As The Mind’s Eye Saw It
The New near Fries, Va.- Christine McCarty
Christine was recently bicycling in the
New River Trail State Park near Fries, Va when she stopped for this wide angle shot of the New. “I am proud of this photo for two reasons. First of all, I like the photo! I am not a big fan of landscapes but I have seen some amazing black and white landscapes that I really love! Secondly, a big challenge I always face is the huge discrepancy between what I see in my mind and what actually appears in the photo! My mind is a fantastic photographer by the way! Anyway when I was taking this photo, this is exactly what I had in mind! I realized the light was not the best but I was thinking about what adjustment I could make rather than not take the photo. As I was composing I was thinking about what I wanted the end result to be and this is it! I knew I would convert to black and white and I knew that I wanted this ‘look’…. and wah la!”
If a photographer visualizes an image and then manages to faithfully reproduce that vision into reality, the day’s work has been a success. Successfully communicating that vision to the viewer is the final test. How successful was she?
Canon EOS Rebel T3
Lens:EF-S18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Focal Length: 21mm
Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/8.0
ISO: 100
Date: June 23, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Great picture, Christine! This is the third time I’ve gone to the website to see it. I enjoy it more each time.
“If a photographer visualizes an image and then manages to faithfully reproduce that vision into reality, the day’s work has been a success. Successfully communicating that vision to the viewer is the final test. How successful was she?”
Amen! And I would say, “Very successful!”
Well done, Christine, and well-explained, too!
A wonderful way to interpret the New River, I can appreciate Christine’s thoughts of using the mind that way. In fact I have a photographic memory – the problem is I keep forgetting to put film in it!
On composition, it’s not the weight of bedrock that is anchoring the arrangement but the stable form of the “V” shape in the far distance.
Lovely!!
Very nice black & white landscape. It has the needed elements…sharp from front to back….wide dynamic range of whites & blacks…with tones of grey blended throughout ! Really kewl capture.
Christine, I had to view this full screen to get the real affects. Do you know who I think of when I see black & white landscapes done well?
Very nice!!!