Taken early in the morning, just before the sunrise. Long 2 and a half minutes shutter speed.
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You caught the light just right and used the diagonal of the fence line to your advantage. The colors are pefect (even down to the lights in the hoiuse) due to the long exposure before sunrise. Bracketed shots produced a winner!
Congrats on your ribbon! I knew I recognized this place, but it is really amazing how you managed to capture it. Could you tell me the exact location in the Carpathians?
In the picture you can see Bucegi Mountains. I was visiting a village in the Rucar-Bran pass, near Moeciu and Bran villages.
Congrats on your ribbon! I knew I recognized this place, but it is really amazing how you managed to capture it. Could you tell me the exact location in the Carpathians?
The purplish color of the photograph gives it a very intensive magical look which I loved since the first instant I looked at the picture. Beautiful, just beautiful. Congratultions!!!
2.5 minutes!!??!! Man, you opened my eyes. And thanks for bringing the Carpathians and Romania to our minds. My girlfriend spent some time in the Carpathians during her studies in Hungary and was very excited to see this picture and bring back wonderful memories.
A great scene and your choice of angle is great, along with the DOF. However, this shot is marred by some clunky processing in the sky and a skewed horizon which makes all the verticals in it quite distracting. Despite the popularity of this kind of editing, which I imagine you may have done to compensate for the flat light, I would infinitely prefer to see the orginal shot.
Wow... Amazing. This picture is absolutely breathtaking.
The lighting is soft and mystical-- looks like a dream. At a glance this picture is great, yet there are many finer details to captivate the viewer for longer. Ribbon most definitely deserved, congrats :)
I didn't have the time to comment in this one during the challenge, but one of those 10's is mine =) those colors and light you could capture here are simply breathtaking... well deserved ribbon
Lookout Ursula...I think you got some serious competition here!!! I'm from Montana and I'm not sure where this was taken, but it sure made me Homesick...very emotive to me...Kudos!
Who gave this a 1??? ans a 2??? Of course things could be done better but does 8 or 10 make such a big difference?? Its a wonderful shot in many aspects. I understand if some people like it less than others but a 1??? It couldnt be beacouse of missinterpreting the motive landscape???
People who give 1-3 should HAVE to give a motivation to make the vote count.
It is beautiful photograph! I like far hills at back of photo have blue mist. Colours at grass ground is also compliment to hills. Red colour house very strong to get my attention. Congratulation for winning! ^.^
I have fallen in love with this shot! The composition is just so stunning and visually beautiful. First you composed the shot to include many complimentary elements that the eye just follows and explores. The fence starts in the forground and flows down the slopey hill toward that red barn. This is like a trail that our eye naturally follows. After we approach the barn our eye roams the rest of the countryside that we see off in the distance. The rolling mountains, the mist that blankets them and the darkening sky that signals to use that it is time for us to go inside and prepare a cup of hot tea to drive away the chill air. Wonderfu!. I really hope this one ribbons.
This will probably score very well, but not with me I'm afraid. I think it has too many competing elements to be a truly memorable image. Each of these elements (fence, rustic buildings, middle ground, misty valleys, majestic mountains, dramatic sky) might make a worthy subject in itself, or in combinations of any 2 or 3 perhaps, but seen all together the effect is of a dischordant jumble. The technical quality of the photograph is very nice, even if it does seem a bit tilted to starboard. Sorry to be negative (I am hoping to be constructive) ... and I'm sure you'll get many positive comments, so you can easily afford to disregard this one if you wish. 5.
I think this is a shot from Popescu. An easy 10. The quality of light is tremendous, it's a beautiful setting, has interesting lines and soft, interesting color. Very nice.
What a great photo! I love the lighting and contrast you captured. I like how the fence kind of leads us in as it curves towards the center of the photo.
Amazing shot. It's a very magical scene. It almost doesn't look real. I love the different layers of hills and mountains and the placement of the little house is perfect.
Very excellent. This presentation is lovely. There is an effect of real but not real. Like a painting with fine detail but still not complete sharp. Good luck.
This is a stunning picture by any standards. The composition is excellent; using lines, focal points and colour to guide the viewer around the landscape. The image also has an amazing ethereal quality. My only advice would be to make posters and start selling them! 10 :-)
absolutely beautiful image, one of my favorites for this challenge, love the leading of the eye with the fence and hills, coloring and all of it - great work :)
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I believe you captured the the essence of landscape here. Great how the fence pulls you down and in the image. So much to see. You did a wonderful job with the colors too. The only nit pick is the angle between the sky and peaks, it just gives me a slight off feeling. Good job and good luck with this masterful work. -10-
What an amazing shot! The DOF is incredible, and the composition and leading lines... WOW! I feel I can stare into this photo for miles! Excellent work! 10
7 - Very good. However I have no idea if the horizon is straight, based on the 'slant' of the houses and the clouds, etc so not sure (apologies if wrong). Criticism; not much, perhaps a bit sharper on the fence post(s), but maybe you would lose the definition in the 'scene'. The shot has the potential for a more dramatic feel in my opinion, but perhaps you were not going for that, but if so, maybe a tweaking of the contrasts, etc, especially bringing out a bit more coloring. Has a nice 'feel' to it as is though. Good perspective.
I haven't seen all the photographs so far but I think none will be so fantastic. It's not just that the view is so breath taking,it's that this shot combines both line - shape composition and colour composition. The roof of the house provides a nice transition to the background which very strongly corresponds to the direction the fence provides. It's like from the first plane the fence is leading us strait to the middle plain. In the middle plain there is the house which leads us to the background.
All the colours are of similar saturation and it seems that the scene almost completely fits the "exposure range" ( don't know the english word ).
I could go on and on - I am so amazed by this shot.
Holy smokes! this is amazing! you are amazing! i love the perspective, the fence, the barn down below, the awesome sky, and fog, EVERYTHING! A big fat 10 for you! and goin into my faves!
Beautiful. I love the extreme downhill slant and the feeling that you might be rolling downhill. It's also great that you could include the vast scenery behind the houses, including the really dramatic mountains and sky. I love the fog hanging between the hills.
Tilted horizon. I really like this shot, besides the horizon. I am no expert, so I will just suggest that I am left with the feeling that this great composition could have been better with some lighting/ contrast tweaking. Not sure again, but I might have cropped out the nearest pole as well. Very nice shot. I might have tried to get a little more sky in. 8
The best pic in this challange - in my eyes.
I think the horizon is somewhat slanting but that doesn't matter. The zig-zag diagonal is very interesting and you can really feel the downhill slope. The placement of the cottage is optimal. Soft light and a nice tone.
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