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Looking forward to your entry.
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nice Mark... it must really be boring out there.
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04-17-2012, 10:43 AM | #49 |
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Great colors and composition, but that big ole cloud really makes it.
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I have some more interesting landscapes from Germany and Austria, but from a technical standpoint they have issues. Lots of haze and so on.
Thanks, Dave. It's the cloud that made me stop and shoot that image. It was a receding thunderstorm, the passing of which left the air very clear. The setting sun added some great colors to it as well.
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Nice shot, Mark.
I'm loving Dave's shot too. Such a great picture.
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I put together a Set of my favorite landscape/scenics on Flickr. As I was putting it together, the common element in almost every one is the sky or light doing something special. I'll go on a 5-day cruise and maybe get one or two shots where everything comes together. Trying to make a great scenic, even with a powerful subject, is hard when the sky is ordinary. First you've got to be there at the right place and right time (early or late) and then be lucky. Persistance helps generate some of the luck. Here's my Flickr Landscape/Scenic Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep/...7629833477701/ Watch it in the slideshow mode, full-screen, if you've got the connection speed and interest. Dave
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you have some fantastic photos in that album Dave.
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Nice slideshow, Dave. Some cool images in there. And you're right, you can have the best looking scenery laid out in front of you, but if the sky and air are hazy, you're screwed. I was awed by the views from the castle in Salzburg, but the day was very hazy. My shots from there are underwhelming at best. I suppose you'd have to live there or just plain luck out to get a nice, clear day to get some stunning shots from up there.
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Speaking of bad weather, when I see strong, but broken, clouds, I head out. When the sun breaks through in those conditions, particularly early or late in the day, you can get some incredible skies. The light on wildlife can also be special in these conditions. Lots of times, that scheme still doesn't pan out. You get out there and the sun never breaks through again. I remember being out at the recent lunar eclipse and getting nothing because of haze against the mountains. I'll watch a sunset from one of my favorite spots and stay 20-minutes past sunset, hoping that the sun will shine on the underside of the clouds with great colors and then nothing happens. I've spent 8 to 10-hours under a great horned owl's over the last few weeks, hoping to get the mom bringing the owlet a vole or mouse, but, so far, I've only got owl and owlet sitting on nest shots. The saving grace is that the light was fantastic a time or two, so that an "ordinary" shot was a little special. Still, the same principals apply; you have to put yourself in position over and over and invest lots of time and then, when you least expect it, you'll get "lucky." Whenever I see the light get fantastic, I start hunting hard for a subject. Everything becomes fair game when the light is there. Dave
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I'm seeing some repeat entries in here... or maybe I'm just thinking of the daily snapshot thread.
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because I don't really care...
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I think that's it. Many of these (mine included) have been in the daily thread.
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Looks like a scorching hot day, Seth.
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04-17-2012, 09:36 PM | #63 |
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Is that an emulation of a 40 year old Kodacolor print? It's making me nostalgic.
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iphone 4 and instagram. taken like a yr ago in vegas. it's honestly the closest thing I have to a landscape on hand.
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It's a different approach - I like it.
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