Working the Drakensberg fields


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Title     Working the Drakensberg fields
Photographer     fengari/Kim (142) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     South Africa august 2011
F-stop     f/8
Shutter speed     1/500 sec
Categories     Landscape
Rural
Travel
Lens     Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Camera     Canon EOS 450D
Format     200 iso
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     March 24, 2012 7:44:00 AM CDT
Views     448
Rating     5 Thumb-up

This picture was taken around noon as we were driving towards Kamberg in the South African Drakensberg mountains. We made a quick photo-stop to get an impression of the Drakensberg mountains before we really drove into them. The weather was nice but the sky was hazy with smoke from fields being burned. From where we were standing it was tough to find a good composition so I chose this shot with the woman on the field to add a little interest to the foreground.

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Thumb-up    from greengrass70/Fred (598) Send mail to this user on March 25, 2012 2:18:19 PM CDT (1) Early critique

I like the placement of the woman in the lower left. Her red clothing really makes her stand out from the background. Unfortunately, as you indicated, you had a hazy sky to contend with and the washed out sky somewhat ruins the photo. I tried picturing the photo with some/most of the sky cropped out but am unsure if that would work. You'd lose the red in the woman's dress but there might be enough fine detail and texture in the image to try a B&W conversion.

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From fengari/Kim (142) Send mail to this user on March 25, 2012 4:22:35 PM CDT

Thanks. I will try a B&W conversion even though I'm usually not a fan of B&W for landscapes.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from diaporama/Gerard (4,864) Send mail to this user on March 24, 2012 11:56:07 AM CDT (1) Early critique

I like the composition with these 3 almost equal parts, the contrast between these 3 'layers', the women well located who catches first our vision, which is then conducted to the snow on top of the mountain. I wish there would have been more details in the middle part. Colours are vibrant in the foreground but a bit dull on the mountain, but you explain the reason why. You could have used a slightly slower shutter speed so as to have a smaller aperture and hence a bit more depth of field.

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From fengari/Kim (142) Send mail to this user on March 25, 2012 3:55:45 AM CDT

Thanks! You're absolutely right, this picture could use more depth of field.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from booksbikespics/Kevin (8,557) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on March 24, 2012 8:25:28 AM CDT (2) Early critique

Welcome to PhotoSIG Kim. The colors are very appealing, and yes, the woman in the foreground is key to making this a nice photo. One could only wish there were a bit more in the foreground as there's still a lot of repeated space, but perhaps that in itself is part of the picture's message. The layered appearance of foreground, near mountains, far mountains and sky works quite well. Kevin

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From fengari/Kim (142) Send mail to this user on March 25, 2012 3:51:02 AM CDT

Thanks. The colours are indeed the main reason I like this picture myself.

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