Landscape Learning to work with the Lee ND10 filter

rwfarnell · 04-04-2017, 05:25 PM - **4 Likes**

Trying, Working, Learning the Lee ND 10 filter.
c&c are welcomed and appreciated.
Thanks in advance

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k1man · 04-04-2017, 05:43 PM

no critic, just a lovely calm shot thanks for sharing

rwfarnell · 04-04-2017, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by k1man

no critic, just a lovely calm shot thanks for sharing

Thanks k1man

Carl7253 · 04-10-2017, 10:30 PM

Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio?

**goatsNdonkey** · 04-11-2017, 06:41 AM - **1 Like**

The image has many areas that interest me:

-- the foreground water that at this time exposure looks like polished steel

-- the yellow atmosphere the color of peach flesh

-- the tiny square window on the horizon viewed between the farthest part of the pier structure.

Maybe the problem is that online the image is too small. If this image were 6 feet tall and displayed on a museum wall, a person could sit on a bench about 8-10 ft back and gaze into it a long time giving attention to different areas like the ones I have mentioned, and then stand and walk closer to look through that square window in the image.

rwfarnell · 04-11-2017, 07:53 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Carl7253

Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio?

Thanks Carl for the input, I'll work on a crop version
Rob

---------- Post added 04-11-17 at 10:56 AM ----------

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

The image has many areas that interest me:

-- the foreground water that at this time exposure looks like polished steel

-- the yellow atmosphere the color of peach flesh

-- the tiny square window on the horizon viewed between the farthest part of the pier structure.

Maybe the problem is that online the image is too small. If this image were 6 feet tall and displayed on a museum wall, a person could sit on a bench about 8-10 ft back and gaze into it a long time giving attention to different areas like the ones I have mentioned, and then stand and walk closer to look through that square window in the image.

Thanks for the insightful review. I wish I could get it printed that big and put on a gallery wall. That would be great.

dlneubec · 05-06-2017, 06:18 AM - **3 Likes**

I love the colors, the atmosphere is fantastic. FWIW, if it were me, I would crop it so that the "window" at the end of the pier is at the 1/3 to 2/5ths point, remove a bit of foreground and increase contrast just a bit to enrich the shadows. Below is my take.

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Carl7253 · 09-05-2017, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Carl7253

Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio?

I think it's the white building

Carol8345 · 09-09-2017, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Carl7253

I think it's the white building

I was going to say the same thing; however, white building or no, it is a lovely image

Fenwoodian · 09-09-2017, 09:36 AM

Nice composition.

Colors are a bit unreal for my tastes.

Would have liked to see the pier's structural supports sharper. I suspect they are not sharp because of slight camera movement during the extended exposure.

**goatsNdonkey** · 09-09-2017, 11:24 AM

I think the lighted sign in the window of the white building, on the right, and the people on the distant pier, surrounded by the brightest yellow glow, on the left, balance each other out. Together they give a human-scale context to the central concrete structure. If those human elements were not there, the concrete structure would have a kind of too-symmetrical sterility for me, despite the barnacles near the waterline of the concrete posts. The yellow glow is a bit surreal, but, if that was the true natural light, then by all means document it this way.

**csa** · 09-15-2017, 10:57 AM

I love everything about it! The gorgeous muted colors, the pier drawing your eye deep into the image. I wouldn't change a thing; in my opinion, it's a winner!

**Terry C** · 09-17-2017, 05:24 AM

Straighten the horizon.

**goatsNdonkey** · 09-17-2017, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by Terry C

Straighten the horizon.

On my screen, the image is 9 1/2 inches wide. At that enlargement size, the right side of the ocean surface horizon line is 1/16th of an inch lower than on the left side. A tiny amount, and easy to miss (foregivable!), but noticeable to sharp eyes.

**Terry C** · 09-17-2017, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

On my screen, the image is 9 1/2 inches wide. At that enlargement size, the right side of the ocean surface horizon line is 1/16th of an inch lower than on the left side. A tiny amount, and easy to miss (foregivable!), but noticeable to sharp eyes.

I am using a 22" screen !

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04-04-2017, 05:43 PM	#2
k1man Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Si Chiang Mai. Nong Khai Province Photos: Albums Posts: 358	no critic, just a lovely calm shot thanks for sharing

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rwfarnell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Elko, Nevada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 150 Original Poster	Originally posted by k1man no critic, just a lovely calm shot thanks for sharing Thanks k1man

04-10-2017, 10:30 PM	#4
Carl7253 New Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio?

04-11-2017, 06:41 AM - 1 Like	#5
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	The image has many areas that interest me: -- the foreground water that at this time exposure looks like polished steel -- the yellow atmosphere the color of peach flesh -- the tiny square window on the horizon viewed between the farthest part of the pier structure. Maybe the problem is that online the image is too small. If this image were 6 feet tall and displayed on a museum wall, a person could sit on a bench about 8-10 ft back and gaze into it a long time giving attention to different areas like the ones I have mentioned, and then stand and walk closer to look through that square window in the image.

04-11-2017, 07:53 AM - 1 Like	#6
rwfarnell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Elko, Nevada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 150 Original Poster	Originally posted by Carl7253 Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio? Thanks Carl for the input, I'll work on a crop version Rob ---------- Post added 04-11-17 at 10:56 AM ---------- Originally posted by goatsNdonkey The image has many areas that interest me: -- the foreground water that at this time exposure looks like polished steel -- the yellow atmosphere the color of peach flesh -- the tiny square window on the horizon viewed between the farthest part of the pier structure. Maybe the problem is that online the image is too small. If this image were 6 feet tall and displayed on a museum wall, a person could sit on a bench about 8-10 ft back and gaze into it a long time giving attention to different areas like the ones I have mentioned, and then stand and walk closer to look through that square window in the image. Thanks for the insightful review. I wish I could get it printed that big and put on a gallery wall. That would be great.

09-05-2017, 04:42 PM	#8
Carl7253 New Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	Originally posted by Carl7253 Something about this composition seems off. My eyes lock in on that midpoint as they should, but as they drift away there's nothing to bring them back and keep then roaming. Maybe a closer crop? Or a different ratio? I think it's the white building

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Carol8345 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Brooklyn, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 102	Originally posted by Carl7253 I think it's the white building I was going to say the same thing; however, white building or no, it is a lovely image

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Fenwoodian Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,874	Nice composition. Colors are a bit unreal for my tastes. Would have liked to see the pier's structural supports sharper. I suspect they are not sharp because of slight camera movement during the extended exposure.

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goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	I think the lighted sign in the window of the white building, on the right, and the people on the distant pier, surrounded by the brightest yellow glow, on the left, balance each other out. Together they give a human-scale context to the central concrete structure. If those human elements were not there, the concrete structure would have a kind of too-symmetrical sterility for me, despite the barnacles near the waterline of the concrete posts. The yellow glow is a bit surreal, but, if that was the true natural light, then by all means document it this way.

09-15-2017, 10:57 AM	#12
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	I love everything about it! The gorgeous muted colors, the pier drawing your eye deep into the image. I wouldn't change a thing; in my opinion, it's a winner!

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Terry C Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North west Tasmania. Photos: Gallery Posts: 606	Straighten the horizon.

09-17-2017, 09:52 AM	#14
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Originally posted by Terry C Straighten the horizon. On my screen, the image is 9 1/2 inches wide. At that enlargement size, the right side of the ocean surface horizon line is 1/16th of an inch lower than on the left side. A tiny amount, and easy to miss (foregivable!), but noticeable to sharp eyes.

09-17-2017, 05:34 PM	#15
Terry C Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North west Tasmania. Photos: Gallery Posts: 606	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey On my screen, the image is 9 1/2 inches wide. At that enlargement size, the right side of the ocean surface horizon line is 1/16th of an inch lower than on the left side. A tiny amount, and easy to miss (foregivable!), but noticeable to sharp eyes. I am using a 22" screen !