Posted by JL Morris on December 22, 2007
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Abstract,
Color,
Critiqued,
Landscape
When viewing the world through the lens we should step back once in a while and absorb what is going on around us. We may wish to reflect on why we see our surroundings the way we do. Too often we get hung up on photographing what we have see others photograph, trying to recapture a great image, such as those beautiful photos of the Taj Mahal in Agra with the reflecting pond in front. Are there no other ways of seeing the same subject through different eyes?
This photographer has said to himself I’m tired of photographing the fall color the same was as I have always seen and done. How can I tell the story with a new narrative? By isolating his attention to the reflection and then rotating the image he has shown the landscape from a new perspective. Rule #1: always show the subject right side up. But he broke the rules and created an interpretation of an old subject in a creative way.
This rainbow of color and slight distortion tells us about the fall color and the forest through the eyes of an impressionist painter.
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December 22nd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Fall colors are very beautiful especially if they can be reflected from a body of water. This was the case just west of Bishop, CA. The total scene was too busy for my taste, so I concentrated just on the reflection. After a litte work (not much) in PS It really poped but something was still lacking so I inverted it and presto, here it is. I enjoy looking for abstracts in water reflections
December 24th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
This picture is beautiful in the fact that it’s allure is in its lack of subject, definition and inverted horizon (spelled that wrong). This picture is rather tastefully done and when you realize that the photographer himself wasn’t terribly satisfied with the final project he flipped it. The result was a rainbow like appearance with just the right amount of distortion (ripples).
Great Job