Autumn Stone +repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 4, 2011302 views17 comments

As winter approaches, the flow in some streams is reduced to a trickle but moss and lichens florish. Taken at sunrise, fill light added in lightroom. Thanks for looking, suggestions welcomed.

Canon T1i
1/130sec f/9.0 300mm

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 4, 2011 at 11:38 AM

I'm a sucker for 'psychedelic' images, so this is an easy sell for me!
Now, im gonna be super picky here, because this is such a cool abstract but i think with some work this could be prize-winning material. The problem i see is that my expectations were high with the thumb, but the graphical appeal gets lost the bigger you go here--i actually think the smaller version here looks much better than the large one--the large version has a kind of 'hazy/noisy' look to it that isnt as bad in the smaller version. Not sure how to correct this, and it could just be that 300mm wasnt sharp enough, but i have a couple suggestions: id crop from the bottom a bit so the triangles on either side of the diagonal are equal size. Id also play with the color balance here--the blue end of the spectrum looks like its a bit 'neon' so maybe desaturate the blues/magenta a bit and maybe darken the same a bit--i think the warmer colors need to be the attraction here. Just some thoughts

EDIT: ooh, and maybe the fill light has something to do with the noisy look...

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 4, 2011 at 11:54 AM

This is a way cool abstract, Nancy. I really love the arrangement of wild color in this intimate scene. I am not sure if it is the web presentation or just a little OOF, but it looks just a bit soft to me.

Ed

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 4, 2011 at 12:21 PM

Mesmerizing. How do you see this stuff

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Comment posted by Bruce King on December 4, 2011 at 12:22 PM

Far Out!

This is a ver cool image. I might make that dark spot along the LL edge go away but other than that it totally rocks!
Now, I rarely disagree with Stan because it's well known how sensitive he can be.

But I think the larger version is a must see. It has a lot more impact IMO.
Great shot Nancy.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM

I'm getting flashbacks Nancy...

This is really far out and groovy! Feels like I'm at a Dead show...

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Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on December 4, 2011 at 12:40 PM

Very original. I like it!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on December 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Very cool colors and patterns! Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Nancy,
great vivid colors. Fascinating and very cool image.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Now, I rarely disagree with Stan because it's well known how sensitive he can be.

I think im going to cry in my beer now, wahhhhh

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 4, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Don't cry, Stan. I posted this just for you because I know how much you love lichen abstracts (not). thanks for all the suggestions, everyone, I will rework and repost.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 4, 2011 at 6:09 PM

did I gain anything?

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 4, 2011 at 7:34 PM

Nancy Lea,

Wild, wild, wild. You continue to amaze and insprire with your water images.

Did you gain anything? I'm not sure what you mean, but if you're asking if the repost is an improvement, I would say it is, at least to me. You took care of the bright white area I was going to comment on and it also appears to have the saturation cut back a little. I also like the slighty tighter composition. The repost is an improvement in a number of areas.

Fascinating stuff Nancy Lea,

Lon

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 4, 2011 at 9:47 PM

Lon's a smart man--id listen to him...

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 4, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Nancy:
Very well seen and far out wild. Beautiful abstract!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 4, 2011 at 11:39 PM

Amazing! I always thought these type of neon colors are not 'natural'...

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 5, 2011 at 8:39 AM

An awesome abstract of color, Nancy Lea!
It's a kaleidoscope of color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM

The repost looks great Nancy, wonderful abstract and well seen!

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