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11/21/2013 09:47:28 AM · #1
Something like this?

11/21/2013 09:48:51 AM · #2
Yes -- what they heck are the talking about? Is that why my landscapes suck, because I don't know what landscape layering is? (I could look it up... but as long as someone started a thread... :)
11/21/2013 09:49:20 AM · #3


I was thinking like this. It has a strong foreground (the grass and path) a midground (the beach) and background (the sky)
11/21/2013 09:51:27 AM · #4
Originally posted by FocusPoint:

Something like this?

That would certainly meet the challenge, but I'd call that more of a stacked hills effect. For landscape layering, I'd like to see more immediate foreground (in focus) and more sky elements in the distance (also, in focus), in addition to elements of interest in the mid-range.

Layers in this one.


Message edited by author 2013-11-21 09:54:29.
11/21/2013 10:20:38 AM · #5
I kind of like this one better... It is layered alright

Originally posted by hahn23:



11/21/2013 10:21:01 AM · #6
Great challenge. I think the point is to include strong foreground and enough background interest to create depth.

David Muench, my favorite landscape photographer, uses this style extensively. Worth a look even if you aren't entering!

I think these are good examples (of mine):



Portrait mode is very useful for this, though Landscape can work too (Richard's is a good example).
11/21/2013 10:21:52 AM · #7
I found this how to for focus stacking jewelry, the principle should be the same. The steps are easy to follow, even for a Photoshop dummy like me.
Link

Message edited by author 2013-11-21 10:26:03.
11/21/2013 10:23:29 AM · #8
Originally posted by Neil:

Great challenge. I think the point is to include strong foreground and enough background interest to create depth.

David Muench, my favorite landscape photographer, uses this style extensively. Worth a look even if you aren't entering!

I think these are good examples (of mine):



Portrait mode is very useful for this, though Landscape can work too (Richard's is a good example).


ooooh! Nice link, Neil!
11/21/2013 10:23:59 AM · #9
Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by Neil:

Great challenge. I think the point is to include strong foreground and enough background interest to create depth.

David Muench, my favorite landscape photographer, uses this style extensively. Worth a look even if you aren't entering!

I think these are good examples (of mine):



Portrait mode is very useful for this, though Landscape can work too (Richard's is a good example).


ooooh! Nice link, Neil!


(nice shots of yours, too. :)
11/21/2013 10:26:39 AM · #10
the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?
11/21/2013 10:34:29 AM · #11
Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


Depends on the day and the challenge. I think a well done seascape has every possibility of winning.
11/21/2013 10:34:41 AM · #12
Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


Great question. Being from the midwest, this actually is a tough challenge. We've been socked in with clouds, water looks like mud, trees are sticks, grass is brown, no snow yet, etc. etc. My first thought was head to water, but I didn't think it would hold up. Urban sprawl vs a green country side, desert, or mountains? Not a chance. AND, to top it all off, I'm in Hawaii next Wednesday!

11/21/2013 10:35:37 AM · #13
Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


I would love to see some seascapes..
11/21/2013 10:37:31 AM · #14
I always considered a seascape as a subcategory of a landscape. Works for me.
11/21/2013 10:39:22 AM · #15

Originally posted by vawendy:

I always considered a seascape as a subcategory of a landscape. Works for me.


+1
11/21/2013 10:40:18 AM · #16
During the Colorado Flood of 2013, all of my landscapes looked like seascapes. I support seascapes as meeting this challenge.
11/21/2013 10:47:26 AM · #17
oh good. i'll probably go with a seascape then.

Originally posted by Ken950:

...AND, to top it all off, I'm in Hawaii next Wednesday!

damn, you miss it by a day. good place to visit though ;)
11/21/2013 11:44:30 AM · #18
Originally posted by vawendy:

Yes -- what they heck are the talking about? Is that why my landscapes suck, because I don't know what landscape layering is? (I could look it up... but as long as someone started a thread... :)


Well! That's something that amazed me. If photographers as good as you guys are unaware of this jargon, then I think I can forgive myself for being unaware of it :)
11/21/2013 12:04:51 PM · #19
Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


I would not...and I'm very picky about challenge descriptions.

I think

1. that was their way of saying "any" landscape.
2. There is an ocean "between" rural Georgia and urban London unless my geography is way off, so a seascape would clearly meet the terms of the challenge.
11/21/2013 12:51:49 PM · #20
Originally posted by klkitchens:

Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


I would not...and I'm very picky about challenge descriptions.

I think

1. that was their way of saying "any" landscape.
2. There is an ocean "between" rural Georgia and urban London unless my geography is way off, so a seascape would clearly meet the terms of the challenge.


Same here. Although I might question Richard's example above, as it's just a bit more wildlife, touch less landscape. I think I would prefer landscapes with land/plants as the subjects, perhaps with a BIF or something like one or two deer... Still, it's a good example of layering, and having SOME sort of subject is a very good thing.
11/21/2013 12:57:38 PM · #21
Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:

Originally posted by Cuttooth:

the description says urban or rural or something in between. do you think voters will consider a seascape as dnmc?


Depends on the day and the challenge. I think a well done seascape has every possibility of winning.

11/21/2013 01:01:00 PM · #22
Just give ribbon to Mark now and let's move on ;)
11/21/2013 01:05:17 PM · #23
Originally posted by Garry:

Just give ribbon to Mark now and let's move on ;)


Haha...nah. But I am going to try hard though.
11/21/2013 01:13:04 PM · #24
Originally posted by Cory:


Same here. Although I might question Richard's example above, as it's just a bit more wildlife, touch less landscape. I think I would prefer landscapes with land/plants as the subjects, perhaps with a BIF or something like one or two deer... Still, it's a good example of layering, and having SOME sort of subject is a very good thing.

I don't intentionally place wildlife in my landscape scenes. LOL!!! Sometimes, they are just "there". I apologize for my offense.
11/21/2013 01:19:36 PM · #25
Originally posted by Garry:

Just give ribbon to Mark now and let's move on ;)


+++1
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