I think this was the old pumphouse. This is from my father-in-law's country home where I sepnt the last couple of days, in upstate New York. A dusting of snow is on the ground, which had mostly sublimed by today when we left. I will be posting a lot of pictures from here over the next few days, so a lot of rural, nature stuff in contrast to the more usual urban material.
I wanted to get some more dramatic flare from the sunlight in this one, but it didn't work out - it's kinda lame, really.
Not lame at all in my book. Nice effect and the bright reddish light reflecting off the door of the pumphouse provides a spot of color that makes this image even more appealing. Also great detail in this and all your other shots.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea New York had such beautiful surroundings. This shot is great. I love the draughtsman-like perspective on the brick hut, together with the natural vertical lines of the forest. Add the two land diagonals and the sun in the corner; you've ticked all the boxes!
ReplyDeleteI love this image, and you ought to be really proud of it.
Great shot Mike, its great that you are showing people how wonderful NY really is. Even though I was born and raised in NYC ... there is so much more to NY then the city. By the way have you tried turning this image into B&W.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, and yes, NY is a large state with a lot of variety of environments and settings - tremendous mountains, lakes, ocean, Niagara Falls, etc...Not that I get out that much to enjoy them, but they are all there:-)
ReplyDeleteAnd on your suggestion I tried black & white, but it falls flat...maybe because the flare washes out much of the contrast, which the color compensates for...I think