Can ya believe it, this is Not a prairie image!
I started thinking that I really need to expand my horizons past living out in the flint hills. #1 it takes lots of time to explore the vast prairies for some decent shots, and #2 It's dang hard work! Not that either of those lame excuses will stop me from spending as much time as I can there, but I really need some closer places to shoot my canon , and this spot is about 10 minutes from home!
Last Friday morning before the area lake started bustling with the holiday activities, I made it out before sunrise to get my quiet time in and start the day off right. I kinda had a feeling there would be some fog over the lake and in some of the lower areas that morning.
I spent some time finding a spot where I could really concentrate on composition. I seem to struggle or maybe just get in a hurry when nice scenes approach me, and don't compose the way I know I should.
I knew when I had seen these few plants just out from the waters edge that I would try to use them as a subject in my foreground. The rest just seemed to happen, the sun arose in the right place, and the soft misty morning presented itself to me.
Shawnee Lake, Topeka.
I love how the ripples provide a nice transition from the sharp, contrasty FG to the soft, dreamy BG. The fog lifting of the water helps to bridge that gap, too. Great compositional choices. Well done!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 7, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Very nice work Brad, and so close to home. A well constructed image and I like it for all the reasons already mentioned. Unusual to catch fog lifting off a Kansas lake this time of year.
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8 repliesI started thinking that I really need to expand my horizons past living out in the flint hills. #1 it takes lots of time to explore the vast prairies for some decent shots, and #2 It's dang hard work! Not that either of those lame excuses will stop me from spending as much time as I can there, but I really need some closer places to shoot my canon
Last Friday morning before the area lake started bustling with the holiday activities, I made it out before sunrise to get my quiet time in and start the day off right. I kinda had a feeling there would be some fog over the lake and in some of the lower areas that morning.
I spent some time finding a spot where I could really concentrate on composition. I seem to struggle or maybe just get in a hurry when nice scenes approach me, and don't compose the way I know I should.
I knew when I had seen these few plants just out from the waters edge that I would try to use them as a subject in my foreground. The rest just seemed to happen, the sun arose in the right place, and the soft misty morning presented itself to me.
Shawnee Lake, Topeka.
Brad