From May 24th, here is one with a bit more foreground. The emphasis is still the sun rising over Monadnock, but I wanted a bit more foreground with the apple tree evident.
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I say it worked.
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Thanks, Jim.
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Wow~it sure is pretty there, and you capture it so wonderfully. I imagine a day started like that has got to be good.
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Yes, that is certainly a sign of a good day ahead. Thank you, Melissa.
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Not only the live apple tree, but also the faded whatever-it-was at lower right bring it all together beautifully.
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Whatever-it-was is an apt description, Gary. But it did help balance the composition. Thanks.
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Perfect framing but all down to the dynamic range. If you had lost the detail it would have been less effective.
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Yes, the dynamic range is a challenge. A three-stop GND made things a little more manageable. Thanks, Andrew.
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You managed to hold a lot of detail in the shaded lower portion of the image. (I see now that the previous comment makes the same point.)
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The other day, Linda called it “photographer’s magic”. Thank you, Singh Ray.
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Golly that scene is so pretty. Such beauty to start your day and I would think that would set the mood. I’m glad to know that’s an apple tree. It’s shaped so lovely.
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I wish every day could start like this, Yvonne. Well, not exactly…some variation is always appreciated and the rainy days make the sunrises more special. Thank you.
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I like this the mostest of your recent sunrise photos. 🙂
For one thing, I naturally prefer things that are off-center, or asymmetrical. And I really like the implied diagonal here, running through the apple tree and the sun. I just took a look around here, and can’t find a single thing on the walls that’s perfectly centered, like a painting over a sofa. I guess my decorating style is idiosyncratic, mixed-media grouping. (But I can’t stand a painting or photo that’s hanging crooked. I may be half a bubble off center, but I don’t want that for my artwork.)
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Crooked pictures bother me too, Linda. I rarely hang something with just one picture hook. Two gives the wire a flat to hold it in place. Large pictures I use no wire, but hang the d-rings on hooks so they cannot move…a bit more work but permanently level.
As far as centering a composition…I try not to, but I also won’t put something off center just because. If it introduces an element I don’t care for, then I will allow my subject to be in the middle of things. It is an unwritten…well, actually it is written…that one should not center a subject. But once we know the rules then break away. 🙂 I am glad this one is working for you.
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Wonderful comp Steve I think you did a great job of opening up the shadows a bit, these are hard exposures to handle and I think did it with this one !!
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Thanks, Bernie. I was fortunate that the valley and hills closest to me were receiving light from the rising sun.
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