Oklahoma Farm Pond

BillyVerdenBillyVerden Registered Users Posts: 115 Major grins
edited July 16, 2006 in Landscapes
Ok how about a critique, go easy on me tho. I hurt easy.
Location:Oklahoma

Comments

  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 15, 2006
    great pond ...
    I love the shot ... the barn in the backgroung is great i love old barns...
    the only thing i see missing is me in the picture fishing the pond..lol:D

    after a second look i really like the colors of the sky ...looks like a huge rainbow...
    and the reflections are just outstanding...

    just a great picture overall....
  • BillyVerdenBillyVerden Registered Users Posts: 115 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    Thanks...
    I'm not sure you would want to be there. It was well up into the 90's and a quick summer rain was causing it to get even steamier. lol. Well to be honest it was neither of those. It was a cool morning, sunny but not hot. Clear blue sky. I added the dark sky,clouds, and the faint rainbow. Oh and the pond too... but i think it turned out pretty good.
    Location:Oklahoma
  • SandySandy Registered Users Posts: 762 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    I think it is a beautiful landscape, especially with the rainbow colors in the sky.
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    BillyVerden wrote:
    I added the dark sky,clouds, and the faint rainbow. Oh and the pond too... but i think it turned out pretty good.

    I thought you were awfully lucky to get such a neat rainbow and a reflection all in one shot!! Not impossible, but hard to come by! I would love to see the original shot before you "added" all the extras! Nicely done! thumb.gif
  • BillyVerdenBillyVerden Registered Users Posts: 115 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    By request... the original
    Sure you really want to see this?... lol.
    I'm not a real photographer, i just play one on the computer. hehe.
    Location:Oklahoma
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 16, 2006
    BillyVerden wrote:
    Sure you really want to see this?... lol.
    I'm not a real photographer, i just play one on the computer. hehe.

    i am so disapointed ....:cry :cry :cry i am always looking for a good farm pond to fish with my kids.....great photo either way...
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    I think it's very pretty, and I really like the sky. I don't think the barn is in the most dynamic part of the frame, so the compo feels a bit off. And it feels a tad underexposed everywhere save the sky. But the colors and the scene are very nice. Lovely reflection!
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    thumb.gifthumb.gif really nice workthumb.gifthumb.gif ....did you use Flaming Pears Flood plug-in for the effect??

    Just curious.
    "Genuine Fractals was, is and will always be the best solution for enlarging digital photos." ....Vincent Versace ... ... COPYRIGHT YOUR WORK ONLINE ... ... My Website

  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    Wow, this is so peaceful and serene ... all those elements makes it look more like a painting than a photo. Improvements ... it seems to tilt ever to slightly to the right and a couple of horses ... make that a colt and its mom sipping at the pond would be nice. Good Job!
    My snaps can be found here:
    Unsharp at any Speed
  • BillyVerdenBillyVerden Registered Users Posts: 115 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2006
    Rainy...
    wxwax wrote:
    I think it's very pretty, and I really like the sky. I don't think the barn is in the most dynamic part of the frame, so the compo feels a bit off. And it feels a tad underexposed everywhere save the sky. But the colors and the scene are very nice. Lovely reflection!
    Well first i intentionally made some portions under exposed because the title was going to be Summer Rain. So i needed it to look cloudy in some areas. While bright and sunny on the barn. Secondly, no i didn't use the flood plugin. I have tried that before, but it seems to be a bit over the top on some things for my tastes. I also, as someone mentioned thought about adding a horse. But i thought it would be too busy and besides i made it for my sister. The things in the photo are her favorite things to photograph.
    Location:Oklahoma
Sign In or Register to comment.