Winter Light

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• gondox (1427)
• [2008-12-17 5:54]

Hi Niek!

Anyhow hard it was you did manage the situation well. The view is wonderful with the detailed sky and ice, framed by also well exposed grass. Horizon looks fine for me too. Useful notes for managing situations like this, all I'd need to do is to buy some filters I guess :)
TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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• Miss_Piggy (7329)
• [2008-12-17 6:26]

Hallo Niek
As the image opened slowly from the thumbnail, the most striking clouds greeted me. I could see it from here in front of me, till right back in the distance. It is indeed a stunning sight. Looking further to the horizon the most beautiful stripes of colour of the setting sun unfold in front of my eyes. Then my eyes feast on the relaxing water stream right in front of me, and to round this spectacular sight in full, I see the one lonesome tree’s silhouette in the water. Great work displayed.
Best regards.
Anna

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• valy67 (8733)
• [2008-12-17 6:59]

Hello Niek !
What a wonderful picture, once again ! I love the composition and the low POV, but I love the beautiful sky even more, with the soft colors and the nice clouds. You managed exposure very brilliantly, the result is pretty awesome. Very well done !
Valerie.

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• gannu (14691)
• [2008-12-17 7:10]

Hello Niek, Very nice landscape shot with superb sky colors. Sharp picture and lovely composition Ganesh

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• uleko (2823)
• [2008-12-17 7:12]

Hello Niek,
I admire your perseverance in the cold wind! A beautiful view across the water to the sunset beyond and I love the cloud formations. The exposure couldn't be better. Very well composed too.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Argus (35041)
• [2008-12-17 7:37]

Hello Niek,
A fine landscape that makes good use of the low light of winter. The wide-angle lens stretches the perspective to give pleasing composition and the mottled effect of the clouds gives a fine effect of a pre-impressionist painting with the half frozen water in the Fg providing a fine reflection of the low sun and its light.
A nice one to view and thanks for sharing it!
Kind regards,
Ivan

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• Heaven (6060)
• [2008-12-17 9:56]

Hi Niek!

It's the perfect exemple of a good composition. The interesting and detailed foreground leads us into the picture, the horizontal line at one third of the picture attracts our attention, the perspective of the delightful sky accentuates the depth of view.

Moreover, the picture reflects perfectly well the winter ambience and atmosphere and the title suits the content at best.

Kind regards

Markus

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• nglen (32186)
• [2008-12-17 12:17]

Hi Niek. This could be in Southern England where i live. I like thePOV you have taken in the late afternoon light.The glow from the sun showing the patterns up in the coulds so well. TFS.
Nick..

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• Noisette (3955)
• [2008-12-17 13:30]

hello Niek

Good landscape picture with an ambience of tranquility and peace bud also a bit mysterious. I like very much.

jacqueline

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• LordPotty (12035)
• [2008-12-17 16:09]

Beautiful composition Niek.
I love the sutle light on everything, the reflections and your great DOF with good detail all around.
Very nice work!
Cheers and TFS
Steve

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2008-12-17 18:32]

Hello Niek,
Splendid use of light here Niek with beautiful results. The cloud formations are nice and the water leading us into the composition ia great, thank you.
Rick

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• janhendrik (2386)
• [2008-12-18 1:13]

Hallo Niek,

Great landscape, good detail in the foreground, and I love the texture courtesy of the clouds. Very well seen.

Jan-Hendrik

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• Mike-Rix (154)
• [2008-12-18 2:50]

Hi Niek,

Wonderful soft light and composition.

Michael

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• horia (14904)
• [2008-12-18 4:41]

Hi Niek

Another very nice shot from you, my friend!
The sky and clouds here are absolutely fantastic and that brighter patch in the middle looks like a portal opening up there...i'm trying not to get too religious here :)
But yeah, anyway, that pattern made my the clouds with the light reflected from each of them in individual ways is really beautiful. And it's nice that you also managed to get a reflection in the pool below.
The details from the FG are well retained and complement the mosaic of the clouds well, too.
You are right about the reversed grad filter though...in such cases it's use is perfect and otherwise it's really difficult to compensate the obvious difference in light.
Even so, very well done here!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2008-12-18 7:14]

I think you handled the exposure brilliantly on this shot, Niek. You nailed that deep Dutch vista. I know you are attracted to this type of subject and that wide angled lens works to your advantage. Love the foreground frozen pond.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• bobcat08 (1431)
• [2008-12-19 7:55]

Hallo Niek,

Dat is een frisse ochtendwandeling geworden. Zie het ijs op het vennetje. Maar het ochtendlicht heeft je wel weer een mooie plaat opgeleverd. Ik vind de hooglichten hier goed uit de verf komen. Het afwisselende in het landschap heb je ook gecreerd doordat die boom goed gereflecteerd wordt op het ijs. Een rustgevend plaatje. Kristalhelder en fijne kleuren ondanks de moeilijke omstandigheden.

Groeten en TFS BOB

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• hester (11638)
• [2008-12-19 13:00]

Hi Niek

I think you managed the exposure beautifully. I love the details caught both in the clouds and the frozen water. The warm light on the horizon lifts the shot and it is beautifully composed

TFS

Karan

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• keldermt (179)
• [2009-07-26 21:44]

Splendid, Niek! I haven't made the time to log onto this site in a few months, and this image makes me really regret not doing so... the reflection of the cloud formations on the ice along with the stark colors and lighting - WOW! Way to go, Sir. - Kelly