...but the quality of light -something over which we have no control in
situations like this - is
usually what makes or breaks an image.
Amen to that!
But you do have control over the quality of light - don't take the image if
the light isn't right.
So you didn't take this image on others trips to this spot when the light
wasn't to your liking. In other words
the light made the shot.
I see so many images (I'm speaking outdoor/nature shots) posted on this list
that are lacking that all important light factor.
Its only been the last 20 years that I've become aware of the imact of light
quality on images. It took me several workshops for 'the quality of light'
to sink in. Because of the quality of lights imapct on images, like you,
I've by-passed scenes where the light just wasn't right.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Roberts" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Just got back my slide film from GFM!
Ken Waller wrote:
Nice capture - I like how the brighter green background draws you into the
image!
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd07102.jpg
Thanks to everyone who commented. In general, this just another
30-second-long-exposure-of-a-mountain-stream shot, but I do like the
way the composition works with the bright area of distant trees and
leaves in the upper right continuing the diagonal of the water.
Several people commented on the color of the leaves in the background
and it does help this shot greatly. We so often like to discuss
composition, camera technique, lens quality and post-processing when
talking about what makes a good photo but the quality of light -
something over which we have no control in situations like this - is
usually what makes or breaks an image. I was lucky here. Or, more
accurately, I've kept going back to this spot over and over for years
until the luck and light were with me :)
--
Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
www.robertstech.com
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