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Published: 2010-03-13 17:02:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 2935; Favourites: 92; Downloads: 0
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Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Nothing Gold Can Stay - Robert Frost
Sunrise on farmland, March 13th, 2010.
My very first serious attempt at nature photography (thanks for ALL the tips guys!).
I woke up at 5:45am and forced myself to go and catch a sunrise.
My friends *dennissnider and =KSPhotographic inspire me an awful lot with their landscape photography, and I've been dying to try my hand at it, even though I'm stuck in the prairies
Enjoy~
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Great shot. Love how the sky renders a marble effect. I actually wrote a high school essay on this very poem...the last line seems to suggest the impermanence in nature as well as life.
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I know that poem. It's one of my favorites!! Robert Frost is amazing, isn't he?
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fantastic colours! how could you get that sky? neutral density? long exposure? and good work, with the watermark, I almost didn't notice about it
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To be totally honest, this picture had nothing special done with it or to it. It just came out like this. Sometimes, here, where I live - we get the most brilliant skies, and sometimes I am lucky to capture them. No long exposure, no neutral density - just a bit of luck and a gorgeous morning.
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I'll add my voice to the chorus and say this is really lovely. I like your horror vibe but this sunset also makes for a great picture.
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You know, it would be probably more than perfect if I could throw fake blood on the sun and then snap its picture
Nature is astounding - I'm glad you like this, I like it too. I was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time to catch this.
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If you can figure out a way to throw fake blood on the sun, let me know. That sounds like an awesome picture
I agree, nature is astounding. Pics like this are needed to. It's like I listen to a lot of songs about people getting murdered but sometimes I need to listen to a beautiful choral piece. Always a balance.
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Thank you AGAIN, Mr.Empty. I like the sky too - it was really awesome to see it like that, don't think I ever have before.
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Love the soft sky and sharp foreground. The colors are amazing as well. Keep up the good work!
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Oh thank you so much! Coming from you that's a terribly nice compliment. I will try to keep up the good work
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Beautiful shot :3
Love the textures in the sand
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Ohhh thank you, I wish it was sand, though it does look like it - that's actually a field on the prairies that was plowed right before the first snowfall
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Warm and soft. It's beautiful in so many ways. Absolutely soothing.
(I'd also like to add that I love the shape of the work as is. I think the darkness of the upper sky balances out the dark of the land beautifully.)
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Oh why thank you. I was hesitant to crop this anymore, though it would look nice boxed - I am hoping that I have another version with more land that I can work with to try that particular course of action with
I'm glad you like it
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That's a really cool sky! Great picture!
Maybe you should consider cropping away some of the sky and go for square though? I think that might make it even better
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You're absolutely right, it would make it pretty amazing, I will try that in a little while - thank you for the advice!
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You're welcome
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Thanks, you! The sky isn't always so painted pretty, glad I got it
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I hope to see some more!
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Gorgeous! Gorgeous shot!! 
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...you are very welcome!!
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WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!! This is AMAZING!!!! Beautiful warm colors even with the snow on the ground! Bravo my friend...BRAVO! I hope we see more of nature's beauty from you from now on!!!
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Wow.
When I saw this, I didn't think it was from you,I thought it was from landscape photographers I devwatched!
This is so good.
So beautiful.
Simple.
Love how the colours fit perfectly .
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Thank you, hon
I was ridiculously proud of how this one turned out - I've been trying pretty hard to branch out in to other things lately because I feel stuck in a rut, and I've always wanted to try to capture some of the nature around me. I'm really glad you like it
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