Networking

Gallery: FloraPosted November 1, 201051 views15 comments

Shot this on the run one afternoon...handheld. What attracted me to it were all the red stems in the water connecting the pads....a sort of network, hence the title.

D80, f8, usual pse stuff

Critiques and comments are very welcomed and appreciated.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by jamie pringle on November 1, 2010 at 4:25 PM

I agree Beth. The red stems against the dark water really stand out and make this an interesting abstract. Can't think of any suggestions for changes

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 1, 2010 at 5:52 PM

I quite like it Beth. The red stems add an interesting element to the water. I think I like a little bit cropped off the top - maybe about an inch.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on November 1, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Yup a Pac Man convention. Lots of networking going on. Great catch Beth.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on November 1, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Interesting arrangements. Well seen Beth.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 1, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Great comp Beth and I love those red stems. Very interesting image. My only reservation is the partial in the upper right corner intruding from the right. I might clone that out - no real argument for it though. This is a neat image.

I know what it is about the intrusion at the top right. The shape is different enough from all the circles and semicircles that it draws my eye. Same applies for the diagonal mid way on the right.

Pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on November 1, 2010 at 11:04 PM

Beth, Lovely "network" of Lily Computers with the Red Cables

. Great graphical quality also in this photo. The leaf in the top right corner is better cloned since cropping would remove significant real estate in the photo.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on November 2, 2010 at 3:04 AM

nice comp. and the red stems are an interesting element here...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 2, 2010 at 4:07 AM

Lovely Beth

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM

Beth:
Yes, the red stems really grab ones attention and the leaves are like pacman chomping away. Nicely seen and captured.

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Comment posted by beth summer on November 2, 2010 at 10:18 AM

Thanks for the suggestion about the urc and the mid diagonal. Shall work that and I think it will improve alot. Pac Man

So true!!!!! LOL...

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Beth, I can see how you were attracted to the red stems. The lily pads look as though they've had it ;^) Had you considered desaturating the greens and yellows? Or possibly creating a B/W of all but the red stems? Those are the only two options I can think of.

Carol

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 2, 2010 at 1:16 PM

I agree about cropping some from the top and right side. Still a nice use of line and color.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 2, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Hi Beth

Beautifully seen and crafted, and on the run!!! WOW!!

Albert Darmo.. Canada

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 3, 2010 at 1:49 AM

Cool shot, great title! In addition to the red stems, there are some great water tension lines, too.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 6, 2010 at 11:27 PM

Beth: WELL SEEN! I like the stems as well. Striking shot IMO. >=))>

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