Anita's Photoblog
Cattails Before Sunrise
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 15 January 2008 in Plant & Nature.
These cattails grew at the edge of a human-made pond in the mountains of northern Virginia, USA, where I spent the weekend.
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Chris from South Jersey, United States
Great colors and the silhouette of the cat tails is beautiful. The only thing for me that is a little distracting is the light post in the background. I wonder if you could have cropped the image to only show the reflections and so leave that out.
15 Jan 2008 1:35pm
@Chris: Chris: Your comment is extremely helpful. Thanks! I cloned out the street light. I agree, it was really distracting. What do you do you think of the current photo? I tried cropping, but didn't like it as much.
Again--thanks for your constructive critique.
Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States
I love the sky colors reflected in the water and the near silhouetted cattails. Very well done.
15 Jan 2008 6:11pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
I like the image a lot better with the light post cloned out (although it is visible in the reflection!). It is a very peaceful image
15 Jan 2008 11:32pm
@Chris: Clearly not my day. The reflection is now cloned. :-)
Chris from South Jersey, United States
I am sorry to put you through all that! I know I may see things that other people don't and that others will see things that I don't in my own photos - hopefully we all get a little better at doing this!!
16 Jan 2008 2:39am
@Chris: No apologies needed. You improved my image.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
A wonderful composition. I like the mixture of fore- and background elements and the overall blue hue that holds it together. Lovely.
16 Jan 2008 6:59am
@GJC: Thank you!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Love this. Delicate and gorgeous color with a tranquil mood.
16 Jan 2008 8:14am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks. It was a tranquil morning.
@Kerri: I'm glad you like it. :-)
Aayawa from Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nice one. When I opned it up only the top half appeared on screen and to my mind made a better picture.
19 Jan 2008 8:22pm
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
I think this photo suffers from two centers of interest, so the eye doesn't know where to settle.
20 Jan 2008 1:10pm
David from Bryn Mawr, United States
Sorry to have missed the excitement over the pole. I see your point about the competing centers of attention. But, this photo conveyed a powerful sense of tranquility that transcends those compositional issues.
20 Jan 2008 10:26pm
@David: Thank you, David.
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
15/1 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
45 mm (35mm equiv.)