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"that cold cold ground"

From the song "Please Don’t Bury Me" by John Prine







Dec 18, 2006 at 05:20 PM
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Hi Max,
Very nice, I love the long shadows and the color of the light from this time of day. Great title too, pefect for the WA.
-Nick
Dec 18, 2006 at 08:23 PM
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This is just beautiful. The light, shadows and composition...really nice.
Dec 18, 2006 at 08:51 PM
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gorgeous... definitely resonates with a feeling of coldness...i think the sky adds a lot to the cold, looks threatening to snow...
Dec 18, 2006 at 09:12 PM
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hey, this looks great! the tree silhouettes, the texture zones, and the colors are really working well for you here. well done!
Dec 19, 2006 at 03:18 AM
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This is a really interesting shot with strong elements in it that really got me to thinking. Rather than being creeped out, what struck me was the strong contrast between the cold ground and the brilliant light that is penetrating what would otherwise have been a gloomy scene. That really adds a totally different symbolism to me. I bet this shot would sell well as a stock photo.

Very different, and a wonderfully executed shot.
Dec 19, 2006 at 07:05 AM
Max Wheaton
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Thank you all very much. This shot was taken last Sunday morning. I was out to photograph something entirely different when I spotted this view in my peripheral vision. Isn’t that always the way, the shot I was originally after didn’t work. I was rushed to shoot as the clouds where closing fast, the sun was gone 5 minutes later. You were right Jennifer the snow started about an hour later.
Dec 19, 2006 at 07:32 AM
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There's something very peaceful, if cold, about this shot. And hopeful.
Really beautifully done, Max.
Dec 19, 2006 at 11:19 AM
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Wonderful shot, and very dramatic!


Dec 19, 2006 at 12:15 PM
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Oustanding. Very nice entry. Makes me feel as if I'm right there.
Christian
Dec 19, 2006 at 03:42 PM
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Well done! You've got such a great perspective here, and I'm jealous of those shadows! Fantastic work, particularly in that you were able to recognize it while not initially looking for it.
Dec 19, 2006 at 05:34 PM
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CarusoPhoto wrote:
in that you were able to recognize it while not initially looking for it.

I believe that this happens a lot more than we realize. I have done a bit of reading on the subject of peripheral vision. Just google it and the amount of information is amazing. To sum it up it appears that "our acute center of vision focuses on the small individual images while our peripheral vision picks up the global view". I believe that this "peripheral vision" allows you to see the basic patterns of light & shade uncluttered by the details of a scene. The very patterns that make or break a photograph. The difficulty in applying this while walking around in search of the "great photograph" is that you would bump into a lot of things


Dec 19, 2006 at 11:00 PM
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great entry.....love the angle of the shot and the shadows
Good Luck!

Patty
Dec 20, 2006 at 12:37 PM
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It has a real ethereal quality to it. Wonderful light.
Dec 20, 2006 at 04:09 PM
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IMAX wrote:
I believe that this happens a lot more than we realize.

I whole-heartedly believe this. More times than I can count, the photos I'm most happy with are those that I was't looking for. I may have been struggling with a shot I thought I wanted, but which never really worked out only to turn around and have THE shot appear before my eyes. It's synchronicity at it's finest. Sometimes, I deliberately choose to not go out scouting for something specific but rather "let the photo come to me." Invariably, I am not dissappointed with the results.
Dec 20, 2006 at 06:31 PM
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"I'd rather have them cut me up and spread me all around. Throw my brain in a hurricane, and the blind can have my eyes. The deaf can have both my ears if they don't mind the size." Yes, John Prine is pure genius. Great shot.
Dec 21, 2006 at 10:20 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · #232: that cold cold ground


I don't usually comment on anything at all, but that is artfully done. The beginning or end of a day, captured over a cemetary with the shadows and light. The contrast of light and shadow is perfect because it creates a tension given the subject matter is a cemetary. The warmth of the sun, the cold of the snow. Very nice technically too.
Dec 19, 2008 at 11:24 PM





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