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02/17/2008 12:11:01 PM |
This is quite a bit of water! I'm struggling to really appreciate the extent of the flooding as I can't really judge how deep the water is. Perhaps if you included something in the photo, other than the trees, that one could get some perspective of how deep the water is. Something like a gate, or car. Perhaps if you shot the photo from across from where you stood, it seems as if there is a fence against which you could judge the water level. Hope it helps a bit....
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02/09/2008 08:54:59 PM |
This is quite some flooding! I like the symmetry here and second  ErikV's comment about positioning the house in the larger gap. I might have cropped a bit more from the left. The house and the white fence add such a wonderful contrast to the image. |
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02/04/2008 07:56:35 PM |
| I really like the repetitive very vertical trees and their reflections, and the fact that they are under water. Much has been said already, won't repeat this. Minor additional point: there is one larger than normal gap between the trees, I would have lined up the house so that it is located in the larger gap. |
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02/03/2008 10:14:08 PM |
that is some flooding. the home owner must be grateful it didn't get the house.
you've already got some great advice. i don't know that i can add much of use. i find it a little dark, so time of day might be important. bear music taught me something on one of my images to help the sky. you can add a blue gradient in 'multiply mode'. then you could use 'shadow/highlight' to bring up some of the shadows in the foreground without blowing out the sky. then i adjusted the brightness/contrast. i tried it and got this. i hope you don't mind. i cropped it a little differently but i can't say i like my crop better than your original. i was just trying to apply the 'rule of thirds' to it.
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02/03/2008 06:53:21 PM |
| perhaps shooting the same scene at sunrise or sunset with better colours in the sky and reflections on the water would give this photo that extra oomph you are looking for.also the trees need to be sharper. |
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02/02/2008 07:31:23 PM |
I have to agree with pretty much everything previously posted about this shot. I do have a few differences of opinion, though. Personally, I'm not usually a big fan of splitting a photo in the middle. I don't know what your focal length was, but I wonder how this would look at with the camera as close to the water as you could get, with a focal length that would allow the horizon to be lower and still get the full height of the trees. I'm thinking as wide angle as you have, to give depth to the water before the trees. I'm thinking a lower angle would also eliminate the shadows that are perpendicular to the vertical reflections from the trees. I definitely agree with  MaryO about the tree-top light too. |
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02/01/2008 07:15:59 PM |
When I first opened this I thought it might be some sort of mirror-type shot (and I was going to be really impressed by the size of the mirror LOL).
First off, you selected an interesting scene. That's half the battle.
The house and white fence give a little perspective but are too far away to add a lot to the shot. The mere presence of a straight row of trees underwater would tell me that the water was higher than people expected it to be. What interests me most about the shot is those trees being underwater. The trees and foreground reflections are nice subjects, but what startles me is the fact that there is more water behind the trees where I expect to see ground. I don't know if you had the option to take a shot where there was nothing but trees and water and reflections (maybe at more of an angle?) but it would be something to play with if you could. And anything you could do in processing to bring out the reflections would be good.
I like what I can see of the light on the top of the trees and might like to see more of it, as it would add some nice detail. Don't know if changing perspective would do that or if you would need to crop/zoom some. I totally agree with your decision to crop out the foreground tree on the left.
And I have to agree with the border-dislikers (sorry). I don't think it enhances the image.
Hope this comment is at least marginally useful ;-) |
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02/01/2008 02:21:36 PM |
I like the symetry of the shot with the trees providing a nice mid ground focus. My other reactions and a couple of suggestions...
The white fence creates a decent line to the house, but to my eye it feels like it is competing too much with the trees for my attention. I would like to see this same shot without the house and the fence...possibly by moving to the left???
The foreground water and BG sky, while nice, don't have anything extra in terms of lighting or contrast to really improve the scene. I think a little adjustment on the water to bring out the contrast in the reflections would be a plus.
The colors are good, so nice job on them and the exposure looks good too! A little USM filter would sharpen up the trees slightly and improve the picture IMO. look for f8 or so in this case, shutter would have been about 1/200 which is adequate for handholding. I'm not sure about your relatively centered horizon line...it kind of works but I'd like to see a variation placing it lower or higher in the frame.
Lastly, not a big fan of the frame...I suggest simple black or white, or none at all.
Hopefully this critique isn't too harsh... ;) Just want to give you plenty to consider. |
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01/31/2008 01:13:42 PM |
I like the "tallness" of this photo although its a landscape shot. The trees just really send your eyes up.
I bet a smaller aperture would have made the trees a little more sharp. (I am not sure though since I am a beginner to this) |
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