Wetland Sunset

[Dmitri]

c&c always appreciated

 

[Fox Paw]

Nice one. I'm wondering why the grasses are blurred. That's not a criticism. Was it a slow exposure with the wind blowing?

 

[Trenton Romulox]

Based on the smoothness of the water, I'm gonna say it was a long exposure.

My biggest criticism would be the sprinklers in the background, they kind of ruin that whole 'peace' aspect of a sunset for me, a bit.

Still a nice shot though. Good work.

 

[robertdownie]

Nice shot. What time of year was it?

Rob

 

[tirediron]

Nice capture. I think that the use of a 1 or even 2 stop Grad-ND filter would have taken this image from 'nice' to 'amazing'.

 

[rjackjames]

the grass seems a little faded or blurry? did u use a long exposure??

 

[Dmitri]

Wow, thanks everyone!

Nice one. I'm wondering why the grasses are blurred. That's not a criticism. Was it a slow exposure with the wind blowing?

Yes, I needed a slow shutter speed (3.2 seconds) because of the aperture (f32 - my lenses dont have infinity) and light, as well as using the circ. polarizer.

My biggest criticism would be the sprinklers in the background, they kind of ruin that whole 'peace' aspect of a sunset for me, a bit.

Still a nice shot though. Good work.

Yes, I should have thought of the sprinklers... I am playing with that photo again and have already cropped the sprinklers out, as well as a log or something in the water. Thanks for the heads-up

Nice shot. What time of year was it?

Thank you. It was summer time on Long Island

Nice capture. I think that the use of a 1 or even 2 stop Grad-ND filter would have taken this image from 'nice' to 'amazing'.

Ahh maybe. I don't have one of them yet, but I did use my polarizing filter. I think there is a way to fake grad-nd in PS. I'll check it out. thanks

the grass seems a little faded or blurry? did u use a long exposure??

Yes sir, Mr Jack-James. 3.2 seconds was needed for that and the wind wouldn't stay still, no matter how nice I asked

Thanks for the kind words, all

 

[NJMAN]

Gorgeous image. I love the look of the wispy grass. But maybe the whole thing could stand to be a tad sharper. Overall, breathtaking and serene!

NJ

 

[Dmitri]

Gorgeous image. I love the look of the wispy grass. But maybe the whole thing could stand to be a tad sharper. Overall, breathtaking and serene!

Thank you much, NJMan! I'm working on getting sharper images. I'll get there eventually

 

[abraxas]

I like the soft look, and it probably would look incredible on a full size print. A touch sharper on the web though as mentioned. Excellent exposure.