Whereas yesterday’s photo was about the color, today’s image is about the graphic form I saw as I looked at the dock and water. When I looked at the scene I saw three things—the graphic lines of the dock and water, the smoothness of the water and the roughness of the dock and the shapes.
I wanted the photo to show only the things that I “saw” before taking the image.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 200mm, shot at ISO 200, f/13 and 1/90th
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, added clarity and increased saturation of blue.
Photoshop—used Topaz Adjust to bring out details in the dock and the reflection.
This is a unique set of colors and contrasts with the different lines going through it. Simple but effective.
ReplyDeleteDHaass
I like what you have done with this one. You made a fine art photo out of something that I would not expect.
ReplyDeleteThe Professor
I like what you have here with the graphic form - the lines. But, you thru me with "dock". I don't see how you walk out on this...I see some type of metal with perferated holes. Like a barrier, skimmer etc with algae at water level. And, I like it but...dock?
ReplyDeleteI think the horizontal lines on the right of the image are the planks of the dock. Is this a floating dock? Maybe the post processing has saturated the blues so much that it is hard to distinguish the styrofoam from the other elements, but I like your approach and this image is a very effective abstract. It appeals to me so much more than the rowers of yesterday's post. I might have cloned out the distractions on the planks but I like the square crop and the intense blue.
ReplyDeleteSorry, after reading Cindi's comment on planks I took another look. Woa, was I off. I see the dock now. I actually thought those were ripples of water on the other side since the colors were the same. I still like it! Old eyes or perhaps the monitor.
ReplyDeleteYour composition is outstanding. I move from one part of the image the other and then back again. My mind is trying to determine exactly what the shapes are, but, I do not care if I figure it out or not. You did what you wanted with this one.
ReplyDeleteTed
I like the composition and the way you filled the frame with the subject. I see the relationship between the component parts as one subject, not several.
ReplyDeleteMy eye is drawn to the reflections and I'm immediately off to the races making up a story about what it is and what's happening.
The level of the water with respect to the dock and the small stones on the dock give me more and more clues to make up more and more stories.
After looking at it for a while, the blue saturation may be a bit over the top for my tastes, but I notice that I kept on looking!
-Charlie Gipson