Rural landscapes: that moment of ecstatic light
NOVEMBER HAYROLL, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
The possibilities of this scene grabbed me immediately, but so did the challenge: what do to with that thin, unbroken strip of blue sky. It tended to divide the picture and that’s not a good thing for most viewers. I had two choices: minimize it by using a wide-angle lens or use the hay roll to break up the strip. I tried both; this is the best of the bunch.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Very nice. The light is wonderful!
We can’t beat a good bit of light!
(Maybe a telephoto, further back to shove the cloud up the frame and pull the distant bales forward? – though this version is perfectly fine to me!)
Good suggestions, Stephen. In this case, I wanted to emphasize the sense of SPACE. 🙂
🙂 I know exactly where you’re coming from.
(what seems like a zillion years ago now, I put together this post about focal length – I think the consideration of a sense of SPACE should have been something I included! https://stephenhip.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/17-40-70-200mm-angle-of-view/ )
Thanks!
A beautiful landscape, the light is gorgeous.