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Ben Horne
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Matt Tilghman wrote:
Very beautiful, Ben. Thanks for not overdoing it with Orton effect, too. I love Orton effect but it is running rampant these days! And this the type of scene I'd try it on, so I appreciate your restraint.

Thanks Matt. I've never really been fond of the Orton effect. There are some scenes where it can certainly be beneficial, but I honestly never even think about using that technique. I usually just try to give my most honest representation of a scene. Some of these places are so beautiful that they really don't need any embellishing.

Jun 19, 2013 at 08:45 PM

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Karl Witt wrote:
Interesting and dramatic contrast of colors and textures Ben. In my mind I have implanted your suggestions on compositional strengths. Here I see it two ways where the warmth and vertical boldness accentuate those incredible trees and vice versa.............so double good here for me and the more I look the more I see in details

Simply spectacular and I like both the hues on those greens! Cool one man!

Karl

While I was walking through the canyon, this scene really caught my eye, but it wasn't really until I saw the film that I realized how much diagonal emphasis there was -- the lines on the wall on the left, the dominant highlights in the trees, and the branch in the lower right.

Lately, I've been trying to capture photos that are quiet, and inviting. There is a lot of "aggressive" landscape photography out there these days --- and that style certainly has its place, but I've always been a big fan of the calm, almost meditative landscapes. I love shooting scenes that are inviting, that make other people wish they could walk into the photograph as though it is an open door — and perhaps even visit the location some day.

Jun 19, 2013 at 08:51 PM

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Ben Horne wrote:
While I was walking through the canyon, this scene really caught my eye, but it wasn't really until I saw the film that I realized how much diagonal emphasis there was -- the lines on the wall on the left, the dominant highlights in the trees, and the branch in the lower right.

Lately, I've been trying to capture photos that are quiet, and inviting. There is a lot of "aggressive" landscape photography out there these days --- and that style certainly has its place, but I've always been a big fan of the calm, almost meditative landscapes. I...Show more →

I like and appreciate that line of though. There are definitely too many "aggressive" style photos out there where the photogs make more extreme shots with colorful or distinctive foreground elements really close to the camera and that and the distance scene sharp. The smaller formats allow that and people take advantage of it but to me a lot of those images do not generate the calm and serene feeling I like when experiencing some of these places.

Subtlety is definitely refreshing and appreciated in Landscape Photography even if initially the image doesn't get as many "likes" or "hits" over time it grows and grows on you and endures.

Jun 19, 2013 at 10:02 PM

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Beautiful image! I enjoyed the videos as well. Thanks for sharing.

Jun 22, 2013 at 07:39 AM

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absolutely gorgeous !
Great work.

Jun 22, 2013 at 09:35 AM

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