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Landscape Photographers - Right Place Right Time
Landscape Photographers - Right Place Right Time
HarveyG


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Challenge: Time III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Nikon
Location: Olifants River - Kruger National Park
Date: Aug 13, 2011
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 16, 2011

 Being on time is crucial to getting the right shot as any landscape tog will tell you. A minute or even seconds late and the moment is lost for all eternity.

Real title "The Faraway Tree" for those that know the series of popular novels for children by British author Enid Blyton.

Sunset over the Olifants (Elephant) River, Kruger National Park. Not taken with a traditional wide angle but with a telephoto to emphasize the sun, the baobab tree and get closer to the horison.

I like the relationship of the 3 elements, river, tree and sun and the minimalist ghostly appearance.

Expected crit: Too dark, not enough detail in dark areas, not sharp, not colourful enough, not enough drama, no reflection of sun in river, DNMC, isn't a clock or a stopwatch or a Rolex.

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[Aug. 19th, 2011 06:24:40 PM]

I took bracketed shots of this landscape with a UWA and will make an Advanced Editing Rules Out-take however the scene looked to the naked eye exactly as you see it above and that's the way wooded valleys appear during African sunsets, dark, dangerous, foreboding with a bit of mystery.

@Rugman1969 - You are obviously not familiar with the "Golden Hour".

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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
08/24/2011 01:51:50 AM
I like the darkness. Mystery. Africa. The sun is just-so. Very nice.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/21/2011 11:07:36 AM
A bit too dark I think. Very nice sunset. The title is true I guess.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 08/21/2011 10:44:24 AM
Foerground has far too much blackness on my screen.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/18/2011 08:48:00 AM
Right place, right time, wrong exposure! You got the sky exposed so well but the foreground is so dark. I can't make out any details. You really needed to bracket your exposures and blend in post. Or else use a gradient layer to brighten up the foreground and mask out the sky...
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 08/17/2011 06:57:26 PM
landscape shot, but no time element here except in title
Nikon D5
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 08/17/2011 12:12:08 AM
Love the colors but towards the bottom left the image looks like it was copied from a video...
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