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After the burn - new life · **2 Likes**

So far I've just been posting a few old favourites of mine which have stood the test of time (months or years) in my estimation - this is a new picture that I think I'm going to go on liking - partly because I knew what I wanted before returning to this site, which I'd seen on a camera-free walk (yes, it can be done), but I really struggled to get the composition that I'd pre-conceived. In the end this is nothing like it, but I like it more, as it feels less obvious. Also the post processing took a bit of work to recreate the visual sense of the freshness and brightness of the bracken against the scorched earth and gorse branches after the fire.

Photogoof · 08-25-2018, 10:04 AM

This speaks volumes.

**ffking** · 08-25-2018, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by Photogoof

This speaks volumes.

Good

altopiet · 08-25-2018, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by ffking

So far I've just been posting a few old favourites of mine which have stood the test of time (months or years) in my estimation - this is a new picture that I think I'm going to go on liking - partly because I knew what I wanted before returning to this site, which I'd seen on a camera-free walk (yes, it can be done), but I really struggled to get the composition that I'd pre-conceived. In the end this is nothing like it, but I like it more, as it feels less obvious. Also the post processing took a bit of work to recreate the visual sense of the freshness and brightness of the bracken against the scorched earth and gorse branches after the fire.

A powerful message locked up in one image, excellent.

**SointulArt** · 08-25-2018, 11:05 AM

I think your image achieved your aims. It certainly has a sense of new life springing forth from the burnt earth.

**ffking** · 08-25-2018, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by altopiet

A powerful message locked up in one image, excellent.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Kozlok · 08-25-2018, 01:49 PM

Great exposure, the darks are properly dark, and the new growth looks bright and new.

reh321 · 08-25-2018, 02:40 PM

Interesting view of life springing up anew from the ashes of devastation

**ffking** · 08-25-2018, 11:42 PM

Originally posted by Kozlok

Great exposure, the darks are properly dark, and the new growth looks bright and new.

Thank you - a I suggested, I struggled a bit to get that right in PP - sometimes getting an image the way you saw it is surprisingly difficult

---------- Post added 25-08-18 at 11:47 PM ----------

Originally posted by SointulArt

I think your image achieved your aims. It certainly has a sense of new life springing forth from the burnt earth.

Good. Thank you

**ffking** · 08-25-2018, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by reh321

Interesting view of life springing up anew from the ashes of devastation

Thanks. Obviously all photography is a form of visual editing of the greater reality to say what y9u want to say, but that's certainly the feeling I had in situ, not just an attempt to impose my ideas on the scene.

WildPortraits · 08-31-2018, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by ffking

So far I've just been posting a few old favourites of mine which have stood the test of time (months or years) in my estimation - this is a new picture that I think I'm going to go on liking - partly because I knew what I wanted before returning to this site, which I'd seen on a camera-free walk (yes, it can be done), but I really struggled to get the composition that I'd pre-conceived. In the end this is nothing like it, but I like it more, as it feels less obvious. Also the post processing took a bit of work to recreate the visual sense of the freshness and brightness of the bracken against the scorched earth and gorse branches after the fire.

Mysterious, looks like life popping up out of darkness.

**ffking** · 08-31-2018, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by WildPortraits

Mysterious, looks like life popping up out of darkness.

Ans it did - which is why I took a litt;e extra time in LR trying to get that right

Thank you!

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08-25-2018, 10:04 AM	#2
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	This speaks volumes.

08-25-2018, 10:55 AM	#3
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039 Original Poster	Originally posted by Photogoof This speaks volumes. Good

08-25-2018, 10:59 AM	#4
altopiet Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Gem of the Karoo, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,307	Originally posted by ffking So far I've just been posting a few old favourites of mine which have stood the test of time (months or years) in my estimation - this is a new picture that I think I'm going to go on liking - partly because I knew what I wanted before returning to this site, which I'd seen on a camera-free walk (yes, it can be done), but I really struggled to get the composition that I'd pre-conceived. In the end this is nothing like it, but I like it more, as it feels less obvious. Also the post processing took a bit of work to recreate the visual sense of the freshness and brightness of the bracken against the scorched earth and gorse branches after the fire. A powerful message locked up in one image, excellent.

08-25-2018, 11:05 AM	#5
SointulArt Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sointula, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 453	I think your image achieved your aims. It certainly has a sense of new life springing forth from the burnt earth.

08-25-2018, 11:32 AM	#6
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039 Original Poster	Originally posted by altopiet A powerful message locked up in one image, excellent. Thank you. I appreciate that.

08-25-2018, 01:49 PM	#7
Kozlok Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Albuquerque Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,148	Great exposure, the darks are properly dark, and the new growth looks bright and new.

08-25-2018, 02:40 PM	#8
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,187	Interesting view of life springing up anew from the ashes of devastation

08-25-2018, 11:42 PM	#9
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kozlok Great exposure, the darks are properly dark, and the new growth looks bright and new. Thank you - a I suggested, I struggled a bit to get that right in PP - sometimes getting an image the way you saw it is surprisingly difficult ---------- Post added 25-08-18 at 11:47 PM ---------- Originally posted by SointulArt I think your image achieved your aims. It certainly has a sense of new life springing forth from the burnt earth. Good. Thank you

08-25-2018, 11:51 PM	#10
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039 Original Poster	Originally posted by reh321 Interesting view of life springing up anew from the ashes of devastation Thanks. Obviously all photography is a form of visual editing of the greater reality to say what y9u want to say, but that's certainly the feeling I had in situ, not just an attempt to impose my ideas on the scene.

08-31-2018, 05:52 PM	#11
WildPortraits Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 259	Originally posted by ffking So far I've just been posting a few old favourites of mine which have stood the test of time (months or years) in my estimation - this is a new picture that I think I'm going to go on liking - partly because I knew what I wanted before returning to this site, which I'd seen on a camera-free walk (yes, it can be done), but I really struggled to get the composition that I'd pre-conceived. In the end this is nothing like it, but I like it more, as it feels less obvious. Also the post processing took a bit of work to recreate the visual sense of the freshness and brightness of the bracken against the scorched earth and gorse branches after the fire. Mysterious, looks like life popping up out of darkness.

08-31-2018, 10:52 PM	#12
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039 Original Poster	Originally posted by WildPortraits Mysterious, looks like life popping up out of darkness. Ans it did - which is why I took a litt;e extra time in LR trying to get that right Thank you!

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