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The image was taken several years ago on the track to Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. It was a cold and damp 12 klm trek to the summit (not shown here).
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24-70@70mm 1/125 f7.1 ISO400
Glennys, this is a change of pace from the rugged high mountains of North America and Europe. The toughness of the area does show up in the tall dead trees scattered through out, especially the on in the lower left with its mix of living and dead branches. The colors are inviting and have the land fade into the fog works well. The colors remind me of some of the Hudson River School landscape paintings from the middle 1800s.
A unique setting and very pleasing to see! Interesting mix of vegetation and terrain, and the fog gives it a fittingly mysterious vibe. The diagonal path of the half-dead trees leads the eye to the distant peaks. I wonder if you might bring out more contrast or detail in the sky, and maybe reduce the vignette at the top, but those are small points for a lovely image!
Thank you Mark and Diane! Mark, I checked out the Hudson River School landscape paintings and have to agree the image is a little similar.
Diane, when I went back in to the image, I’ve realised the sky is a replacement! Having said that I am always a little lost with skies. Do I make them dramatical or just supporting? What’s the hero; the landscape or the sky? The darker slice on the top? I have no idea, but I have redone the image with the same or similar sky and have cropped the image a little different.
Hi Glenys,
Your soft, moody image takes me right back to when I walked the track to the Cradle Mountain summit quite some years ago. The light and fog really add a wonderful atmosphere to this image.
love it.
Cheers
Diny
Thank you Diny. I was wondering if you were an Aussie? You certainly have some Aussie images in your portfolio here.
The rework works! And congratulations on the EP – very well-deserved!
Glennie: Wonderful scene superbly captured. The rework is a fine adjustment. My only nit is the large tree on the left. It tends to pull and keep my eye and when I make it go away with the Remove tool I like the image even more. Congrats on a well deserved EP. >=))>
Thank you Bill! I thought that tree on the left acting like a bit of a “full stop”; keeping my eyes in the picture. I tried the removal of the tree and like you, liked the image more without it.
Thanks for the nudge.
The EP is very much appreciated. Thank you!
