In Reflection

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 7, 2014340 views18 comments

Fall colors are mostly gone, but I found one nicely colored shrub creating some fine reflection abstracts at the North Tract of the Patuxent River National Wildlife Refuge. (5D3, 400mm f5.6, f/16, 1/80s, iso 800, tripod and polarizer)

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18 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM

Mark, That is one wild reflection! Very cool.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on November 7, 2014 at 9:48 AM

Remarkable amount of fine detail in there. Good find.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 7, 2014 at 9:59 AM

About the most psychedelic reflection image I've ever seen. Straight from the 60's, man. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on November 7, 2014 at 10:31 AM

I really like the painterly quality to this. Looks like brush strokes...

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 7, 2014 at 12:44 PM

Far out man!

Seriously ... very appealing. I could see how this would make a nice print to fill a small niche in either of your homes.

I'd alternatively suggest a somewhat more intimate crop to eliminate the slightly less intense area along the bottom and right edges.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on November 7, 2014 at 1:20 PM

Well that's putting that 400mm to good use, Mark. Crazy abstract, love it.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 7, 2014 at 1:46 PM

Spectacular! Gorgeous image and a great eye to see it.

pat

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on November 7, 2014 at 4:30 PM

A great impressionist find, Mark. Incredible color and design in this nature abstract. Well done. Chet

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 7, 2014 at 5:10 PM

I was trying to stare long enough to see your hidden object Mark, but I must have missed it,lol.

This is awesome vision Mark, and the colors, shapes and textures are crazy and funky awesome.

Dig it

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 7, 2014 at 6:15 PM

Hey Mark,
The Dead would be Grateful of this image, I want the T-Shirt concession.

Man !

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 7, 2014 at 8:46 PM

Love all the psychedelic colors here, Mark. This is way cool. If mine I would crop out about the bottom third and print it huge !

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 7, 2014 at 9:57 PM

Wow, that's one vibrant abstract Mark. Really nice details and motion in the large version. Very well seen. I might crop out that bottom corner with the different color. Great job.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 7, 2014 at 10:25 PM

Love it! It looks like a weaving.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on November 8, 2014 at 11:24 AM

There is a lot going on in this. While I like the color and lines it does seem a bit busy. I see that you shot this with a 400 mm focal length - I was going to recommend zooming in tighter but I guess you are about as tight as you can go short of an 800 mm lens.

I think this is one that would definitely work much better when viewed in a large print.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 8, 2014 at 8:29 PM

Incredible abstract, Mark, with remarkable detail and tones in the reflected colors. Amazing.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 10, 2014 at 3:53 AM

Wonderful liquid gold here Mark!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 10, 2014 at 5:55 PM

Excellent abstract, Mark!!! Love the shapes and colors.

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Comment posted by Jeff Martyka on November 21, 2014 at 1:53 AM

Wow is this tapestry cool. I see some snakes and a medicine man and a volcano erupting...fun image. Flip it any direction and I bet there are more things to see. Love it.

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