Walking into the Light Photo

Photographer’s Note

Dear Friends...don´t we all want to go "walking into the light"...

Tandil is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 360 km away from Buenos Aires. As of the 2001 census [INDEC], it has 108,109 inhabitants.

The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan ("falling"), and lil ("rock"). It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza ("Moving Stone"), a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the brink of a chasm. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912. Some people thought that tan in fact meant "moving". In order to demonstrate the slight movements of the boulder, it was common practice to place bottles or some other things on its base to see them break.

The city was founded by Martín Rodríguez on April 4, 1823. In 1854 the Blessed Sacrament Church was built, and in 1887 the first theatre was opened. A year after (1888), the hospital (Ramon Santamarina) was built. In 1974 the first university was founded, being the Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.

Hope you enjoy !
Best regards, saludos,
Robert
PS I have included the B&W version...please tell me what you think...Gracias !

asajernigan, superpau, robertbartolome, zeca, ribeiroantonio, vincz, arth, Scharan, bakes888, feather, sabyasachi1212, Elaine_Blath, dougie, cunejo200, gunbud, sdey_26 has marked this note useful

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asajernigan (14268) 2006-11-13 21:45

Well composed photo. The light draws the eye through the trees and to the light. Good job of dealing with backlighting. Excellent color and DOF for dealing with difficult lighting.
Thanks,
Asa

robertbartolome (270) 2006-11-13 21:48

Hi Robert,

Really nice photo. Love the shadows. I would love to walk in this place.

Your note is good too... very informative.

Cheers!

superpau (1460) 2006-11-13 21:50

Hola Robert!
Estoy contenta, acabo de ver esta foto y soy una de las primeras en felicitarte!
Ese verde, es el verde de mi tierra! Y cuanta info, ni sabía que Tandil significa caer... pero bueno, la piedra ya se cayó...
La foto, si, el verde es hermoso, asi iluminado por ese sol. y tu bajo POV tambien es bueno, me gusta que le da mas profundidad a la foto.
Me quedo con la versión a color... debe ser porque es mas primaveral! La otra, para cuando vuelva el invierno... falta todavía!

Un beso! Paula.

prezntime (3945) 2006-11-13 22:32

Greetings Robert.
You have chosen the perfect spot to take this shot. The streaming lengths of the shadows really create a dramatic atmosphere. The colors are very rich, as always, and the strong light in the distance only adds to the photograph. I really like the B&W version as well. The particular lighting really lends itself to the B&W format. Hard for me to judge. Both look great.
Regards,
Chris.

dhurjati (2827) 2006-11-13 23:05

Hi Robert,
Excellent capture of the forest scenery.It is really an artwork that how you have played with the dark and bright shades of light.The sunrays filtering through the dense forest is a treat to watch.The low POV has created an immense effect to the overall composition.Great great work.
Greetings from India,
Dhurjati

sothy81 (8540) 2006-11-13 23:21

Hi Robert:

Great shadows of the trees and the lines of the light. Quite original. Great framing. Good work. Sothy

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2006-11-14 0:27

Great photo without a single point burnt by the sun. The low light and the long shades is beautiful and gives a excellent depth to the picture. The B&W is very good and you managed the conversion extremely well, having a photo with all hues from the white to the black. Well done.
Antonio

canan (963) 2006-11-14 2:24

shades and the brown ground lay out matches perfectly...nice graphic lines created by sun light...congr...

GLEM (2998) 2006-11-14 3:04

salut Robert,
excellente exploitation du soleil et de l'effet d'ombre des arbres. Le contraste est fort, mais laisse une gamme de détails magnifique.

très très bien joué.

tfs

vincz (19045) 2006-11-14 6:23

Great compsotion for this forest shot. Yo got the light extremely well, taking advantage of it to get really great colour. Wonderful job!

dkeus31 (26361) 2006-11-14 6:32

Hello Robert,
Nice composition with the long shadows and the good light
didier

zeca (20026) 2006-11-14 10:28

Hola mi amigo Robert!
Mais una photo con mucha qualidad, nos mostrando detalles mui nitidos e en colores mui ricas! Belíssimas sombras e la exposicion de la área de luz ao final és mui difícil! Usted a executou mui bien!
abraços,
Zeca

arth (1454) 2006-11-14 14:58

A marvellous shot Robert ,excellent handle of light here and a very good contrast .The shadows cast by the trees over the grass is great ,nicely composed too ,well done
Arthur

Scharan (13955) 2006-11-14 17:46

Olá Robert
Uma composição bonita, gosto do desenho das sombras alternando os tons de verde. Lindas cores e belo lugar...
Grande abraço e parabéns!
Vera.

Ann75 (0) 2006-11-14 23:45

Hello Robert,

What a beautiful shot with such great use of the sunlight! I love the shadows on the grass and the colours are excellent. Great composition with great management of light! Well done, Robert!

Greetings,
Ann

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-11-15 17:13

HOla Robert
Muy lindas las lineas diagonales formadas por las sombras de los arboles, muy lindos detalles
saludos
Daniel

bakes888 (18327) 2006-11-18 3:42

Hi Robert. Nice photo. All the shadows give this shot a lovely perspective and draw the eye into the scene. I love the colours of this shot. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Budapestman (42756) 2006-11-18 7:45

Hi Robert!
Wonderful natural impression, once more! Its an impressive composition and fascinating atmosphere. Lights are glittering and fabled. This is a very spectacular and fine shot!
Thank you, nice days
George

pablominto (41314) 2006-11-19 13:17

Hello Robert,
Beautiful backlight gives life to this scenery!
The long shadows also adds dynamics to the image, which is very well composed...
Nicely controlled exposure, wonderful colours and fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

feather (50122) 2006-11-20 9:20

I love taking this kind of image into the light and know it is incredibly difficult to obtain a satisfactory result. This is perfect. Those long loooong shadows lead our eye right into the frame, and there's no serious over-exposure. Usually I would always go for the colour version but lately I can feel I might become converted. I like both versions in this case.
Kath

cbrman (19049) 2006-11-22 4:21

Hello Robert,

Je trouve cette image très réussie. Elle invite à la promenade ! Les effets de lumières sont très bien cadrés et donnent une jolie perspective à l'ensemble de l'image ! Bravo !

A+

Dominique

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-11-22 13:50

Hi Robert,
This is one beautiful composition. The effect of the light and the shadow has been nicely captured. Nicely framed as well.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

ajcoutinho (562) 2006-11-22 14:45

Wonderful perspective, with those diagonals leading us till the end. Amazing light and colors. Congratulations, Robert

Angshu (34089) 2006-11-23 3:57

Hello Robert
Going through your images, I seen colours, brilliant colours. Taking a shot into light with this incredible result..WOW! The long long shadows lead our eye deep into the frame. Difficult choice between this & the B&W version..both are excellent
Regards
Angshu

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2006-11-24 6:30

Hello Robert,

really wonderful capture of light...really beautiful, I cannot stop looking at it...the colours are so freshly natural, and that light is really extraordinary!

Take care, Ivana

dougie (2920) 2006-11-29 17:16

Hi Robert,
You have managed the POV really well in these difficult light conditions. The detail is there right across the range of light to shade. This one has given me ideas! Well done. Thanks.
Dougie.

pady (4800) 2006-12-05 14:03

Your gallery is still a source of inspiration and tends towards the beauty and perfection.
The light is here well controlled.
Congratulations
Cheers
Pierre-André

AROBN54 (10789) 2006-12-21 23:45

Oh, my. This is just beautiful. I love backlit pictures and you have done a magnificent job with this one. The light is wonderful. Great shot!! TFS, Shelly

cunejo200 (7237) 2007-01-22 10:21

Hello Robert,
Lovely lighting and shade under the tree canopy. Very beautifuland appealing. Saludos. Danilo

gunbud (28143) 2007-01-28 19:48

Hi Robert,
Lovley composition with the lights and shadows creating several different shades of green which is broken nicely by the white birch. Very interesting note.
Regards, Tom

Edyta_B (1195) 2007-02-03 14:54

Hello Robert
Nice and attractive image with trees, them shadows and sunrays. Well composed. At photo I like colours, sunlighting and a piece of brown ground looks like a path. And of course a field of the green grass ;).
Regards

sdey_26 (4) 2007-06-25 10:40

Quality of any photo depends on the contrast between light and shadow. You are a juggler of that kind ! Kudos to you !