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Photograph Review: Autumn At The Grist Mill
Well it’s another review morning and to reiterate to any new followers the review on this piece is purely my opinion. Stumbling on this shot was pure luck and 100% treasure. Here it is the photo Autumn At The Grist Mill by Michael Shake.
Autumn At The Grist Mill by Michael Shake
There is so much to love about this photograph I almost don’t know where to start. So let’s start with the rustic mill and the wonderful framing of it. It fits perfect in this shot, sometimes we will find the best subjects but are unable to relocate it to a suitable location. Michael this Mill belonged here for you to shoot. Let’s approach that silky water, perfect exposure for the effect, and wonderful balance for the Autumn Colors surrounding the Mill. I feel like I’m there and can feel the cool damp air entering my lungs as I smell the sawdust from active milling in the past. This photo done either intentionally or not is perhaps the perfect HDR photo either through digital means or with superb film development technique. Either way this is truly a masterpiece.
I have no choice but to give this photo a perfect 10 out of 10. In my opinion I don’t find anything wrong with this photograph. The lack of description is disheartening and if asked to describe it would have to be
Take a trip down memory land where mills were active and nature a part of life. A place where challenge was met and politics helped to organize a growing nature. This rustic mill and stream has seen many decades and has countless stories to tell. What will this elegant mill in Egypt??? tell you?
All in all Michael this is an exquisite piece and one I will fondly enjoy for years to come. This photo was taken with grace and a great eye and the first perfect 10 photo I’ve reviewed. I hope this opinion helps to motivate you and keep you going in photography.
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Thanks Kevin!
It’s not to often I get comments on my photos. For the record the mill is called Glade Creek Grist Mill and it’s located in Babcock state park in West Virginia. It’s a reconstruction made out of parts from three old grist mills and was put on it’s current location in 1976. It stands as a living monument to the over 500 mills West Virginia once had.
It is a working mill and visitors can buy fresh ground flour and cornmeal.
My photo of this is not and HDR, just a single exposure with lots of photoshop.
Thanks for the correction and location. Even though it is a single shot with lots of photoshop it is as good of quality as an HDR shot would be. Gimp and Photoshop can be used to recreate that High Dynamic Range effect without actually merging multiple photos or using cameras with the functionality built in. It all boils down to that simple statement of the end result it what truly matters how you got there while important to you and other photographers have a bit less impact on our collectors.
Your work and effort in this shot is well shown and very exciting to see. I am glad to now know the history of this mill as that knowledge only adds to the desirability of the work. Thank you for commenting and if you know of any photograph by any photographer that you think would benefit from my opinionated review please feel free to let me know. I love photography and love to share my opinion, and pray I don’t offend anyone in the process.
While this photo wasn’t and HDR I have been doing HDR for a while now and love the results. I strive to make my HDR photos look natural as opposed to the cartoony look so many seem to like.
One of my favorite photographers is Dan Jurak. He is a landscape photographer from Alberta Canada. I found his work while researching for a trip to Alberta for my own landscape photos. He shoots almost exclusivley in HDR. He writes a blog himself and it’s a very intereesting read. Google him and you’ll find his work.