Swamp Thing

I shot this in the Hocking Hills region a couple weeks ago, and entered it in the abstract category for the 'Shoot the Hills' photo competition. It is a sunset swamp/reflection image rotated 90 degrees. I often rotate images in the editing process to look for lines, shapes and forms, and was surprised by the composition when I flipped it - it completely changed the image and I liked the results, so I included it in my final set of images.

I'm curious as to how others view this. Thanks for looking, C&C welcome.

I love this shot as an abstract. I don't often rotate photos but maybe I should do more of it. The original is also a great shot.

Very cool, I wonder how many I've deleted because I didn't give them a "second" look! I like it.

Nice image Brian! It does make a nice abstract. The upper right corner is a bit dark and out of place from the rest of the image, but that is a minor nit. LOL....I have staring at this with my head at 90degree angle from a while now, and I think I prefer the horizontal version personally. Both make nice images, and are refreshing.

I should have read your story before trying to figure out what was happening in the image. Very cool abstract and a nice reminder that a change in perspective is generally a good thing.

This is an interesting abstract, but I have a little problem with my eyes hunting for something to focus on or to try and understand the image. Overall it just confuses me I guess.

Hope that doesn't sound too harsh, I like your idea of trying something new with rotating the image, this one just isn't quite working for me.

Kevin

This is a wonderful photo and fits the abstact category as defined perfectly. Congratulations on your win.
The winners of the Shoot the Hills contest are online now. You can see them here.

http://shootthehills.com/Photo%20Gallery.html

Thanks, David.

I had a lot of fun at the competition, and will be back again next year.