Winter Wisps (w/ repost)

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 21, 2010103 views10 comments

On a mostly frozen stream, the water still remaining winds through the ice that has formed. The wisps of snow blowing in the strong wind across the ice also caught my eye. There were nice patterns along the ice and water that I also liked. Any C&C welcomed, shot in a very windy morning at ISO-80, 1/1000th and f-4.5. Thanks for looking!

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10 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 21, 2010 at 1:41 PM

Bill, my kind of photo - superb abstract with muted colours. i might be inclined to lighten the lower left slightly as it draws my eye away when i don't think it should.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 21, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Nice abstract image. Nice patterns and textures. Well done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 21, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Very nice abstract Bill. Something a little different than your waterfalls. Very nice indeed.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 21, 2010 at 7:49 PM

thanks all.

see what you mean on the lower left Stuart.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Crop a bit from the top, Bill, and you have one awesome abstract. I think this is your best picture ever.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Thanks Tony.

Just above the top of the blue, leaving a bit of white I think?? Appreciate the comment and advice.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 22, 2010 at 3:56 AM

Very interesting abstract. I see a nice flow in the lower half of the image which becomes a little chaotic in the upper one. I might crop the image at about the middle and focus on the lower half.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 22, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Very abstract, and very cool Bill, I really like this. The top half is not nearly as interesting as the bottom half IMO, so I would take a 4x5 horizontal crop of the bottom. I think it could use a little dose of web sharpening too.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 23, 2010 at 7:34 AM

Thanks Andreas and Floris, excellent advice on the crop! Just by scrolling down I can see what you mean, the circles and flow line are really highlighted... let me see what i can do and will repost. Thanks again.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 23, 2010 at 7:49 AM

Cropped top down, very slightly from right, and sharpened just a bit.

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