Pilings

Hi i was just looking for some feedback on this photo. Thank you, I appreciate all the Comments and critiques, Cliff
canon 5d
apert. 5.6
shutterspeed 1/40

Not much feedback on this one yet, Cliff. I can't imagine why because I think this is terrific. The scene's simplicity is deceiving because when I look at it questions start coming to mind... Where's the boundary between water and sky? ...etc.. I'm assuming this is a b/w rendering? Great choice IMO.

I've seen things like this hanging in modern art galleries. While I'm not a great fan of modern art, this is one example of it that does appeal to me.

BTW, how much artistic license did you takein the post-processing?

It's very surreal, Cliff - sort of an M.C. Escher quality, given the lack of foreground or background for depth reference. Only when I saw the ripples in the reflections did I realize what I was looking at. I would agree with Geoff that this falls into the abstract art column!

Simple and zen-like, I enjoy your use of negative space.

David M. Cobb

Cliff: I was thinking Zen-like, too, but I get a bit of a disorienting feeling here. The total lack of visual anchors does it, I think. That's not really a negative, just an observation. I don't know if you added a gradient, but the gentle one here is effective.

I love the minimalist composition you have here. I'm sure that the pre-compressed frame displayed a clearer waterline on each of the posts and more textural detail in the dark areas. Seeing that subtle definition of the waterline would be an added bonus. I would just love to see the frame in it's original format. Bet it's absolutely stunning.

very abstract and gallery like!

Minimalist shots like this rarely grab me on an emotional level, but on an intellectual level I do very much respect the technical skills here. Well done.

Hello, i couldnt get high enough to get just a hairline of tree reflection off the top so i did a minor crop on top and bottom to re-center and just one little piece of seaweed i cloned out. Then of course i sharpened for the web with Marc A.s method. Minor red leaf on top of post i desaturated. I drove past this about three times and then thought, well a photo not taken will make me wonder what i could have gotten, good or bad, can always eighty six it later, like i do alot even if i thought i got a good pic. :) Cliff

I like it but I wish there was more of it.

I really like this... these types of shots appeal to me. Was this out in the Columbia River somewhere ?? There are some pilings out there I wish to visit one of these days..... well done

Inspiring in its simplicity and serenity.

Very well done nice clean simple shot. It's a keeper to me!