Drone photograph over a fall forest in a remote section of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
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Critique Style Requested: In-depth
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Self Critique
I love the light on this location and am concerned if the composition with the clouds helps to bring attention to the way the light was falling on the scene.
Creative direction
Most of my work is in the NJ Pine Barrens. This is a flat sandy coastal plain I feel that this is an ideal place to bring out the beauty of nature int this place that lacks dramatic features like mountains and valleys.
I am also highly influenced by the artists of the Hudson River School and their concept of storm light has been something that I have sought to find and photograph. Another inspiration for this particular image is artist Peter Fiore’s series of paintings called Last 15 which depict the last 15 minutes before sunset.
Specific Feedback
Since the scene is a flat landscape, I wonder if the aesthetic and emotional impact is there for photographers who work in more dramatic landscapes. If the reviewer is inspired to visit the Pine Barrens, based on my work, I feel I’ve succeeded with this image.
Technical Details
Canon 5D MkIV with a 24-70 lens @ 41mm, .3 sec @ f/16, ISO 100. Basic processing was done in Lightroom and final processing was done in Photoshop. The only real thing I can add about the post processing was that I used luminosity masks to work the contrast and added some warming of the scene using a curves layer in Photoshop set to the Color blending mode.
Description
This photograph was made at sunset in late October in the Franklin Parker Preserve which is a 12,000 acre preserve that was a cranberry farm where the bogs were allowed to return to their natural state. On this particular evening storm clouds were building but the sun broke through just before it set and lit the edge of this little island and some of the forest behind it.