As I drive through country roads in northern California my eyes constantly scan for the next potential image. Here, my eyes caught the solitary cross-type fence post along the shoulder and I immediately stopped to capture that image. As soon as a Tepped out of the car my eyes caught the scene: beautiful leading lines. The fence along the bottom meeting with the lower hill, then the upper hill beyond the first. First I shot this using a A7rM2 and a Batis 25. It was nice (very golden grass, etc.) but the c
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Photo by pferzoco • Last comment by pferzoco • On 08-21-15 14:14
Appreciate the comment but pulling the fence would not leave enough space at the bottom. To me the subject hillside trees need to be higher. Also, the fence is part of a leading lines system - from lower left to middle right joining the bottom edge of the [subject tree line that points to upper left. From there up everything becomes this "woosh" upward as clouds meet sky.
Hope I explained that properly. It's not your typical leading line.
Thanks for your like and comment.
I've posted a similar shot (same day, same hill) that you may find more to your liking. I didn't post it here as I had already posted the one above and I was reserving it for the World Photography Contest: https://www.flickr.com/photos/walnut186/20065720134/in/dateposted-public/.
My 100mm f/3.5 Sonnar T C/Y arrived from Japan today and I'm anxious to try it out. This capture whets my appetite for getting out into nature with improved tools and seeing, at 80, if I can keep up with the real artists like Samuli! I must hurry. My shutter hasn't got that many more clicks in it!
Photo by j-b • Last comment by andyandrews • On 08-18-15 19:46
My wife and son and I were making a travel film "Norwegian Summer" in 1976. It was a beautiful day, the gulls were flying alongside the ferry, the sky was deep blue and the Seven Sisters were cascading long tresses of crystalline glacier melt into the fjord. Everyone was in great spirits that day. SAS and Videroe Airlines loved the film and so did our audiences. This lovely scene evokes fond memories and that's what a well-planned, perfectly executed picture is supposed to do. Tak, J-B!
Samuli, your artistry takes my heart back to the 20 summers I spent in Northern Minnesota.
Ah, to be out on the lake with Mother and Father and a few friends, waiting for that tug on the line to set the hook!
Photo by aquilan • Last comment by aquilan • On 08-12-15 09:05
I believe that it's better to focus at edges. When edge is sharp, centre is less blurred, in comparison to measure of blurriness in edges, when sharpness is focused in centre. With my Distagon 2.8/15mm ZE and my A7, I use the same strategy. I believe it best advice with super-wide-angle lenses and thick sensor filter.
and share it.
