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Thank you all very much!
CC..Doc wrote:
Scott,
I remember your field shots from a few years ago and thought they were so creative with an everyday "thing". You do good at making pie out of mud! As with the other field shots, this one is right up there! Good work. Thanks for sharing.
Corinne
Thank you Corinne. This field is so unique for the area. A little bit of rolling hills and they way the farmer seeds it creates many odd lines. Not typical of a normal field. Some curved lines, some crossing over others. I am glad I brought my camera that evening.
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Justin Grimm wrote:
One hell of a shot! The processing is super nice, and I love the tones of the foliage with the warm light speckled throughout. Got my vote
Did you by chance take a couple more shots of the left side? I think if it was a bit wider, the lines in the field might curl up and give the shot a nice natural frame.
Thank you Justin! This photo definitely turned out way better than I expected. I took two of these. One slightly earlier with different settings and too much motion blur on the bean plants. That is why I chose ISO400. This was a monster of dynamic range to capture and process. I used a 0.6 and 0.9 GND filters as well as 3 exposures across the panorama. Time consuming working with such a huge file.
This final is a crop of the original stitch (which I no longer have). I spent a lot of time with the crop on this one and tried many different options, including your suggestion, and in the end this was what spoke to me the most and gave me the best sense of being there. When i view this one on my 30in IPS calibrated display, I feel like I can reach into the monitor and touch the plants. Again, blowing my expectations of how I thought this pano would turn out. I have a few other shots of the field taken before sunset and will post below.
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Scott,
Very well done, glad the pano turned out. That setting sun sure is sweet.
I do find that gap in the rows on the right a little distracting though, so I do wish that wasn't there. Still a great shot, but I think complete rows would have been even better. Now have you tried cropping the pano in half? Taking just the left half with your friend and cropping right before that gap? I think it would also make a cool shot.
Jim
Thank you Jim. I totally see your point here but will have to agree to disagree. For me, the lone bean plant is the odd duck, the anomaly, the bizarre and unusual. I think a perfect field (with rows) has been more than done. I like them too and have taken many myself at this same field but the lone plant is what I searched for and was happy to find just before sunset. A lot of photographers have that burning desire to take that perfect photo. For me, I don't believe there is such a thing as perfect photo. My motto for photography is "only when you search for imperfection will you find perfection." Call me crazy but that is me!
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roguecoolman wrote:
Scott,
This is one heck of a pano. Love the light, inclusion of the guy. I'm going to have to disagree (sorry :P ) with Jim on the gap. I love that you picked out a single bean plant among the rows. Good stuff man.
Jason
Thank you Jason. Everyone will have their likes/dislikes. I knew that the lone plant might not appeal to all but it appeals to me. Hence why I photographed it.
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Brad Williams wrote:
Really nice work Scott. I am not big on people in my photo, but this photo is really nice!
Thank you Brad. I too am in the same boat regarding people in landscapes but this is rarity for me. It was mostly the colour contrast of his jacked and the bean plants as well as the rim light from the sunset. I told him to stand perfectly still! His quote on seeing the photo "Pic looks awesome. Especially that tall handsome guy on the left. . And the sunset looks good too..." It made me laugh!
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