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Tear in the Fabric
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Tear in the Fabric

by David Chauvin

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 6, 2012431 views24 comments
From an early morning paddle among the cypress remnants in Lake Pontchartrain.

Comments

24 comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 6, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Fascinating! I can't even tell where the horizon line is (at first glance).. that really brings this to a different level.
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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on January 7, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Really unusual David! I love the water/sky blending together. The silhouette looks kind of like a Rorschach I'd tell you what I see, but you might find me insane...:smile:.
Registered on January 1, 2012, 5 Posts, 91 Comments
Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 7, 2012 at 12:28 AM
David,

Fascinating! I love that you can;t tell where the horizon is. Wonderful abstract and it just pulls you in.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 7, 2012 at 12:37 AM
David: This is wonderfully seen IMO with a great sense of mystery. Fabulous color palette. >=))>
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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on January 7, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Very interesting. I love the colors here and the fact that everything just seems seamless. Took me a moment to figure out where the second half started.
Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments
Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 7, 2012 at 1:11 AM
Wow, this has a wonderful abstract quality to it..very well seen! My only suggestion would be to burn down the yellow-orange highlights in the water's reflection to more closely match the sky. :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 7, 2012 at 3:11 AM
Very nice, David. I love that it's hard to see the horizon here which makes my mind go crazy.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 7, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Fantastic! Wonderful color too. As mentioned this is so interesting because you don't really see the horizon line. Excellent work David!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 7, 2012 at 9:28 AM
completely over the top. so good I don't even know what to say. Kudos
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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 7, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Otherworldly, David. This is very special. I could imagine it making the cover
on a science fiction book. Wonderful colors and well composed with the
central subject off center.
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 7, 2012 at 11:10 AM
This is stunning David. Love the wash of color and abstract qualities.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 7, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Gorgeous David. Quite surreal. The lack of a horizon really turns this abstract and keeps me engaged (cause I'm still looking for it!)

No nits or suggestions. Outstanding work.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 7, 2012 at 6:58 PM
You're amazing, David, and so are your images. The light here is very special and I really like the "subliminal" horizon.
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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Simple and beautiful. I love the intricate shape of the old stump.

Guy
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 7, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Wow what a find ! Beautiful sculptural quality to this !
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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on January 7, 2012 at 11:42 PM
This is fantastic. Love this!!!!! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 5, 2008, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 8, 2012 at 1:34 AM
Incredible image, David. Love the simplicity and ambiguity , not to mention the amazing graphic, abstract form of the cypress set against all that glorious color and light. Stunning.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Jean Day on January 8, 2012 at 3:10 AM
This is so wicked cool. Fantastic color and placement of the subject. Brilliant! :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2011, 36 Posts, 306 Comments
Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 8, 2012 at 3:51 AM
Killer idea and execution

aF
Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 8, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Excellent abstract. Great colors and silhouette.
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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 8, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Sweet minimalism. Love it. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 9, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Lovely minimalist abstract! I could look at this for hours.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 10, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Way to cool, nature's artwork and you have the eyes to see it, excellent image, surreal and beautiful at the same time.
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Comment posted by John Williams on January 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Ditto. The lack of a strong horizon makes this fascinating!
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