These are the cherry orchards just down the road from my house in Mosier (Columbia River Gorge). I've been in an impressionistic mood lately and practicing blurred images. These were taken with my Canon 70-200 lens (one at 130mm and one at 200mm), CPL, one at .3 sec and one at .5 sec, handheld. These were taken near sunset.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on April 22, 2009 at 9:53 AM
definitely agree with Jesse! The first really rocks!
Posted by Nancy Lamb on April 22, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Hey David,
I get the impressionist stuff. I usually like it. I do some blurred images myself. I'm always looking for that balance of blur where it is artsy, not just blurry. I hate to rain on your parade. I want to be honest. It is rare that this happens to me, but I have to tell ya it hurts. The comp itself is good, but the blur literally hurts my eyes to look at this. I got dizzy.
That said, I wonder if a slightly faster shutter speed would make it more artsy and less dizzying?
Or whether you could have at least something in focus?
I don't really know, but this sense of my eyes bouncing all over and me feeling like I'm reeling around in my head has never happened before.
Am I alone here?
Nancy
The first is great. The swirled streaks really do create a painted look. The second doesn't work quite as well because it lacks the defined "strokes" of the first. I also think the comp in the first is the stronger of the two.
Posted by Mark Windom on April 22, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Very creative. I vote for #1 over #2. I tend to agree with what Nancy is saying yet your approach makes this type of image somewhat unique. Well done.
Posted by Marc Dilley on April 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Yeah, I like 'em both. They look like my orchard plots in Central Washington used to after a day of temperatures in the upper 90's.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on April 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I like them both also, the top better though. Nice work. :)
Discussion
10 repliesI get the impressionist stuff. I usually like it. I do some blurred images myself. I'm always looking for that balance of blur where it is artsy, not just blurry. I hate to rain on your parade. I want to be honest. It is rare that this happens to me, but I have to tell ya it hurts. The comp itself is good, but the blur literally hurts my eyes to look at this. I got dizzy.
That said, I wonder if a slightly faster shutter speed would make it more artsy and less dizzying?
Or whether you could have at least something in focus?
I don't really know, but this sense of my eyes bouncing all over and me feeling like I'm reeling around in my head has never happened before.
Am I alone here?
Nancy
Neat images.
Thanks for sharing.