Thoughts of Summer

by John Fan

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 26, 2011292 views18 comments

Just like my mind in the summer heat, orderly disorder.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Wonderful abstract John with mesmerizing patterns..

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on June 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Fantastic abstract, John. I love the wonderful patterns and rich palette of greens.

Guy

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Comment posted by Manoj Vallati on June 26, 2011 at 10:49 AM

wonderful shot ! love the greens and the spiral patterns..

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 26, 2011 at 2:03 PM

John,

Mesmerizing is a great theme that Eva mentions. Almost like some of those psychedelic, spinning things you used to see from the 60's... The larger view shows much better, but it's like I would almost like to see a more sparkling, metallic like finish, if that makes sense. The brighter center of the right pattern seems a little soft and I'm wishing it was clearer. But a minor point as I'm really enjoying the patterns and colors here. Good eye!

Lon

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Comment posted by John Fan on June 26, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Thanks for your comments Eva, Guy, Manoj, Lon. Lon is right about softness. The patterns were shifting around rather quickly. I was hoping to increase shutter speed when I shot it. But it was fairly dark at bottom of the canyon. Sometimes life is a compromise.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Great abstract John. Very nice patterns and the greens are wonderful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 26, 2011 at 6:40 PM

I just love how deep the green is here John. Great patterns to complement it. Well seen!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 26, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Wonderful abstract. the rich color and fascinating patterns make this one a real standout

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 26, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Terrific abstract with those intense green swirls. The pattern is amazing. Great job of seeing. I do wish that the ULC weren't so dark.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 26, 2011 at 10:40 PM

That's neat, John. Must be a quick shutter speed to catch it like this. Sort of wish the ULC would be a little less dark.

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Comment posted by John Fan on June 26, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Thanks, Nick, John, Nancy, Mark, Tony. ULC is under the shadow of a rock that I can't avoid. I'll see if I can brighten it up a little in ps. I was actually using close to 1 second shutter speed because it is really dark down there.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on June 26, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Great capture John!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 27, 2011 at 12:13 PM

Great find, John - quite a unique subject you've got here.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 27, 2011 at 10:44 PM

Holy monkeys that's cool. Would prefer it without the two brighter spots. My eye wants to live in the upper swirl section. Nice

aF

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on June 28, 2011 at 2:20 AM

Really neat abstract John. I don't really mind the soft parts of this, but am a bit bothered by the dark ULC. Great job seeing this opportunity.

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Comment posted by Pedro Bento on June 28, 2011 at 8:34 AM

Great abstract!

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Comment posted by Mark Shephard on June 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I love the greens in this abstract John and the white spots in the FG add some nice tension to the image for me. Very cool indeed!

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Comment posted by Christopher Martin on August 3, 2011 at 7:53 PM

The ripples are incredible - nature warps far better than post processing. I'm not sure whether I find the dark left side distracting or mysterious. The whole image works so well.

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