Ssss's

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 20, 2013766 views30 comments

Presque Isle River Abstract #1

Surrounded by dark reflections, the Ssss's framed in a luminescence of gradation for which to live, to shine, to be seen and exist, if only for a moment...

I took dozens of shots and I have to say, it was so fun! The shapes and patterns created by the foam (down stream from the pot hole rapids) was like a living wave; always changing growing, fading, then multiplying. Various focal lengths, rotations, fov, every frame was a different piece of art to me. This one in particular stood out from the rest.

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Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 20, 2013 at 8:38 PM

Fantastic abstract Matt. Love the contrasts, deep black, pure white, and rich blue. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on November 20, 2013 at 9:00 PM

Beautiful abstract Matt, I hate to be useless but I can't think of anything to suggest. Well done.

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 20, 2013 at 9:42 PM

This is a great image, Matt. I like how the beautiful blue is framed diagonally by the black areas. Well done.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 20, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Fascinating effect, Matt. Well done.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 20, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Absolutely stunning image, Matt. The azure blues, the creamy whites, the deep blacks, and then those graceful arcs. Flat out fantastic.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 21, 2013 at 12:03 AM

A dynamic photo Matt. The high contrast works well with the graphic nature.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on November 21, 2013 at 3:29 AM

Creative surreal and very beautiful, the tilt off axis is a little bit of genius, I like the high contrast, detail-less whites and jet blacks and the saturated colourful presentation, very well done.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 21, 2013 at 3:30 AM

Really cool Matt! The curves and the blue reflection work perfect together to give an unusual abstract!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on November 21, 2013 at 3:51 AM

superb abstract.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 21, 2013 at 6:43 AM

Very cool!!!!! I've tried this on a few occasions. But I've never gotten anything nearly as nice as this. Well done!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 21, 2013 at 7:56 AM

Trippy!

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Comment posted by Glenn Tunaley on November 21, 2013 at 11:05 AM

Stunning abstract Matt.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 21, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Wonderful abstract Matt. Good eye to catch this!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 21, 2013 at 11:24 AM

This is pretty cool. Love the black and blue palette and great lines. Water abstracts are fun, I'm pretty much addicted to them.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on November 21, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Now that's what I call an SSSSS curve Matt! This is outstanding. I really like the 3 zones of dark, light, dark and how the S curve of the foam ties everything together.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 21, 2013 at 12:49 PM

That's a great abstract. Excellent work, Matt

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on November 21, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Spectacular image, Matt. Fantastic job. Chet

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Comment posted by Nuno Eira on November 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM

Work of high level ...

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Comment posted by Nuno Eira on November 21, 2013 at 5:45 PM

Work of high level ...

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on November 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM

Pretty sweet comp, Matt. Kinda mesmerizing. The black and blue really helps this abstract.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM

Excellent! Great abstract and sweet colors. Only dozens? Not over 700??

Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 21, 2013 at 7:15 PM

This is great, Matt. I enjoy these moving water reflection abstracts a lot and this is one of the best I've seen.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 21, 2013 at 9:17 PM

Outstanding abstract Matt! It really takes the eye a minute to wander through and sort out all the levels going on here. Beautiful and complex.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 22, 2013 at 1:18 PM

The blue and black colors, the white lines, and your framing of all of these elements makes for another piece of art from you, Matt. Unique and outside of the box as always from your disturbia.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 22, 2013 at 2:49 PM

Outstanding Matt. True art. Love the colors in this and a great comp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 22, 2013 at 3:59 PM

Powerful image Matt. Rich.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on November 22, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Very nice abstract, Matt. Stunning composition and colors. Very well seen and executed.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 24, 2013 at 9:01 AM

Matt, This is super cool!!! I must have hiked right past this...

Nick

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on November 24, 2013 at 10:07 AM

A very unique and way cool image, Matt. The S curve is very mezmorizing as it sweeps through this abstract and those bands of color work perfectly. Great eye to spot this.

Ed

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Comment posted by Kane Engelbert on November 24, 2013 at 5:58 PM

This is one bad ass image Matt. I love the blacks to rich blue transitions and sharpened perfect. These days everyone seems to be G Blurring these kinds of abstracts, but not this one!!! Stellar work.

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