Pollock-y

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 25, 2012965 views8 comments

This is one from Huntley Meadows park in Virginia. We had a bit of snow and temps right around freezing, creating some ice cover on the leaf litter in the woods. It made me think of a Jackson Pollock creation of some kind.

This version is a bit amped up on the color, which I like. It's not over the top, but I find it bordering on too unrealistic for what the scene really was. Any thought on that? (I'll include the "real" color one too.)

Thanks for looking!

Olympus E-520
Zuiko 12-60 @ 35 mm
ISO 100
F/4.5
1/80 s
Handheld
PS CS4 for Raw conversion, web prep

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on January 25, 2012 at 12:23 AM

Here's the less amped version.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 25, 2012 at 12:28 AM

For me the color is not too unrealistic for what the scene was. The colors really aren't even different, just richer. I really like the way this looks, and it seems as though I can feel the ice.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 25, 2012 at 12:39 AM

David,

Jigsaw puzzle is my immediate reaction - this would make a great one (in other words, an impossible one!)

I think the colors are great - except I would specifically dial back the green channel in your saturation layer as some of the green moss sticks out a little un-naturally. But that's minor.

I think this works great as a natural abstract, full of tiny details that can be appreciated in larger views.

Lon

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Comment posted by Genny K. on January 25, 2012 at 2:44 AM

This is one of those images that needs to be really big.

A jigsaw puzzle? Wow, that'd be tough. I like the amped up colors, and I don't think they're too bright at all. Neat.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 25, 2012 at 10:25 AM

Nice abstract David. I definitely like the amped version best - not unrealistic at all IMO. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 25, 2012 at 11:03 AM

I like extra color in an abstract so my vote is for the first version. The ice really makes this standout. Nice find

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 25, 2012 at 9:48 PM

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 26, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Looks very much alike some of Pollock's works and this makes it even more beautiful in my mind. Wonderful abstract, David!

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