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Subject: [Leica] IMG: In the dying of the light - Lake Tahoe, 2 October 2010
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:34:29 +1000
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I'll dare to present an alternate viewpoint there. I don't mind the framing
branches at all. Actually my eye is drawn more to the blue floats in the
water. I'd be tempted to remove those and see if I preferred that version.

A lovely scene full of wonderful light. There are worse things to point your
camera at ;-)

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 3 October 2010 13:50, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Adam Bridge showed:
>
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: In the dying of the light - Lake Tahoe, 2 October
> 2010
>
>
>  Shot looking eastward toward the Nevada side from Carnelian Bay. The
>> panoramas will be amazing because that's part of a double rainbow as
>> the light came sliding in beneath the cloud deck and above the peaks
>> of the Sierra to the west. My wife and I were in awe.
>>
>> <
>> http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Lake-Tahoe/14018035_JMVt4#1031308895_W5M4e-A-LB
>> >
>>
>
> Jeeesh Adam,
> I hate to  sound like the old grouch when the moment has such fantastic
> potential! But here goes. :-(
>
> The branches sticking in right side and the top kill it! And I don't think
> you have enough room to crop the right side to get rid of them and still
> maintain  a composition balance.
>
> I think your options were when you shot the picture. Either gone wider and
> used the branches as part of the picture rather than a distraction to
> sun-rainbow sky as we see here.
>
> Or tried to get an angle to eliminate the branches completely in the
> initial exposure. Probably by moving forward if possible, or a longer lens.
> Both of which I have no idea if it were possible. However.
>
> But right now they are nothing more than a distraction and I doubt enough
> room for any kind of reasonable cropping  to maintain a the potential of
> what could/would have been  a very nice photograph.
>
> And yes I can well understand why you and your wife were in awe. It is a
> very beautiful scene with incredible potential. Next time.
>
> Sorry mate.
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
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