Shenandoah Springtime Forest

Shenandoah Springtime Forest

Shenandoah Springtime Forest

Re: Shenandoah Springtime Forest

by **Kari Post** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:29 pm

Congratulations! This is the Landscapes Forum image of the week for the week ending 04/25/2008.

The trees in the lower elevations of Shenandoah National Park have started to bloom, so I captured this scene including Virginia's beautiful Eastern Redbuds. I hope you like it!

1D2N, 70-200 f/4 IS, pano composite of 4 images

by **E.J. Peiker** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:04 pm

Excellent panorama with great color.

by **Florisvb** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:06 am

Lovely colors, I like the composition with the three redbuds. I think you could reduce the exposure and increase contrast a little to make the colors pop even more.

by **Permoshooter** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:42 pm

Very nice panoramic. Does the printed version show the redbud color with more pop than the web omptimized version? I find this frequently happens to me......

by **rikerd** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:26 pm

Very nice Kari. I really like how you positioned yourself to almost equally distribute the redbuds in distinct sections. Way to make a nice scene out of the chaos of the forest.

by **Kristel Schneider** on Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:19 am

Very nice colors and comp. Would ad some black to give it a little bit more 'kick' in the trees. But maybe its my screen.

by **Svein-Frode** on Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:55 am

Wonderful scene. I can only image the rich details in the original version. Great spring documentation!

by **possom** on Mon May 05, 2008 6:31 pm

This is a beautiful pano Kari & a very very cool choice for IOW.
Congrats.
John

by **John Blumenkamp** on Mon May 05, 2008 11:51 pm

Congrats Kari! This is a beauty!

by **Royce Howland** on Tue May 06, 2008 12:27 am

Kari, I really like this a lot. I understand some of the comments re: contrast, but don't mind it at all as presented. One thing I know is that these bigger pano's, when compressed down for web posting, suffer more than most images. I think seeing a nice big print of this would deliver a much different and improved impression than what we see here in the forum.

I really like the interleaving of trunks & foliage, of green leaves and redbuds. A bit of softness in detail & tone is appropriate. It's like a picture window out onto a wonderful scene, and I can imagine the other senses coming into play as well. You've made a well composed image of an appealing view. Nicely done...

by **prashant** on Tue May 06, 2008 4:01 am

This is wonderful. I wish it was bigger.

by **mccaffertyjanice** on Tue May 06, 2008 1:29 pm

We just arrived in Winchester, VA for the summer and just love the Redbuds! You have captured it beautifully with the soft greens and the pinks!

by **Tsmith** on Tue May 06, 2008 1:31 pm

Congrats Kari

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