congrats on the EP

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Comment posted by Gautham G on October 9, 2007 at 3:19 PM

Beautiful!!

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