Floating - with crop suggestions attached

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 13, 20082,140 views29 comments

Two small islands floating in the thick fog, as they appeared on Tuesday early morning. This is the Po River near to Carignano, Piedmont, Italy, approximately the same location of my previous post, just a hour or so before.
Your C&C are higly appreciated, thanks for your time,
Paolo

Details: Eos 400D, Canon EF-S 18-55, polarizer, GND 2x, tripod.

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on March 13, 2008 at 8:36 PM

Awesome!!! Great vision and creativity here! I l love it!!!

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Comment posted by Peter Carroll on March 13, 2008 at 8:40 PM

We'll have to nickname you the Fog Master Paolo.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on March 13, 2008 at 8:44 PM

Amazing image.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 13, 2008 at 8:54 PM

That is insane! probably my favorite so far of your fog shots, the simplicity is incredible. Here's my one nit: since symmetry is obviously one of the biggest strengths of this shot, i would go totally symmetric and crop from the bottom so top and bottom sections are equal, above and below the sun. If you really want to be different, than crop even more from the bottom. In my opinion, it is much better to have space at the top of this shot rather than the bottom--don't ask why, that's just the way i see it

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Comment posted by Will Campbell on March 13, 2008 at 9:31 PM

Oohh, I like this a lot. Great image!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 13, 2008 at 9:44 PM

Magical.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on March 13, 2008 at 10:24 PM

Wonderfully moody Paolo - love it.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on March 13, 2008 at 10:30 PM

Wow...great image, Paolo. You really used the scene and the elements brilliantly here.

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on March 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM

Great mood in this shot. The symmetry is interesting but I actually like this more if it's cropped up from the bottom to eliminate the reflection.

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Comment posted by Jennifer P. Sayre on March 14, 2008 at 6:15 AM

Beautiful Paolo!! I love the simplicity. Great composition. I think the sunlight is just bright enough but not too bright. Love the subtle colors. Really nice.

Registered on February 26, 2008, 15 Posts, 41 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM

I'm absolutely awestruck by this Paolo. This is nature photography at it's best!

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 14, 2008 at 10:48 AM

I really dig your photography Paolo, you've done it again!

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on March 14, 2008 at 11:40 AM

Stan's crop suggestion

Hi everyone, thanks for commenting on this. I sincerely didn't know what kind of reaction this picture was going to produce, as I find it myself really strange, dark, gothic and somewhat alarming...

Doesn't look like the swamp where Luke meets Master Yoda in Star Wars II? I expect to see the X-wing fighter rising up from the waters... Is the Force with me?

I'm attaching the crop as suggested by Stan. I will add the Mark's cropping suggestion as well in the following post.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on March 14, 2008 at 11:44 AM

Mark's crop suggestion

Registered on August 29, 2007, 318 Posts, 1651 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on March 14, 2008 at 1:04 PM

Thanks for posting my crop suggestion. I do like that one. I think the simplified composition enhances the mood of the image. Just my opinion.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 97 Posts, 782 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 14, 2008 at 1:12 PM

Very "dreamy" and slightly ghostly image. This might as well be an image of the moon at night...
lovely!
Georg

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 14, 2008 at 4:29 PM

Paolo,

Gothic, that's it! I was trying to think of a description and my reaction and you nailed it in your comment. Simple, effective and stunning imagery!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 14, 2008 at 6:58 PM

I dunno, that first crop suggestion is pretty disturbed--i think that person needs their head examined

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Comment posted by Pete D on March 14, 2008 at 9:13 PM

Ciao Paolo!

This is pretty cool. My insane crop suggestion is to crop out the real moon and have the two tiny islands apparently illuminated by the crazy, wavy water moon.

Pete D.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on March 15, 2008 at 4:16 AM

I don't know what it is with this image, it's cool any way you crop it. Two moons, top moon, bottom moon, or even no moons this image is eerily interesting. Job well done.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 16, 2008 at 3:27 AM

Lovely diffuse lighting. Each version creates an atmosphere that is at once broody, mysterious, haunting, beautiful.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on March 16, 2008 at 3:39 PM

Pure magic! You hit it out of the park with this one. I wouldn't change a thing here... great stuff!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 17, 2008 at 8:42 PM

Congratulations Paolo for the EP selection this week with this very fine scene. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on March 17, 2008 at 8:51 PM

Wonderfully mystical work, like the opening scene in an epic movie. Love the air of mystery. Congrats!

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Comment posted by fernando brito on March 18, 2008 at 7:40 PM

What a magic image this is!! Very impressive!! As for crop sugestions, I prefer the second one, without the moon reflection.
Congrats

Fernando Brito

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on March 19, 2008 at 4:53 PM

Nice "mood" photo, Paolo. Congratulations on the EP!

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on March 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM

Hi Paolo!! After reading all and looking at the crop suggestions, I finally decided I like the original post as is. I like how it fades to black beyond the light (sun). Congrats on the EP!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Malcolm Muir on March 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Another wonderful image Paulo. I love its simplicity and the composition is perfect. The original is best to my mind, without question.

Malcolm

Registered on August 14, 2005, 12 Posts, 66 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 5, 2008 at 3:17 PM

The cropped versions don't have 1/100th the impact of the original. The dark outline around the cloud reflections at the bottom give the composition balance. Congrats on the EP.

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