Drifting Progeny

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 17, 2011177 views15 comments

A large flotilla of pollen on Crater Lake early last week. For reference, the large accumulation just left of center is over 100 feet across.

All comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated. This image really suffers from compression, so please view large.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 17, 2011 at 5:54 PM

Interesting abstract and comp. The water looks a bit over saturated or is this the natural color of the water.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 17, 2011 at 6:37 PM

awesome... looks like a map of another world

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Comment posted by Pedro Bento on July 17, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Yes, looks like a map view from the sky, great

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 17, 2011 at 7:18 PM

Nice comp. The blues seem over-saturated and not believable. I know Crater lake is blue - but never seen it THIS blue..
You've lost a lot of the detrail in the pollen - if you'd share your camera settings, we could offer suggestions.
Good eye to see this!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jonathan Heywood on July 17, 2011 at 7:19 PM

Thank you all for the comments.

Crater Lake is indeed quite blue, but as Sandy noticed, I might have over-saturated it a bit. Thanks for noticing.

The techs are as follows:
Canon 5D MKII
EF 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 at 300mm
f/22
ISO 100

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 17, 2011 at 8:02 PM

I still can't wrap my mind around this. That means the width of the frame is that of a football field. Even the larger version gives no hint of the size of this. Just curious if this is a telephoto image

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 17, 2011 at 10:21 PM

This could be a macro for all I know without the explanation. Terrific abstract, the patterns and vivd colours are really cool.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on July 17, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Neat abstract. They say lake Tahoe is the bluest of lakes, but Crater lake might have it beat.

Chris

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM

Interesting. Very abstract with great texture.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 18, 2011 at 10:14 PM

Great colors and it makes for a very nice abstract.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on July 18, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Wow! What an fascinating and creative image. I love it.

Guy

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 19, 2011 at 1:43 AM

Fascinating! I love how the yellows stick out against the blues. The scale is just awesome too, I wish you had a way to show the scale in the photograph.. like a kayaker!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 19, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Excellent job of seeing in the abstract. This is a terrific image.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 19, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Geeezzzeee that is Crater Lake blue! And wow that is difficult to figure out scale! Very interesting image. I thought maybe it was paint!

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on July 20, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Love this abstract. Wonderful colors and shapes. Almost looks like a view from space.

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