JPG Magazine: Photos: "Toward the light" by Robert Miller

Toward the light

By Robert Miller

On 20 April 2007

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On a trip through the George Washington National Forest, this foggy scene captured my mind.

33 Responses

On 12 July 2007 Alexis Rogers said:
Incredible shot!!!
On 20 July 2007 Dan P said:
This is really dreamy. I like your composition, how you get to look down the side of the hill and see all the leaves. Nice job capturing that wet, shiny gravel too.
On 22 July 2007 Robert Miller said:
Thanks so much for the comments.
On 31 July 2007 Jon Post said:
I love the colors of this... the fog is great, very mysterious! The red pops so well too :)
On 1 August 2007 Sean Wright gave props:
really rich, vivid colors... love the road and how it leads our eye through the photo :)
On 10 August 2007 Karol Romero said:
why? because the photograph is just TOO GOOD and beautiful. I wanna be there :-)
On 16 August 2007 free speech said:
I somehow agree with jrjrjrjr. BUT, the picture is outstanding. I just feel sorry to the rest of the members who posted a more deserving reward (IF THE RULES WERE ACTUALLY FOLLOWED BY THE JUDGES).
On 17 August 2007 Jeff Slater said:
Over processed or not, it's a fantastic image. Makes me wanna go out and try to capture a simular scene.
On 18 August 2007 Marc Sims said:
As part of a respectable company that leads a team of graphic artists, I find this photograph OVER PROCESSED. It' is indeed a beautiful picture (NO DOUBT ABOUT IT). If I was just given the opportunity to jude, I could have included this in the magazine ONLY, ONLY if the 'OVERT PROCESSING' is NOT A RULE. I therefore conclude that the jpgmag judges did a bad job in choosing this picture as well as some (over processed) pictures that were included in the magazine (dream theme).
On 9 September 2007 Cora D. Mitchell gave props:
excellence!
On 13 September 2007 Peter Getz gave props:
great light
On 24 September 2007 James Wedge gave props:
Just like a painting, truely wonderful
On 28 September 2007 Jessie Anderson gave props:
Superb
On 9 October 2007 Norma Clark said:
beautiful
On 11 October 2007 Robert Miller said:
Hello, and I want to thank you all, for both the positive and negative comments. It was indeed an honor to be published in JPG magazine.
I also want to thanks the overwhelming number of votes from the photographic community that made this possible.
Many thanks to the editorial staff at JPG magazine that created a very unique selection process that is strongly based on each member's vote.
It is a shame though, that I carry baggage with me when I came to JPG, from other parts of the internet. And, it is more of a shame that they chose to attack the magazine editors, who are totally undeserving of such negativity from someone who does not even offer pictures here.
I really do not feel that I have to defend my picture on following the rules. But I will say this, I stayed within the rules, that can be found here: http://www.jpgmag.com/about/photos.html
This photo was not even edited in Photoshop. It was adjusted for contrast and saturation. Something that JPG never says you can't do. How much a photo is tweaked is a subjective judgment, and I tried to stay within the bounds of being tasteful.
Thanks again to all,
Bob
On 16 October 2007 Fonda Nelson said:
This photo, to me, is perfect. I find it to be very story creating. I visualize something haunting, something romantic, something cold, something secret. It is one of the best photos I've seen in a long time.
On 21 October 2007 Ashley Lebedev said:
Robert-
This is one of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. A shot to be truly proud of.
ashley
On 21 October 2007 Debbie Cool gave props:
this is the best photo published in the mag this mont. Great job.
On 24 November 2007 L. K. said:
I fell in love with this shot the first time I saw it. The atmosphere is superb. Stunning beauty, my friend.
On 24 November 2007 L. K. gave props:
Congratulations!!!!
On 16 December 2007 Joshua Pope gave props:
Absolutely gorgeous.
On 4 January 2008 Jeremiah Ridgeway said:
This one photo really made some waves... good job!
On 8 January 2008 Jack Averill said:
Hey, has anyone else noticed that Marc Sims has posted that same "over processed" comment on almost every outstanding photograph there is on JPG mag..? :P
On 23 January 2008 Chris Beale said:
this is beautiful dude
On 7 February 2008 Paul gave props:
Beautiful!
On 14 February 2008 Jeremiah Ridgeway said:
Good times!
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/top-shots-2008
On 2 March 2008 Sarah Flynn said:
Absolutely beautiful. Just found this photograph in another magazine and needed to see it bigger and found this site. Gorgeous!
On 9 March 2008 Amy Cesich gave props:
this is fantastic! :-)
On 12 March 2008 Jacqui Graham said:
I'm in love with this place, because of you I may go live in these woods.
On 26 March 2008 Tracy Buford said:
absolutely beautiful
On 21 April 2008 Andrew Lorimer gave props:
Absolutely Beautiful Capture !!!
On 8 June 2008 Mary Ann Reilly gave props:
Stunning
On 8 July 2008 Christopher Smith gave props:
Brilliant!