Waves in a Puddle (early spring melt)

Very nice abstract Mary! Very enjoyable.

I like this Mary, subtle colors, and very well composed. The bright spots look like mist. Beautifully seen and done.

John

This is fascinating to me. Its very abstract and it take some time to figure out what you see, but I enjoy the journey!

Rune Hansen

All I can say is that I find your outlook at scenes very refreshing. You always amaze me with what you capture and all of them are outstanding. Again a very well seen snippet of the whole.

This is really well seen, Mary. There's just enough shape outline, tonal variation and color to make this an extremely interesting abstract.

Uncertain? This is incredible. At first glance it looks like a tile of polished marble, then the detail and meaning start to unfold. It's a wonderful visual experience.

Guy

Surely not everyone's cup of tea, but I like these images and this one is surely a winner. Very subtle, intricate with a story

Easily one of the very best nature abstracts I've ever seen and possibly even my favorite of your work, Mary. Spectacular shot on many levels.

I rather like it. A huge amount of detail, but not in an overwhelming way. Not at all what I expected from the thumbnail. Very nice work.

Mary, this is simply wonderful and beautiful.

This has your signature all over it, Mary. Pardon me of saying it again, but your eye and feel for the light is in a league of its own.

Mary,

This may not translate well to some as a photograph, but what this is translating for me, is ART! If anyone in art circles says that "anyone can take a photograph," we can point to this image and say that this took vision. As mentioned, this is incredible. Someone else might look at this and see the bright areas and say they're distracting - I look at this and say this borders on "high-key." This could be a marble or travertine tile - or perhaps an acrylic watercolor painting. And no matter what the interpretation, I find this engaging and beautiful.

Just as a fun aside, I think you could rotate this 90deg, three more times and produce three more images! :-)

Congrats Mary, this is masterful.

Lon

Remarkable textures & layers. Top notch abstract art landscape.

Wow, this is truly excellent! Nice work, Mary

Ooh, I like this one. I can picture it on some rag with a deckled edge or whatever. I like the lower contrast.

Gosh, you just never know really, if what you see and what attracts you to a thing will excite other people. You hope. So I'm glad this one seems to have come across the wires okay. It really was an interesting and enjoyable moment for me and like I said--easy entertainment. Thank you for all the nice comments. They are greatly valued and appreciated.

ADDED: Lon--you mention flipping this image around. I did a lot of experimenting with that actually, with this image and several others that I shot. You are right that the possibilties are pretty wide open and what a load of fun seeing the effect of the different configurations. In the end, for this shot, I left it as it was shot, but I'm still fiddling with some others and may post them for a fun comaparison. Thanks again for your insights.

If this were mine, I would pushed the contrast and saturation and totally ruined a well crafted image. This is beautifully seen and captured. I wouldn't change a thing... great work!

mary - rather cool here too!

This is a really unique and artistic image...LOVE IT

Mary an excellent study in abstract art!!!

sweet vision and capture!!!!

That is awesome! Extremely well done Mary - I love it!

CJ

That is awesome! Extremely well done Mary - I love it!

CJ

Lovely abstract here and well composed. I wonder if a slight darkening in processing would tame the highlights just a touch? In any case, a magical scene that keeps the viewer searching for its mysteries.

Very cool and interesting too! I think I want to be you when/if I grow up! Another winner.

I think this is an amazing photograph, simply one of the most compelling and interesting abstracts I have seen. Maybe the blues can be enhanced a bit more, but the subtle colors work excellent here.

I've gazed into my fair share of puddles over the years Mary and this one is a winner! I't fun finding beauty where few bother to look!

Congratulations Mary on the EP. This is one of the most refreshing images I've seen on ESS for a while. An image that I would hang. I would consider toning down the highlights in the right lower corner.

What an adventure, this photograph, Mary. I'm not laughing. I'm very impressed with your vision. Many congrats on a well deserved EP.

My thanks to all the additional commentors since my last post. Geez, ya never know what you might find in a puddle I guess.

Hey Leann---don't grow up. It's a pain in the knees.

Mary - This has just enough clues in it to anchor it in reality and be more than abstract only, although it works well as one. I like the subtle baby blues at top L against the off whites and the red stones at BC. A keeper for sure.

Extraordinary! I love it in so many ways. Specially the soft and delicate feel which is the result of your handling of the light.

Love it, light, airy, artistic - takes a sensitive eye to see this stuff! Darwin

I barely caught that one before it slipped on to page two...
really, really nice. I wonder if it can be improved with a slight boost in contrast? (maybe just in certain parts of the image... hmmm, no I think it's just perfect...!
georg

I really like the blend of shape and colors. Very nice art.

Once I figured out that I was looking at a reflection of trees and sky, it became a beautiful shot. Almost like sandwiched negs in the darkroom.

To me this is a charming and remarkable image, very original. Clearly you have a lot of talent. Keep up the good work.

Excellent!!!