Eye of the Berg II

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 31, 2012186 views8 comments

OK, I decided to experiment with the "Eye of the Berg" image. Many of you suggested cropping or cloning out the bottom right green/gray area because it distracted from the rest of the image so, I reworked it once by cropping, and then reworked another version with cloning. I liked the one where I removed that area with cloning. Here is that version. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback. Thanks!

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8 comments

Comment posted by Neale Dyster on March 31, 2012 at 12:41 AM

well I didn't find it distracting! But your cloning has worked very well.

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Comment posted by Andy Astbury on March 31, 2012 at 7:33 AM

i think this is a superb image Leo, but the original looked great to me too.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 31, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Really like this, Leo. This really has that "eye" look to it.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 31, 2012 at 11:08 PM

This is very cool (pun intended). I really like the visual flow through the ice tunnel and through the frame.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on March 31, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Excellent job on the cloning. It's amazing how such a small area can be such a large distraction. By cloning out the silvery area of your previous version, I now get the feeling that the ice extends even further out of the composition. It also makes me feel like I'm in some sort of ice cave rather than a boat floating past an iceberg.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 1, 2012 at 6:31 PM

Very nice image Leo. I prefer this composition over the original. The blue tones are excellent.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on April 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM

This is a super neat image! I liked the other one, but I like this one too! I love the blue & the curving lines!

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Comment posted by Leo Collazo on April 2, 2012 at 11:51 PM

I enjoyed experimenting with this image, and I don't know if I would have done that without everyone's suggestions. I personally like both versions, because of the different effects that each version creates. I like the idea that the same image can project a different sense of space or place by cloning or cropping out a certain area.

Ben, part of your comment got me thinking about that when you said:

By cloning out the silvery area of your previous version, I now get the feeling that the ice extends even further out of the composition. It also makes me feel like I'm in some sort of ice cave rather than a boat floating past an iceberg.

Thanks Ben, and everyone for your feedback!

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