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Photo taken on Lake Campotosto, light conditions immediately made me think of a long exposure. This is a magical place that offers countless emotions every time I visit.
Gran Sasso National park.
| Photographer: | Stefano Rossi |
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| Website: | www.stefanorossiphotographer.com |
| Camera: | Canon 5D mkII |
| Lens: | Canon 24-105mm @ 24mm |
| Aperture: | f/16 |
| Shutter Speed: | 180 seconds |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Flters: | Lee .9 grad / Polarizer / Lee 10 stop nd |
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Thanks to all!
Stefano
I like this image a lot. The rocks in the foreground really have a unique and different look about them. I feel the photographer has done a great job in showing them off.
I must say I do agree with previous comments about maybe lowering the viewpoint a touch to close the gap slightly between the water and the background. I would only do this a little though as I love the flat surface of the rocks and the textures on them.
I do love the long exposure and the movement in the clouds certainly adds lots of impact. The snow topped peaks in the distance and the overall cool tones finish the image off wonderfully. Great shot!
If in Photoshop you select the bottom 2.3 of the image, chose Content Aware Scale, then move up the bottom edge you can simulate the effect of a lower point of view. Mainly the expanse of water shrinks, It only takes a few seconds. I’m nor sure if it improves the picture, which is magnificent as it is. Gordon
A beautiful image. The long exposure and the light blue tones in the lake give a peaceful, cool atmosphere, which is emphasized by the snowy mountains.
I love the lighting on the rocks. After looking at the image for some time I noticed that the two large rightmost rocks are in fact two halves of the same rock. It’s a small detail that really enhances the photo, in my opinion.
One comment though – the reflection in the lake is brighter than the sky it reflects, which is a bit unnatural. With that said, I do like the atmosphere it gives, and the question if it should look natural or not is a matter of your preference, as long as you are aware of it.
first of all, i didn’t read the other comments because i don’t want to let them influence my opinions.
i love the way you did it as a long exposure, it really makes the water and the clouds very elegant.
i’m not sure i like the rocks in the foreground however. my eyes are completely stuck on the rocks and it draws my attention away from the rest of the image.
one idea may be to recompose or crop it so that only the two rocks on the upper left side are in the picture.
or perhaps shooting from a lower angle to take attention away from those rocks as well.
now don’t get me wrong, the rocks are awesome, it just seems like you are merging two separate ideas and themes in that picture and the rocks are competing with the water and mountains.
it’s an awesome image and i like it a lot, just some ideas to ponder if you get bored and want to reshoot.
Firstly congratulation what a glorious scene you’ve captured, good foreground interest, wonderful colours and the snow capped mountains; the 180sec exposure has flattened the water and rendered motion in the sky….very well done.
Many of the the cornerstone of good landscape photography are firmly in place here, there are only 3 aspects which prevent this image presenting its full potential in my opinion.
1. You used 24mm which (for the distances in this scene) has in effect pushed those lovely mountains further away, the portrait orientation further compounds this problem of (perspective).
2. In this orientation i think you’ve too much foreground you’ve (weighted the image incorrectly), however this is leaning towards the subjective end of critique.
3. There may be some Lens distortion or the lake may have a natural curve? either way the horizon gives the viewer the impression of an off centre shot which slopes down to the right.
I would now direct the author back to my first statements…..i like it, well done.
Regards Shaun Walby
I agree with others about the mid ground being slightly unbalanced with the foreground and if persisted, the gap could have closed slightly. As for the foreground, I did expect it to be difficult to isolate rocks and have it more simple. Overall, I think the photographer has done a pretty good job with this one. The slow shutter speed has helped to provide an ethereal looking sky and water surface and the colours are most pleasing, well done.
Dimitri
The shores of the lake is full of rocks. For a tidy cpmposizione I could not lower the point of recovery. My intention was to put the moving parts, rich reflections, with elements still, not subjected to the will of the wind. I thought to reduce the space of the lake, but lowering the room risked centralize horizon. giving space to the sky. That’s it. Everything is designed to get the most and give importance to the elements most scenic
Thanks for your opinion
Thank you for sharing this wonderful image for critique. The considerable strength in it for me lies in the fabulous contrasts of ethereal water long exposed with shimmering reflections and the sharply focused, geometric rocks in your foreground. My eye wants to keep traveling, but that mountain ridge, glorious though it is, won’t let me continue on up to the sky. Was this an effect you wanted to achieve? I do not want to impose my seeing onto your creation and wish I had more perspective from you on your own interpretation of the image’s strengths and weaknesses so feedback could be based on what you ‘saw’ and strove to achieve. It’s easy to offer feedback based on what I would have done, or refer to widely recognized photographic conventions for composition, etc. to an image, but both. these seem to defeat the purpose of the exercise, which is to offer feedback that strengthens the image you wanted to create.
this is very nice I would of put a different angle on this shot to cut out some of the water your color is good I do like your foreground with the rocks.
A very well framed image although I would agree with a previous comment that a slightly lower angle would have fore shortened the central water area which rather dominates the photograph.
I think this is a wonderful image and the long exposure certainly imposes a certain mood to the photograph. As to improve it, it may be that the middle ground does not hold its own very well against the foreground and the mountains/sky, especially since the reflection in the water really does not show much. If the middle ground had been minimized a bit, it may have helped.
Also, the reflection in the lower left part of the frame might be a bit bright as it looks to me to be as bright as or brighter than the sky itself.
I suppose not cutting of the rock in the bottom of the frame might have worked, though to me the current composition is just fine.
The reflections I liked, but mostly I could not lower the point shooting, because I would have changed the composition of the first floor. Thanks
Stefano
There is not much I dislike about this beautiful image. The only thing i can think of is that this image has two images competing for attention. One is the mountain with that beautiful sky and the other is that fabulous foreground and the detail in it.