Confluence +reference

Cool find, Lon! Honestly, I do not have any title suggestions, or any other suggestions for you. The B+W fits this perfectly, and I find the pattern placement in the comp really good. Looks like a zebra's hide... TFS!

Great choice going with b/w Lon. I like the processing you used for this and enjoying the finished image. A cool looking shot and it made me think of a fingerprint at first. Very interesting patterns to look at...and I see what you mean about moving patterns after you stare at it for a while...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

This is really cool Lon. I had to read your description to figure out exactly what I was looking at....the hallmark of an excellent abstract image. I like the b/w conversion since it simplifies the scene. The "pond scum" title made me laugh!

Wow! what excellent flow and the b&w really makes this pop. It is mesmerizing. Great image

Very cool abstract, Lon! I like this a lot.

Pond Scum? Isn't that what you call your camping buddies?? You certainly can't use it for both.

Beautiful scum. A seriously good abstract.

This is indeed a seriously good abstract! Original and quite unique, as well.
B&W works perfectly here. Hell, I even like the title!
So, no suggestions fro me at all. Good eye, capture and 'development'.

Thanks folks!

Pond Scum? Isn't that what you call your camping buddies??

Nah, Pond Scum would be a compliment..... Besides, pond scum isn't noisy, gassy or require naps after lunch.

This is fabulous Lon. Quite psychedelic really ... Really great find and well seen and processed to b&w. 'Molten Flow' sprang to mind as a title as looks like some really hot sticky tar flowing or something like that. Love it!

You know, I saw some pools there right after I said goodby to you guys. It definately was not as cool as this. Sure looks thicker than water as it seems to be folding in on itself. Also could be a feather! Great find and capture!

Chris

Extremely atypical Yosemite image, which is of course what we would all like to bring back along with the icons. Very well done abstract and Black and white was a good choice as well . No Nits. "Stream of Consciousness......" occurred to me after seeing the image move myself.


Paul

The thumbnail immediately grabbed my attention and the bigger version is even better. This is outstanding photography, Lon. Beautiful image.

outstanding, Lon. i like everything about this - the comp is brilliant. interestingly, there's a three dimensionality to it that suggests lava flows.

Nice find, Lon, I really like your b&w treatment to. Almost looks like macro detail of a feather. Nice eye spotting this!

Great abstract.Great processing as well and the black and white conversion works really well

Very cool, Lon.

By far, the greatest image of pond scum I've ever seen.

Nice find. A solid abstract.

Trippy image Lon. You are correct about the patterns moving...especially the top left corner.

No idea about a title, your's seems quite accurate.

Whoa, that's some interesting patterns Lon. Just let the imagination go and you could come up with a lot guesses as to what you have here. What a great abstract. Nice job!

This is beautiful, Lon. The fact that you got this with 4x5 makes me bow down to you. How long did it take to set up? You actually shot this wide open?

- Dan

Great patterns here. Excellent comp to showcase them, too.

Thanks for the comments folks. and some good food for thought as far as titling goes. I kinda like the lava and molasses type themes. Of course leave it to my wife to see something off the wall too. She sees this as the top of someone's head, parting hair...

Dan - thanks for your comment too. Here's a snapshot of Kyle setting up pretty much where I was. The patterns I photographed are just on the other side of the messy branches in the highly reflected part. I don't recall how long it took to setup, but honestly this was pretty much a straight forward front tilt setup. I was forced to shoot wide open because the foam was in motion. I have another exposure of 2 sec and I tossed it because it's blurry. I was very lucky that most of this one is pretty sharp throughout, even at a 1s exposure. I know that the optical quality isn't as good wide open, but because I was able to focus top to bottom the plane of focus didn't require any depth of field so I chose wide open to get the fastest shutter speed I could get.

Looking at the snapshot makes it seem kind of amazing that there was something so abstract waiting to be photographed.

thanks again folks!

Lon

An excellent, graphic abstract Lon regardless if it is pond scum or not.

Cool shot Lon. Kinda reminds me of how I used to comb my hair back in the daze.

Extremely abstract--i like it a lot, Lon! How about assigning all the blacks and whites to pure green and red--might make a crazy photo art piece!

I really like the lacy quality to this and the strong contrast creating the patterns. From the jpeg, it looks like you nailed the whites. Taking these pure white would be too far. The hint of texture in them is just right.

Lon

This is an incredibly fascinating abstract. When I first looked at it I thought is was water some how folding onto itself and it was perplexing until I read what it was. Even though I know it is a single plane, it still has a three dimensional quality to it. Its really nice.

Incredible abstract Lon! Great eye to see this and capture it so well. One of your finest!