Chaos and Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 22, 2011162 views7 comments

This image was taken in the floodplains of the March, a river at the Austrian-Slovakian border. In January we had high water after a period of rain and thaw in our region.

My main impression was the chaos after the flood, which seemed somehow alleviated by the subtle warming light in the late afternoon.

Olympus E510, 14-54mm/2.8-3.5II at 50mm

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 22, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Fascinating! I love all the textures and shapes here, Peter. The light brings a beautiful mood, and even some order, to all this chaos. The trees on the left look a little out of focus, but it doesn't keep me from enjoying the view.

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Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on March 22, 2011 at 3:40 PM

Lovely light and details here Peter - this is one of those rare occasions (imo) when a 'messy' image comes together really well and it really has something about it that draws you in.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on March 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM

I see what you mean about the light penetrating the chaos of the tangled branches, but in the bottom, where the light doesn't reach but in reflection, chaos still reigns. If the contrast between the two was not part of your point, it might not hurt to crop some from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 22, 2011 at 8:20 PM

The light is sweet, and you managed to capture the chaos quite well...

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on March 23, 2011 at 1:07 AM

This is very pretty, especially considering how chaotic a scene it is. I really like the quality of the light and the colors, and there is an order to the chaos that is intriguing. I've looked at it a few times today and it grows on me more and more.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 23, 2011 at 8:59 AM

The light here is wonderful Peter. It really did change the chaos of this scene into a very interesting place. Light is an amazing thing, and you showed that here. Nice work, Peter.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 23, 2011 at 1:40 PM

You had some real beautiful light here. This is a pretty scene....and the light brings some order to this chaos of trees and branches. i love this one a lot.

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