Two landscapes for C&C

[mfrankpdx]

Both taken with a Nikon D3100 and 18-55mm kit lens.

18mm f8 1/250

18mm f8 1/320

 

[arcooke]

Oohhh, I REALLY like #2. Awesome colors, texture everywhere, very dramatic.

I think what's throwing it off for me in #1 is the dark blue sky at the top, and the baby blue sky at the bottom.

 

[DxAxN]

nice shots...I really like the sky in the first one

 

[cletusjermal]

They almost look HDR, are they?

 

[mfrankpdx]

They almost look HDR, are they?

They are single exposures tonemapped with Photomatix.

 

[doziergraphic]

2 rocks!

 

[cletusjermal]

They almost look HDR, are they?

They are single exposures tonemapped with Photomatix.

ahhh, gotcha. I like both of them.

 

[Karri]

I actually like #1 better if there wasn't such a contrast in the sky between the darkness and the lighter blue at the back like arcooke said. It's more interesting to me than #2. Cool deal!

 

[ElizabethRose]

Very nice! If the light blue sky in the first one was the same dark blue as the sky in the hole in the clouds it would be perfect. but either way they are both awesome

 

[rjc003]

both look great. I like the sky and the log in the first one.

 

[mfrankpdx]

Mellowed out the PP.

 

[New Hampshire]

Both are very well composed. They follow the rule of thirds, both have interesting components in the top and bottom areas, and the second has good leading lines. They both have a very pastel tone feel to them...not saying that is a negative. More like it adds an interesting touch of flavor to the photos.

Overall I would say job well done. :thumbup:

Brian

 

[Syco]

I liked them better before you mellowed out the PP, particularly the second one.

 

[mfrankpdx]

Thanks for the C&C! On my short list of lenses is the Tokina 11mm - 16mm F/2.8, but before I went out and spent the money I wanted to see if I had grasped a few concepts I read about shooting with wide angle lenses. The main theme in these photos are the anchor points in the foreground. The author (I'm paraphrasing) wrote that by putting an object in the foreground that an observer is familiar with, it helps create a feeling of depth in the photo. That's why I chose to put the log and the boulder in the photos. In other photos I used other objects such as trees, deer blinds, fences etc. but none of them quite came out the way I liked. The lighting wasn't quite right or something. In any case, I spent about 4 hours walking around and shooting, and am pretty happy I came out with two photos I like and others seem to like as well.

Lastly, just for shiggles, I shopped in some clouds to get rid of the dark blue spot for the log photo.