Landscape Photos

[Wireworm5]

Landscape photos from my photo albums. This is it,after this I'm going to have to venture out to find new stuff. Hope you like em! :)
Photo 1: Shredded Wheat

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Photo 2: Windmill on the Prairie

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Photo 3: Grid Road

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Photo 4: South Allen Sk. view

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Photo 5:Scenic Mountain

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Photo 6:

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Photo 7:Cold Bald Winter on the Prairie

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Photo 8: Left to Die

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Photo 9: Marsh near Saskatoon

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Photo 10:Saskatchewan slew

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Photo 11: Two Ducks

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Photo 12: Pelicans on the South Saskatchewan

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Photo 13: Abandoned Boxcar

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Photo 14: Canada Geese and their Yungens

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Photo 16: More Marsh

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Photo 17: Canola Field

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Photo 18: Misty Mountain Road

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Photo 19: Okanogen Lake Penticion BC

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Photo 20: Golden BC

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Photo 21: Foggy Mountain

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Photo 22: Badlands near Drumheller Alberta

[Sandy G]

Wow- You oughta publish one o' them fancy-pants coffee table "Art" books..That's GORGEOUS !!-Sandy G.

[OvenMaster]

Yup, I do like 'em. :thmbsp:
Tom

[SPL db]

You sir, have an eye for a good photo shot! :thmbsp:

I like the "Windmill on the Prairie" photo myself...

Scott

[dewickt]

Makes you want to go take a look yourself, bring along a chair to sit and enjoy the view.

[Sandy G]

Hell, Terry, let's load up 'n' go...<grin>-Sandy G.

[Cleve]

Photo 18: Misty Mountain Road

Did you listen to "Misty Mountain Hop" while driving there? ;)

Very nice photos, Wire. I liked the forlorn landscapes (abandoned barn and lonely boxcar) the best.

[luvvinvinyl]

You have a flair for compositon. I am sure that posting doesn't do your images justice. Thanks for sharing them, nonetheless. I enjoy your work.

[dewickt]

Sandy, I have 2 real comfortable folding chairs, is it time to run away yet ????

[ManFromPorlock]

You've definitely got The Eye for color and composition but I suspect you're scanning your negatives on a flatbed scanner and not doing much post-scanning processing, hence the white dust flecks, black frame lines and sometimes murky colors.

Try getting a dedicated film scanner, they're cheap on eBay these days, and a basic image-processing program like Photoshop Elements. If you can't afford both, get the software.

This isn't a criticism of your pictures, several of which I wish I'd taken! But you're good enough that you owe it to yourself to go a bit farther.

[bigmacc]

Being Canadian what can l say but wonderful.

I am a sucker for pictures of the outdoors, l really enjoyed your work Wireworm5 have you thought of promoting your pics.

If you are ever out in Northern Ontario near Sault Ste Marie let me know wonderful landscape here of the great lakes.

[Wireworm5]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone. Unfortunately I haven't made much use of my new camera. I don't know what to take pictures of since I find most of the scenary around here boring. I guess you take for granted what you have in your own backyard.
MFP, you are right that I used a scanner for the up loads. Some of the photos were rather old and I could have made better scans. And I made no edits other than resizing for the net. I wasn't aware that I can just scan the negetives.
Anyways after your positive reviews it got me to thinking maybe I should take photoghraphy more seriously as a sideline. Since I'm not sure what's is going to happen when our new casino opens up whether or not I'll still have a job and this may be a way of making some income.
Feel free AKer's in posting your landscape photos. Thanks

[ManFromPorlock]

WW5, you should definitely look into photography, you have a talent for it. But don't give up the day job quite yet, it's not that easy a field to make a living in (and no, I don't).

Scanning prints produces results that are about as sharp as a negative scan since the larger size of the print compensates for the lower resolution of the typical desktop scanner. Where a negative scanner does better is in showing subtle gradiations in density; where a scan from a print will show an area of solid black, the same image scanned from a negative will show many shades of dark gray.

I thought you were using a negative scanner because of the black edges around some of your images. Be advised, negatives can't be scanned with a conventional flatbed scanner very well, but many flatbed scanners now have a backlight built into their covers which does let you scan negatives. These have been around for a few years, so it ought to be possible to find one used.

However, you can get pretty good scans from prints, especially if you have some image processing software to use on them. It shouldn't cost you more than $50 to pick up something on eBay. Don't spend too much on cameras, what makes the cameras productive are the accessories (like image-processing software) which extend their usefulness. Also, keep in mind that in the not-too long term, digital cameras will probably replace film cameras so you might want to avoid putting too much money into film cameras.

[Ed in SoDak]

You have some nice images there. I like an image that makes good use of dark tones. It can enhance the mood of the picture. Here's a few of mine that have some details hidden in the shadows.
-Ed

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Pondsun

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black butte

[DanTana]

I bet those would look great in infrared.

[Reel 2 Reel]

heres one I took two years ago...... up where we go camping.....

[Bogframe]

Awesome shots, everyone! I took these on Monhegan Island in Maine last year. They say that shooting for is tough, but I dunno, I think I did OK, what do you think?

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Here's three more

[Morden2004]

Here's three more

They look dandy to me. I like the lighthouse picture best.

Now, a word from a old photo competition man - reverse that picture and see how it looks. Many landscapes (and portraits too) can often be viewed better when flipped 180. Try it. :yes:

It's the natural "top-to-bottom, left-to-right" effect that we are taught through reading. Some pictures just have a "block" to the natural flow when they don't scan top-to-bottom or left-to-right without "bumping" into some obstacle.

Paul

[Bogframe]

They look dandy to me. I like the lighthouse picture best.

Now, a word from a old photo competition man - reverse that picture and see how it looks. Many landscapes (and portraits too) can often be viewed better when flipped 180. Try it. :yes:

It's the natural "top-to-bottom, left-to-right" effect that we are taught through reading. Some pictures just have a "block" to the natural flow when they don't scan top-to-bottom or left-to-right without "bumping" into some obstacle.

Paul

Being Jewish and the grandson of a Jewish Artist makes me tend to do my composing the same way I read Hebrew, left to right. In addition, Granddad composed his paintings in a "Z pattern", which I also try to do in my photos. The "Z pattern" takes the eye from the upper left of the composition, or some point therein, goes straight across, diagonally down left, then straight across to the right. The thory is that if the eye picks up this pattern, the viewer will be forced to look at the whole composition. If you look at these photos, you'll see what I mean.

[Morden2004]

Being Jewish and the grandson of a Jewish Artist makes me tend to do my composing the same way I read Hebrew, left to right. In addition, Granddad composed his paintings in a "Z pattern", which I also try to do in my photos. The "Z pattern" takes the eye from the upper left of the composition, or some point therein, goes straight across, diagonally down left, then straight across to the right. The thory is that if the eye picks up this pattern, the viewer will be forced to look at the whole composition. If you look at these photos, you'll see what I mean.


Yes, I knew that the "Z" pattern influences how we "feel" about a composition. There is definitely a built-in pattern to how we "see" a composition.

I was always intrigued by how some cultures different from mine miss the "subject" in my pictures because of their different sight analysis methods. Fascinating.

Paul

[ManFromPorlock]

Morden, a useful trick is to compose or crop the picture so that lines inside the image point to at least two of the image's corners. The attachment is your 'lighthouse' with a bit taken off the bottom and right side to do that.

[Morden2004]

Morden, a useful trick is to compose or crop the picture so that lines inside the image point to at least two of the image's corners. The attachment is your 'lighthouse' with a bit taken off the bottom and right side to do that.

I had forgotten that composition hint. Yes, that is one that often works well even when rough composing a pic in the viewfinder.

Thanks,

Paul

[Bogframe]

Actually, the lighthouse was mine, and the reason I composed it that way was the arc formed by the outbuildings on the left and right of the lighthouse drew my eye towards the lighthouse itself.

[Morden2004]

Actually, the lighthouse was mine, and the reason I composed it that way was the arc formed by the outbuildings on the left and right of the lighthouse drew my eye towards the lighthouse itself.

I didn't mention that it was your shot (heck, I like it a lot and so I was prepared to accept the laurels :naughty: )

And your point here is a good example of how composition adds 'flavor' to the work itself.

The rules of composition are, from my experience, there to keep you from composing yourself into a failure - not just to guide you into success.

We need more work here. I may have a landscape I can post for critical judgement - I don't mind a poor reaction either. :thumbsdn:

Paul

[Morden2004]

Here is a shot I took this morning while experimenting with exposures in a broad scene under a moody lighting condition.

Picture #2 is the original composition, and #1 I flipped 180 to show how a composition feature (the road running in from a corner of the image) changes the feel of a picture depending upon it's position in the composition.

I think #2 has an invitation to scan the picture area (road pointing the way) whereas in #1 the road seems to block any interest in moving deeper into the frame.

Do you agree?

Paul

[Reel 2 Reel]

Paul...I believe your right about the flipping of the photo..

In the first shot, my eyes kept going down the road while not paying attention to the rest of the photo.

In the second one I scan the open landscape to the road taking in the whole view..

[Celt]

Here's a link to one I took awhile back at Crowley's Ridge State Park.
It's only a few miles down the road from where I live and I occasionally go there to clear out the cobwebs. :)
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=981&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=502

[Morden2004]

Here's a link to one I took awhile back at Crowley's Ridge State Park.
It's only a few miles down the road from where I live and I occasionally go there to clear out the cobwebs. :)
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=981&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=502

Hey, here's a beauty.

And, here is composition use of contrasts which leads one into the picture - a dark moody left edge draws the eye down to the left corner then into the picture (it's the reverse N version of the Z rule). Very nice, Celt!

Paul

PS: BTW, if I recall correctly, the Z rule is a loose interpretation of how we scan images; down one side and then diagonally into the image. The N is a rotated Z. You can flip both 180 degrees to suit the situation, but in from the left is usually preferred - exactly how this picture works.

[Bogframe]

Right beautiful, Celt, makes me want to be there!

[Wireworm5]

Reel2Reel, I like that photo of the dock on the lake in post #39. I look for photos or hope to take some myself that make good pictures for my living room wall. The picture has to capture a mood or feeling and you never get tired of it, and that one does it for me. I get a feeling of solitude, but also brings back memories of going fishing. Plus it is artistic in its colors. Oh, I forgot, I also like your system set up. Nice clean uncluttered look and I bet it kicks ass:thmbsp:

Morden2004, I found when I looked at picture #1 on the left, my eyes followed the road into the farm yard. Picture #2 my eyes went straight across the field. That's me, maybe others view it different? :scratch2:

[Morden2004]

Reel2Reel, I like that photo of the dock on the lake in post #39. I look for photos or hope to take some myself that make good pictures for my living room wall. The picture has to capture a mood or feeling and you never get tired of it, and that one does it for me. I get a feeling of solitude, but also brings back memories of going fishing. Plus it is artistic in its colors. Oh, I forgot, I also like your system set up. Nice clean uncluttered look and I bet it kicks ass:thmbsp:

Morden2004, I found when I looked at picture #1 on the left, my eyes followed the road into the farm yard. Picture #2 my eyes went straight across the field. That's me, maybe others view it different? :scratch2:

No, you got it right. A diagonal line (or feature) in a photograph tends to draw the eye along the line. What happens at the end of that scan is up to the viewer. Some will exit the image and others will explore beyond the line.

When the line follows a natural visual progression, like left to right, it will often "open up" the image to further inspection. So, in picture #2 you got to "see" the field. In picture #1 that feature is missed because your eye didn't want to move away.

Paul