Early Morning in Early Fall - Karl Winkler




G1, 35mm, Velvia rated at 40, tripod mounted

Camera:   G1
Lens:   35mm
Film:   Velvia @40
Exposure:   Not recorded
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Posted:   10-Oct-2001

Rating: 7.40 (10 ratings)

Comments

Classic

yet well judged. I like the crop.

Charez Golvala     11-Oct-2001 at 07:55

Karl,

I have been meaning to comment on your pictures for a long time, as I think they are some of the best executed ones on this site. Besides showcasing your great eye, they are always perfectly metered, 100% sharp and DOF-wise very well controlled. Instant classics - calendar shots (which I mean in a completely positive sense).

Matthias Rueger     11-Oct-2001 at 11:59

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I like this one very much too. Not sure about the larger foreground helping. My only dislike is a feeling a emptiness to the main subject (mountains and tree colors) that does not help but then again does not hurt necessarily. A very pleasant, very good shot that seems to need one more push, one more ingredient, to really make it a great shot. I think what you really needed, but was not handy, was a more interesting sky!

And I agree wholely with Matthias. Your whole body of work on this site is a great study in ability and diversity.

Richard Sintchak     11-Oct-2001 at 12:10

Yes

... yes I second Matthias and Richard here. Great versalitility and great sense of perfection. Curiousity it maybe the word that I would use and that ranges pretty high .... :-)

Knut Skjærven     11-Oct-2001 at 12:47

I second Linc,

as I think this image benefits from the large foreground. One of its major qualities lies in the tranquility it transports. The mirror-like, completely undisturbed lake is the element in the image responsible for this. To crop much of it would mean to rob the image one of its major assets. No, I think the image is very well composed. Also look at the nice color rendition of the water! Maybe a square framing in which the bank of the lake marks the exact half of the image´s height would add vertical symmetry and look interesting, but you would need more negative for that.

Matthias Rueger     12-Oct-2001 at 06:47

Thanks to all...

...for the kind words. I was definitely going for the "serenity" angle in this shot, but I can also see Richard's point about a "central focus" being an added element which could enhance the picture.

Karl Winkler     13-Oct-2001 at 13:36