Clouds Over Topa Topa
Man in nature can give interesting contrasts by using the juxtaposing of the natural world with manufactured elements. This can be done by showing man dominating nature or the insignificance of man in the larger scheme of things. This theme has been used in photography for the past two hundred years.
The photograph shown here has many manmade elements; the wire fence, orange grove, power lines, superimposed over the Topa Topa Mountain near Ojai California. The cloudy sky takes up about half of the composition. The layering of shades of green is interesting.
There may need to be some work done with the contrast and color saturation. This would give the image a richer feeling. Along the left hand edge there is a black line that could be removed. I do not feel the fence is a particularly strong element in this composition however I would not crop it totally out of the image. But the gray ground under the trees could be removed. This would simplify the layout and take the viewer deeper into the scene.
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May 19th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Clearing storm clouds moved over Topa Topa in February of this year presenting a photo opportunity. I drove out Foothill Road from Ventura to a good spot and took pictures.
I took this picture with with my Canon 30d with a 70 - 200 mm zoom lens set at 91 mm (145 mm 35 mm equivalent) and f/8.