Very nice atmosphere and the composition is very good. Love the overall feeling that the mist adds as well as the depth it provides. The greens are very true and rich looking and the foreground branch is a nice touch (though every time I see it I think it's an antler).
I feel cooler today just looking at this.
Posted by Darren White on July 10, 2007 at 9:31 PM
I can feel that F4 in my hands.....in fact I think I may just got get mine so I can feel how real cameras were made back then......
I really like the cool tones here....
Posted by Hans Hibbard on July 10, 2007 at 11:00 PM
I'm amazed by how dynamic this feels for such a still image. The rocks combined with the wide ange lens create a feeling of motion. Is that a person or a tree by the BG pool of water?
It's two people (one seated, another standing) pumping water. I don't know who they were. I walked past them before discovering the scene. What I like about the branch is that it just wound up there by default as the pond dried up in summer. The next year, the branch probably floated somewhere else.
What a great image, Ian! It really captures a nice mood. The wide angle and decision to leave that stick lying there are perfect (and I'm quite sure I would have felt compelled to move the stick, rendering the shot much less interesting!). I'm conflicted on the people - I suspect they work nicely as a focal point on a larger version of this image, but the limits of a tiny web post make them a bit indistinguishable from a tree.
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6 repliesI feel cooler today just looking at this.
I really like the cool tones here....
-Tom