Large Format Landscapes

[Gary Tarbert]

Lake Wilson w/Redwoods (reclaimed gravel pond)
Chamonix 4x5; FP4; 90 f8 Nikkor

I have visited this shot several times , I like it more with each visit . Cheers Gary

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Lake Wilson w/Redwoods (reclaimed gravel pond)
Chamonix 4x5; FP4; 90 f8 Nikkor

Exceptional image. The mood and sense of light are wonderful.

[Andrea Gazzoni]

this is where the path to refuge Vittorio Emanuele starts, Valsavarenche, Italy.
4x10 on Tachihara with split dark slide.
critics are more than welcome.

[Peter Lewin]

Andrea: I know I posted in another thread that just saying "I love that image" is not useful as a critique ... but what a great image! I think the combination of the format plus your composition, with the path leading in from the left, and the counter-balancing darker area of tree and shrubs on the lower right, keeps my eye examining for more detail ... its an image that rewards careful viewing. Thank you for posting it.

[Andrea Gazzoni]

thank you so much for your kind words Peter, I've been here three times in order to find the right composition.
had to lower the camera to isolate the scene from branches intruding from the top.
maybe the light could have been better, next time I'd like to be there at dawn or with mist.

[jon.oman]

this is where the path to refuge Vittorio Emanuele starts, Valsavarenche, Italy.
4x10 on Tachihara with split dark slide.
critics are more than welcome.

All I can say is wonderful image........

[yachid]

Andrea

This composition is really well done. I like the stairs positioning and the way it fades into the woods but we know its not the end of it. This could turn into a great black and white photo, using a yellow or orange filter maybe, but thats just because I love how BW can lead you to your subject, colors just distracts a bit. MHO.

Anyway, seems that you can visit new places now, no need to revisit this for a fourth tim =) , Amazing photo. Congrats.

[Vaughn]

this is where the path to refuge Vittorio Emanuele starts, Valsavarenche, Italy.
4x10 on Tachihara with split dark slide.
critics are more than welcome.

Very well seen...very good use of subtle colors to add to the composition (yellow tones along the bottom and on the top) as well as the light itself. I like the way the darker tones on the right side holds one's eye on the image. Just excellent all the way around! Simple complexity...my eye travels up the path, but also up the draw -- and horizontally going from dark bush to dark bush, tree to tree.

I might have tried a polarizing filter to see if some of the blue light from the sky that is reflecting off the rocks and leaves could have been filtered out. But at the same time, the cool light off the rocks contrasts nicely with the warmer tones of the vegetation.

And yes, it looks like it would have made a great B&W image -- different, but perhaps not any better.

[yachid]

"And yes, it looks like it would have made a great B&W image -- different, but perhaps not any better. "

yeah... I agree. Different but not better.

[mandoman7]

I have visited this shot several times , I like it more with each visit . Cheers Gary

Exceptional image. The mood and sense of light are wonderful.

Thanks fellas, much appreciated.