Following along in the slightly 'darker' theme of the past few posts. not quite as sombre as Paul's shots, but a question that he aslo asked about cloning things out. Does the fence on the left side of the image bother anyone? Yes, I can clone it out... but I definitely saw it when I took the image and couldn't avoid including it in this particular composition.
The image is blend of two exposures to handle the shadows and the highlights. The rain was approaching fast and the light was pretty dim, requiring a 1.25th sec exposure at f9 (shot with a 10mp cam).
Cheers
E
3 comments:
For me this one is easy.... Leave it in. Here is why. The fence post you mention is not isolated, it forms part of a great line that leads the eye towards the waterfall along a fence line, helping with navigation. It is like a drop cap at the beginning of an article. I also think it should stay as it lends a human presence, makes it accessible somehow and I can look at it with a feeling of accessibility. I feel like I could go there if I wanted. It is not some isolated majestic waterfall in a distant land a million miles from anywhere, only reachable after a 10 day mountanous hike or a scene shattering helicopter ride! It is beauty on our door step.
Also I suspect if you cloned it out you would be racked with guilt. That in itself is worth it!
Paul.
:) Cool, thanks Paul. I have cloned things out before admittedly (my most heinous crime is a really ugly path leading down from the Camel in the Berg), but for some reason this particular image just says to me 'don't'.
E
I agree, that I like the presence of people. Means that this is an amazing place where people dwell and gives an idea of the living environment of some people that is so far removed from our imagination.
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