Two night and two sunsets with my favorite combo. The first is again in the area of my last post, I liked that I was able to include a crayfish in it. (Bottom middle) The second, from an oft visited lake. I found this natural bonsai buttonwood and had tried some shots before but really like this one with the risen waters.
Nice set - I like each of these for entirely different reasons and see no reason why I have to choose one over the other. The first one has a delightful array of visual elements to partake of all over the place in the foreground, and of course nice skies to boot.
The second one is pure simplicity that works well - the reflections add just enough complexity and color to the focal subject in the image to keep my interest lingering over the shot.
Hi Paul, love the minimalism of the second one Glad to see you posting images with these cloud conditions. I have a recent very similar set, but in a different setting, and no mud-bug . I was worried no one would believe those colors really obtained. .
hugh wrote:
Hi Paul, love the minimalism of the second one Glad to see you posting images with these cloud conditions. I have a recent very similar set, but in a different setting, and no mud-bug . I was worried no one would believe those colors really obtained. .
hugh
Thanks Hugh, the first has hardly anything done, 3 stop hard gnd and then raw conversion. And the second was basically the same. I felt like I should do something in Photoshop but they just came out right.
Lovely images Paul, I like the first one because you capture very good colors which made very common elements look really nice. And I like the second one because of the colors and simplicity of the image. Well done!
I was wondering if a grad was used in the 1st. Superb work here to show nary a sign of it!!!!
Lovely light on the fg and grasses....delightful image.
The 2nd is very cool. Love the reflected light and color gradient, and the comp is perfect.