Spilled Paint

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 14, 2013218 views14 comments

Home from my magical tour of the SW. Guess Mother Nature saved winter for me. Nothing but snow since I returned. At least I don't mind staying inside to process files from my trip. This is from the Paint Pots at Lake Mead NRA. I was impressed by the volcanic debris cascading down onto these multi-colored hills. I spent a couple of evenings near this location. I think this is the most elegant of my compositions. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for looking.

f/16 1/200sec 130mm

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14 comments

Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on April 14, 2013 at 10:26 PM

Elegant indeed! Beautiful, color palate. Understated, but sublime. I think not overdoing the contrast here is also really helpful. I would hang this on my wall in a second.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 14, 2013 at 11:32 PM

Like everything about this, composition, tones, textures. Really beautiful.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 15, 2013 at 12:00 AM

I really like the higher POV or overall perspective on this one, Nancy. The composition works well with the higher ridge line in the BG leading right down towards the lower foothills and valley areas. Colors work nicely as presented with lower contrast, but it might be worth experimenting with a bit more contrast for another look IMO. Regardless, an impressive capture as it is presented here.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 15, 2013 at 3:07 AM

Beautiful piece of work Nancy, the palette works very well ....

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on April 15, 2013 at 6:48 AM

Really like the detail and natural color Nancy, and you couldn't have done a better job with the composition. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 15, 2013 at 11:31 AM

Gorgeous subtle gradations of texture and color. Almost a pointilistic feel.

lucy

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 15, 2013 at 4:48 PM

The pastel warm colors work beautifully for this desert landscape, Nancy. This is a very beautifully done abstract landscape.

Ed

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 15, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Looks like an aerial photo - very abstract works well here. Neat colors, sounds like a fantastic trip. Maybe bump up the contrast globally?

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on April 15, 2013 at 10:07 PM

The salmon and grey tones of the diagonals are real nice. The two roads in the LLC are the only mar in this fine image.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 16, 2013 at 8:59 AM

Beautiful pastel tones in this Nancy. Really nice comp and point of view. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 16, 2013 at 9:18 AM

Very engaging abstract. I love looking in here and figuring things out.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on April 16, 2013 at 9:30 AM

This is great work for me, Nancy. I do like the subtlety in your abstract as well as your careful treatment of colors. Your composition leads me through the whole image in a pleasant way and the shapes and lines work most interestingly together for me.

Peter

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Eye candy. Very nice large-scale abstract Nancy!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 19, 2013 at 11:25 PM

I like it Nancy--very nice abstract! I agree with Harry--a tad more contrast ovrerall would help.

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