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Abstract #729 (+alt)

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 30, 2016142 views7 comments

729 is the WC #, but it could also be the number of water reflection abstracts I've shot. One of my favorite themes. I have a ton of these in my files. Most shot in fall, but I went out on Easter Sunday to my favorite local pond for shooting abstracts and shot a few more just for this challenge. I picked this one, cropped it to semi-pano and added some contrast. D600, 80-400 @ 175, 1/250, f16, iso 500.

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7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 30, 2016 at 7:13 AM

Same image but rotated sideways for a more abstract look.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM

Scott, I too thoroughly enjoy water reflection views and spring can be as good as fall when it comes to colors. This is a fine view, with the tree trunks extending top to bottom plus some sky and land. The nicely rippled water does a good job of abstracting the view. I guess it's being rooted in reality, but I prefer the original post even as I agree that it's more abstract. Now that you "tweaked" me, I may go visit the C&O canal today, which is always a good source for this type of view...

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 30, 2016 at 1:44 PM

This works really well he cause you've got some interesting layers. With respect to the horizontal crop, you've got a layer of color and a layer of blue at the bottom. This is broken up by the birch trees throughout the frame. Nicely seen.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 30, 2016 at 1:56 PM

Very nice Scott! The pano crop choice was a good one. Calm colors and just enough detail to be recognizable. Looks great!

Sanjay

Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 30, 2016 at 2:48 PM

Hi Scott

The large version is a must see frown

. it has captivating form , color and detail. a wonderfully crafted abstract

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 30, 2016 at 4:00 PM

Love the corduroy texture going horizontally and the reflections going vertically. I also like the pano crop and the colors. Very nice image. Sideways also works well for me. Probably diagonally would too! Sign of a great abstract.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 31, 2016 at 9:48 PM

Scott, I like the vertical version. It has a more abstract feeling and makes me think. Good idea to flipped it to vertical.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments