The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
The Umpqua River Scenic Highway in Oregon is a beautiful drive, and a route I often take to get to the southern Oregon coast. It’s common that I see something I think might be an interesting photograph as I drive it, but all too often can’t find a place to safely pull over and set up a tripod. Fortunately this view of the Umpqua flowing around a bend was from a nice shoulder pullout. I liked the evening fog drifting lazily over the water. I just needed someone fly fishing out there.
Specific Feedback
I don’t have any specific questions for this one, but would love your impression of it and any suggestions for improvement.
Technical Details
NIKON Z 7II
NIKKOR Z 24-200 f/4-6.3 VR at 79 mm
0.4 sec. at f/16.0 and ISO 64
John, without that small collection of FG rocks I feel it would not work near as well. I think, cliché, it does a neat job of “anchoring” the scene. The fog provides a very peaceful feeling overall too. The scene was well worth your drive and pullover stop IMO…
BTW: my cousins are from the state of Washington Umpqua tribe…
I really like this image, John. My eye moves all through this image and the fog in the upper center seems to keep it from leaving the top, instead bringing me left then back down to start the round all over again. A lovely, peaceful river scene.
I love these types of images. I see them as reality vs dream images. Here the duality is shown by the sharp clarity of the rock vs the soft less distinguishable background. In addition it’s shown in the tonal difference between the two. In that regard I like that the rocks are substantially darker than the rest. Can’t think of any suggestions. Perhaps if the rocks were further inward from the corner but I also like where they are.
Beautiful image John! There is so much to look at in the image, it lets the eye roam around and keeps your attention. The rocks in the foreground being sharper and darker really helps, not having them there makes the image less impactful to me. I can’t think of anything I’d change.
Love it, John. Very dreamy quality. Just the right mixture of softness and clarity. I think the FG rocks are a necessary counterbalance to the rest of the image. My thoughts echo @Paul_Breitkreuz, except I don’t have any cousins from Washington.
Hi John,
Moody and mysterious; I love it! This has a wonderful yin- yang effect to it with the dreamy atmospherics in the BG all the while having that cluster of tack sharp rocks in the FG. I find this image to be a very serene and peaceful; almost like I am right there soaking up the cool damp atmospherics. No suggestions from me.
