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ScaryFox wrote:
A great set, Barry. The light is wonderful, my kind of morning atmosphere. The second one takes the cake!
Ute

Hi Ute! The misture of smoke and low thin fog takes the credit for the atmo.

Glad you liked these. Seems to be a concensus on the 2nd, with which I'm in agreement

Barry

beerguy wrote:
Very neat stuff Barry. I love #2; the mist makes that shot.

Thanks very much, Doug! The heavy atmo was nice to have

Barry

epeorusjim wrote:
Nice set Barry. I'm also a fan of the second one....a certain mystery for me about it. All are nice.

Hello Jim! Thanks, pleased you enjoyed these

Barry

Mar 31, 2008 at 01:28 PM

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p.2 #2 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Beautiful series, Barry. I like the special foggy athmosphere.
Karl

Mar 31, 2008 at 07:21 PM

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p.2 #3 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Really neat set of images Barry! Looks like a great place to photograph and looks like you had some of the misty stuff you really like!

Good shot of Hugh at work also.
Randy

Apr 01, 2008 at 12:54 AM

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p.2 #4 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Al B wrote:
Hello Barry,

Boy, I've really enjoyed viewing your trip images. That 2nd shot has such wonderful fg colours. I love the artistic reach of the upper branches and moody feeling the mist offers. Nice work here!

Al B

Thanks Al. That is such a cool place and we were certainly blessed with the presence of smoke and fog. I'm grateful for your appreciation!

Barry

Ludwigia wrote:
These are beautiful, Barry. I really like the colours and the atmosphere in the first shot. I would like to see a little more of the boardwalk although I realize that Hugh was probably in your way. ;-)
The second one is very atmospheric too. Nice work.

Hi Shirley! Thanks so much. The atmo that morning was compliments of the forest service and their control burns in the area! Hugh never gets in the way

I thought about a wider comp for that one, but I settled for the pink and boardwalk in opposite corners. I guess I'll have to go back!!

Barry

Chris Langer wrote:
The second picture is stunning. I would love to see a B/W of this picture. It could add even more drama to this great picture or take away. Its a worthwhile experiment. I enjoyed these. Gorgeous places.

Chris

Hello Chris! Thanks very much. I'm struggling with a conversion, but I'll keep working on it!

Barry

trenchmonkey wrote:
Nice set, Barry! Ya got me all misty this morning.

Thanks Will

Gotta love that atmo!

Barry

Fo Tollery wrote:
Great shots, Barry! Especially like the coloration in the first.....which is even somewhat reminiscient of a Hugh composition (a good thing in case you weren't sure

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But whassup with Hugh in the 'winter' garb......in Florida?!?!? What was it....50 degrees out that morning.(??)

Great to hear from you, Fo. And what a lovely and generous compliment!! Many thanks!
It was a little chilly that morning, and a bit breezy, too. Hugh was just better prepared than I!

Barry

Apr 01, 2008 at 03:25 PM

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p.2 #5 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

kschweichhart wrote:
Beautiful series, Barry. I like the special foggy athmosphere.
Karl

Hey Karl! So glad you dropped by!

It truly was a special atmo that day. And the company was great, too

Barry

Randy Walton wrote:
Really neat set of images Barry! Looks like a great place to photograph and looks like you had some of the misty stuff you really like!

Good shot of Hugh at work also.
Randy

Thanks bud! Hope all goes well!!

Barry

Apr 02, 2008 at 12:38 PM

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p.2 #6 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

They're pretty small, aren't they?

#2 rocks, what with the view so nicely
framed. Great contrast between the straight lines made by man and the ragged
textures of nature.

Apr 02, 2008 at 06:09 PM

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p.2 #7 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Hi Barry,
Ok, well I'm going to disagree with everyone. Yes the exposures, light, contrast, color and sharpness are very good, and yes there is a very nice mood, but I'm afraid I don't like the compositions.

For No. 1 I would have preferred a pan of about 5 degrees to the right to include more of the boardwalk as I feel its crop is awkward.

For No. 2 the trees are too centered, now (assuming it was possible) I would have walked more the left to try to get a little more open space in the center, keeping the platform where it is but getting the trees more to the right. I find there's a conflict between the platform and the trees...maybe it would have been a better shot without one or the other.

No. 4 simply doesn't do anything for me. The tree line on the left is distracting and the lines of the boardwalk aren't as interesting as in no's 1 and 2.

Please do post more if you have some.

Apr 02, 2008 at 09:37 PM

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p.2 #8 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

MarcR wrote:
They're pretty small, aren't they?

#2 rocks, what with the view so nicely
framed. Great contrast between the straight lines made by man and the ragged
textures of nature.

The dwarf cypress is a small, and quite cute I might add, variety of tree that is often seen to be giants!

Thanks for dropping by, Marc!

Barry

Chris Tylko wrote:
Hi Barry,
Ok, well I'm going to disagree with everyone. Yes the exposures, light, contrast, color and sharpness are very good, and yes there is a very nice mood, but I'm afraid I don't like the compositions.

For No. 1 I would have preferred a pan of about 5 degrees to the right to include more of the boardwalk as I feel its crop is awkward.

For No. 2 the trees are too centered, now (assuming it was possible) I would have walked more the left to try to get a little more open space in the center, keeping the platform where it is but getting the trees more to the right. I find there's a conflict between the platform and the trees...maybe it would have been a better shot without one or the other.

No. 4 simply doesn't do anything for me. The tree line on the left is distracting and the lines of the boardwalk aren't as interesting as in no's 1 and 2.

Please do post more if you have some.

Hi Chris. I really appreciate your thoughts on composition, and also the mood and technical aspects.
In #1 I agree with you about the boardwalk....Tried to get it and the larger pink cloud in the opposite corner and didn't have my wider lens, and wasn't set up for a pano.
In #2, I kinda agree, too. The little extension of walkway offered limited choices for my position to get them all in, which I wanted, and I didn't want to cut off any of the righthand tree.
On #4, OK! Just showing a different perspective. I realize these all won't be for everybody

Thanks for your comments, really. I do take 'em to heart, and will just have to return to Apalatchicola and try again

Barry

Apr 03, 2008 at 07:58 PM

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p.2 #9 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

#2 is my fav. Its ironic, but it looks like a very very well done image in a 3-D scene generation program like Vue. Very ethereal-looking. By far my fav of the bunch.

Apr 03, 2008 at 08:30 PM

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p.2 #10 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

I have got to see this place. The cypress are awesome. Number 2 is very nice. I like it a lot.

Sharon

Edited on Apr 03, 2008 at 10:21 PM

Apr 03, 2008 at 10:16 PM

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p.2 #11 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

I like these, especially #1 and #2. They have an impressionistic feel to them. Unusual and arresting!

Mark

Apr 04, 2008 at 03:29 AM

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p.2 #12 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Hello, Barry.

I seem to have missed these in all the travelling about.

I really like no 2. To my eyes the composition is excellent, with the high viewing platform beautifully placed and the shaping of the bigger trees leading directly up to it from the right. The walkway up to it provides a similar service from the left, again leading up to that left-hand upper third. I like the light you have captured on the mossy cypresses and the misty atmosphere all round.

It's nice to see a good shot of Hugh at work in no 3 and in 4 I appreciate the powerful thrust of the walkway into the sky - I might be tempted to crop off a tad, to include the top of the tree on the left but slightly less sky. I love the textures in the water and vegetation in the foreground.

This looks an exciting place to be shooting - and I know how you love your mist and fog

Sorry to hear that your computer is still playing up and I hope that you have had it sorted by now!

Edited on Apr 04, 2008 at 09:39 PM

Apr 04, 2008 at 09:38 PM

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p.2 #13 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

Hi Barry,

Excellent compositions, I like all of them. It's great to see Hugh at work. Well done indeed.
peter

Apr 05, 2008 at 12:36 AM

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p.2 #14 · Cypress, boardwalk & Hugh

saaketham wrote:
#2 is my fav. Its ironic, but it looks like a very very well done image in a 3-D scene generation program like Vue. Very ethereal-looking. By far my fav of the bunch.

Hi Anil! Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed!

Barry

pearlstreet wrote:
I have got to see this place. The cypress are awesome. Number 2 is very nice. I like it a lot.

Sharon

Thanks Sharon! I highly recommend a visit!!

Barry

Mark Schapper wrote:
I like these, especially #1 and #2. They have an impressionistic feel to them. Unusual and arresting!

Mark

Very kind, Mark. I appreciate it very much!

Barry

MartinMcl wrote:
Hello, Barry.

I seem to have missed these in all the travelling about.

Sorry to hear that your computer is still playing up and I hope that you have had it sorted by now!

Hey Martin! Thanks very much. Your comments mean a lot to me!!
Hugh was a treat to shoot with. And besides that, he definitely knew the best restaurants in town!!

Barry

pappy wrote:
Hi Barry,

Excellent compositions, I like all of them. It's great to see Hugh at work. Well done indeed.
peter

Hi Peter! Always a pleasure to hear from you! Really glad you enjoyed these!

Barry

Apr 05, 2008 at 06:00 PM


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