Wow! This was a surprise finish.
I drove up the hills looking to photograph a 'dream house on the hills'. Didnt find a good location - on my way back found a good vantage point to photograph this quiet little lake. It was getting dark.
Post processing:
- USM to clear out the haze
- Selectively darkened the sky a bit
- Forgot to dodge the fields.. sigh.
- Left the power line as-is intentionally.
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So, I have studied and looked, and looked and studied this shot. It is absolutely fabulous. The composition is great in that the lake leads the eyes into the shot, but not out of it. There are enough "layers" that it is interesting (land, water, mountains, sky), and they are not all strictly horizontal, so that makes it even stronger and interesting to me.
I, for one, like the power line in it because it adds a touch of "reality" to the scene.
Just a couple of little things that "might" make the shot stronger (I can state with certainty, because I didn't try it).
There is a slight halo on the hills in the background. Perhaps from your selection, or perhaps from the usm. It is neither bad nor good, imo, just noticeable.
The sky is still a little pale. I don't know if you could have darkened it more or not, but while it adds a nice contrast to the green, it is still a bit light. Maybe cropping the top 1/8 off or so would help?
And maybe if the foreground was bit lighter so the details were a bit more visible. On my monitor at work (horrendous) the foreground was almost black, and here at home, the monitor (pretty good) still shows it as being just a tad dark.
Overall, this is an awesome shot, and a very peaceful, serene one at that. Wish I was there at times!!!
I would believe the title if the tower wasn't there. Man always finds a way to ruin the most beautiful places. :) Lighting, DOF, POV all excellent. Colors a little washed but I beleive it works with the image of restful retirement. 7
Very pretty. I think I'd clone out the power scaffold in the lower right
I wish there were more intensity to the color - maybe it's due to the time of day. The composition is nice but it needs some POW in the color department, or maybe a black and white. Maybe the lighting is dim so shoot it at a different time of day perhaps?
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