Earthly Beginnings

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 18, 2010147 views13 comments

Early last month I was captivated by the earth tones and patterns of this scene and felt compelled to capture this abstract. My hope is its identity is difficult to discern and causes the viewer to look long and hard for clues of scale and subject matter.

5D, 24-70L @ 24 mm, 1/60 @ f/13, ISO 250, HH, 50% FF

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13 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 19, 2010 at 12:44 AM

I love abstracts like this. The colors and shapes work well here, I think.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 19, 2010 at 3:34 AM

Very interesting abstract. It is really hard to figure. I guess the scene is just 1- 2 feet?

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on June 19, 2010 at 3:43 AM

Wow! I'm really surprised to see this because I photographed literally the same exact elements a month ago too though with a little wider focal length. I won't give away your secret though.

Love the image, btw.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on June 19, 2010 at 6:31 AM

Wow! I love a good abstract and this is a good abstract.

I'd be tempted to darken the LRC a tad as the wide area of yellow doesn't fit so well with the yellow stripes elsewhere in the image.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 19, 2010 at 8:48 AM

I like the earthy tones, textures and shapes here Wayne. Fantastic adstract.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on June 19, 2010 at 9:07 AM

Indeed, it´s very difficult to guess, could be aerial or anything you can imagine. Wonderful abstract Wayne.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 19, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Nice abstract. It looks like sediments in water.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on June 19, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Lovely abstract this one Wayne.
It surely 'looks' like an areal shot. But with a 24mm & f/13, it is difficult to land up with soft areas like the lower sections of the frame. Also the bit of grass on the lower-right; my guess would also be a 1 foot (to) subject distance. Looks like surface of water.
An excellent image.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on June 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Hi Wayne,
Very nice abstract with unusual colors and your idea worked exactly as you intended in my case.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 20, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Beautiful colours and patterns. A wonderful abstract.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 20, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Wayne,

Ya got me. If I had to guess, it would be smaller rather than larger. I'd say a mossy intimate at water's edge. The clue on size is the little bush of sticks in the green stuff. But there are some white specs that could be birds in flight over a very large aerial landscape too....

Great eye and great job in creating something that really gets the mind working...

Lon

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Comment posted by Eric Good on June 20, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Fascinating abstract with great lines, colors and texture. I wouldn't change a thing here. Well seen and captured!

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on June 21, 2010 at 6:13 PM

Just an excellent abstract. Really gets the mind working as to its true identity (although I know what it is)

The earthtones and patterns are great. Top notch image all around

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