Weathered Log on the Lake Shore


Posted by Eric Fredine on Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:00 pm

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Capture: Canon 1Ds, 16-35 @ 16mm, polarizer, 2 exposures combined
Location: Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada

I had a great time earlier this summer photographing various bits of driftwood on the shore of Lesser Slave Lake on a dead calm evening. I especially enjoyed arranging varioius compositions around the changing patterns of the clouds and their reflections. I used the polarizer to see in to the foreground water to reveal the texture of the pebbly shoreline.

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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:10 pm
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Very simple and elegant.

Where'd you get the log from? :lol: Just kidding!!!!
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by Lillian Roberts on Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:27 pm
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Eric, I love the log and the clear water. I'd like to see this with about 2/3 stop less exposure, though it's nice as is.
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by Dan Baumbach on Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:10 pm
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I like the exposure and the pastel colors. I guess that's your signature. Nice work.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:23 pm
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Whoa, the colors here are too cool. Excellent.
 

by Anders on Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:40 pm
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Great pastels! Beautiful!!


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by T Williams on Tue Sep 16, 2003 7:35 am
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Eric, this is really nice. I like everything about this one, especially how the texture of the gravel blends into the smoothness of the cloud reflections.
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by Simon A on Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:36 pm
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The soft pastel colors and texture of this image are sublime -- excellent shot.

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by robert hasty on Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:00 pm
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Beautiful colors Eric, im not a huge fan of the log itself. Ive always heard rule#1 is dead wood is out. It may give the fg a subject here, but i think without it, it would be much more simplified and an awesome image of beautiful pastel color from water and sky relflections. My 2 pennys :wink:

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by Svein-Frode on Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:50 am
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Great stuff and superb colors! Agree with Robert that this image could manage without the log. What I like most is the submerged gravel in the FG.
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by Kelly on Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:49 pm
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Eric, another one of your posts where as it loaded I recognized the colors, light and style and knew instantly that it was one of yours before seeing the name. I love the simplicity, pastel colors, and foreground pebbles. For me, the log is an asset.
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by Arthur Morris on Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:43 pm
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Hi Eric, I like the image as is, especially the colors and your use of the polarizer, but feel that it could have been improved. #1: I would have preferred that the pastels be rendered richer. #2: I feel that moving the log or changing your persepctive so that the log was both tighter in the lrc and pointing exactly towards the lrc would have strengthened the composition. Angling your diagonals towards one of the four corners is usually a great place to begin. Best, from Artie, a bird photographer...
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