More from the Land of the Long White Cloud

[stubbsy]

A few more pics from my recent NZ trip. Image #1 was taken with the Nikkor 10.5 fisheye and is partially defished. The remainder were taken with the Nikkor 28-70 f/2.8

[gstark]

Peter,

The second of these leaves me ... yawning.

The other two are up to your usual standards though.

Have you tried cropping about 50% of the sky from the first?

[Killakoala]

I really like the first one as it is. I think the extra sky and clouds adds much more depth and dimension to the image.

[Matt. K]

Typical of your high technical quality and pleasing asthetics. I am particularly drawn to the middle image. It breaks the rules...has nothing of interest in the foreground...yet works wonderfully. I have spent some time enjoying it for those reasons. Despite a blandness of colour and a uniformity of tones in the vegetation the depth illusion succeeds because of the recessional perspective in the clouds. The only thing missing is the Malboro man!
The last image seems a little boxed in at the bottom creating some visual awkwardness. I find it uncomfortable to look at. If that was your aim then you have achieved your goal. (I encourage photographers to create images that sit uncomfortably in the frame. It's a creative challange and there is much to be learnt in the construction)

[Geoff]

The 1st image is absolutely awesome, super sharp, very appealing to the eye ..it pops! I like the 2nd, but don't have an opinion about the 3rd...

Great stuff as usual.

[ABG]

G'day Peter,

I love the first two, but the thhird photo is a little tightly cropped for my liking.

[robert]

#2 is what I like. I spent such a long time looking at it.

Robert

[Steffen]

Ok, not sure how to say what I want to say...

For #2 I'm with Gary and Matt alike. It is lacking something (more extreme perspective perhaps?) but the prominent division into 4 bands creates a depth illusion that is intriguing all by itself.

Number one would gain a lot from cutting some of that beautiful sky, by greatly enhancing the perspective effect, and sucking the viewer right in.

I haven't connected yet with #3, which means nothing, I'll give it a bit more time... It looks almost flawless, though.

Cheers
Steffen.

[the foto fanatic]

I don't really like #3 all that much - nothing technical, the subject isn't to my taste. Perhaps it just pales beside the other two.

I wouldn't change either #1 or #2, if I had been good enough to take them.

#1 is a fabulous WA view of Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables in the background. The sky adds to the perspective.

And #2 is a very pleasing landscape. The muted colours and the breeze-bent grasses are very pleasing to my eye.

[Bindii]

Oooh the shot of Queenstown bought back some memories for me... mostly of how awful my pics of the place were *sigh*... its a cracking shot btw... did you take it from the top of mountain where the fun park thing/restuarant is?.. or helicopter etc?..

I also adore the second one... it has a feeling of isloation and peace about it... the last is typical of that area... nice also..

[!~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~!]

whoooaa

[colin_12]

Just to buck the trends Peter,
I would probably look at taking out half of the fore ground with a crop.
But that could be that I am just not into buildings.
Lovely colours in all as usual though.
Regards Colin