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JCK
27th of November 2004 (Sat), 17:11
...but why do I find this shot pleasing?

http://www.surflens.com/photos/11903418-L.jpg
Moppie
27th of November 2004 (Sat), 17:27
its because there is no background!

The grass just fades off into nothing, makes it look like a staged studio shot 8)
Steven M. Anthony
27th of November 2004 (Sat), 22:07
I think that's a question only you can truly answer... :D
Scottes
27th of November 2004 (Sat), 22:28
Works for me. I think if you knocked it down about 1/2 a stop it would be even better - the grass/hay looks overexposed. But it's got a balance between the tree and hay, balanced with the white.
vfilby
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 00:15
Works for me. I think if you knocked it down about 1/2 a stop it would be even better - the grass/hay looks overexposed. But it's got a balance between the tree and hay, balanced with the white.

Yeah, it almost looks infaredish.
JCK
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 04:49
Thanks for the responses, I actually know why I like this shot, and the answer is, I conceived it before I shot it, and it came out just as I thought it. That sense of control is pleasing. I don't always feel that way. And if you can see, rule of thirds is evident vertically and horizontally, the sky was cloudy and overcast, so I decided to get rid of it, and I also wanted to bring out the features of the trunk of tree.
arumdevil
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 07:59
...but why do I find this shot pleasing?


because it's in Hawaii? :D

but seriously, it is a beautiful shot, the blown out BG doesn't seem wrong at all for this shot.

nice one!
Agaric
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 09:33
...but why do I find this shot pleasing?



Because it tickles the imagination.

I look at it and wonder what is supposed to be there.

It is a nice shot, I like it. :)
JCK
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 16:34
OK, I'll tell you why I didn't want to show the background originally, you see, in these wintery days, this is probably the last thing you want to see, and I didn't have the heart to show it to you.... but I guess I'm nobody to disguise the true beauty of nature, and this following shot was properly exposed..... enjoy...


http://surflens.smugmug.com/photos/11979500-L.jpg
KO_300D
28th of November 2004 (Sun), 16:42
Great shot!
It has a creepy sort of cold, mysterious open moors type of feel to it. Almost like there's a story there...
Very artistic