Mike, Very interesting last observation. We have a TV program here locally: "Mysteries from Above" That is exactly what the show is all about. Various interpretations of scenes from above...
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Simply cool pp.
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Yes, I look at this as an abstract, and a fine one at that. Although it is immediately obvious that we are looking at water, that is not the subject of the photo, and neither are the submerged objects. Instead I see patterns and shapes and colours, and let my mind wander. It is interesting that, when confronted with an abstract image, we immediately try to find shapes, which remind us of an object and it is difficult to just let emotions suggest themselves. Maybe by seeing the surface of the water, I no longer need to look for another familiar shape to act as an anchor, and find it easy to go with the flow (pun intended, sorry).
Scanning the photo, my eyes follow the swirls and pass over the colours of warm, slightly aggressive red, more soothing and life-giving greens and mysterious blacks, creating an interesting mix of emotions.
At first, I thought the foam bottom left might be a distraction, but actually it balances the brighter right hand side quite well.Pete
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This is a good example of special effects enhancing, or even creating, an image. I suspect the tree taken normally would have been quite ordinary, but the ICM and red haze effect gives it a mystery, which elevates the image and makes it interesting. I think the choice of red for the haze is important, as it is not the colour usually associated with trees, and makes us look, but, thanks to its association with blossom and autumn, is not a totally weird combination with a tree.
Pete
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A composition of lines created by buildings are fun, but these lines are curved, so the effect is particularly unusual and eye-catching.
You have managed to find a very pleasing composition, using the curves to create a sort of vortex.
The surface of the building is interesting too, and you have managed to show the effect the surface has on light on the left and how the surface is made on the right, which is rather neat.
The people are so small and so low in the frame that they do not compete with building as subjects.
It is a very interesting building and has been photographed to produce an interesting image.Pete
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You'll get your chance to make that call one way or another soon. :)
I've been lusting after aerochrome too much, lol. Really, it's more a side effect of trying to hide whatever that streak is. I've noticed it seems to have some connection to either the aperture or shutter speed as when I shoot with shorter times and wider apertures, it's far less extreme. Of course, maybe it's the other filter I have on the lens. Need to do more shooting around.
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This is a clever shot. The sporty cyclist in the foreground immediately catches attention, and his dynamism is highlighted by the contrast with the leisurely cyclist in the background. They both have their own cycling lanes and the different textures in the wall even gives each their own background. This helps separate the two cyclists and their styles.
The image shows two very different, but equally valid, ways to enjoy a bicycle.Pete
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Our eyes are usually attracted from cool colours towards warm colours, but in this case the red object attracts attention straight away anyway, that it doesn’t really need to attract it away from the small blue corner, but it is a nice touch anyway. Also the corkscrew line leads in the same direction, so the direction of “travel” is well set and it is a positive upward trajectory. The colours of red, orange and yellow are very dynamic, and since they are the colour of fire, there is a sense of danger too. I have seen other comments about a spaceship, so that has probably influenced how I interpret it, but in any case I enjoy its warmth and positivity.
Pete
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Rotate the image 180° and you will see heads of various animals. I won't tell you which ones, find out for yourself 😀
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That is a fascinating image. I don't know what you were going for when you took/processed this image, and in someways it doesn't matter to me. I guess that true art is something that speaks to the viewer in some way, whether that is what was intended by the artist or not. What I see is a statement on the fragmentation/fracturing of society. We are perilously close to coming apart at the seams. The choice of a long pano here enhances that feeling.
[As an aside, I'm finding it quite difficult to follow all the responses to any particular image in this non-threaded world we are living in. I really hope the promised threaded view comes sooner rather than later!]
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My reaction to this one is mixed - thanks for the interesting image. I'd be curious to see the original and have an idea how much you processed it.
It has an odd color balance, almost like old or overheated film or maybe some cross processing (which I'm not really that conversant with, so I'm not sure if you really can get exactly this result like that). There are a few things that could be changed, or could certainly be artistic choice, so a lot depends on what you are going for.
It's pretty noisy/grainy - but that adds to the "old picture" feel. I think it's also a bit too purplish for me, and the extra purple seems to be stronger in the center of the frame, so you get something of a color-vignette effect. I'm guessing these were deliberate choices?
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This shot has something of the qualities that I like in stained glass windows. It glows. Black edging breaks up the colours while the same blacks enhances the glow.
Again like stained glass, the composition is relatively simple with the tree centrally placed - that's fine it's the colours and textures that are doing the work.
The golden burst near the centre gets the initial attention and it is positioned to show the fork of the tree. The fork is important as it immediately establishes that a tree is the subject. The reds and golds are the colours of Autumn.
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I really like this one. For some reason it reminds me of Salvador Dali. I think it is the lighting, which sculpts the objects, but is not too bright, and also the arms, by being disconnected and seen from an unusual angle become shapes and almost unrecognisable as arms, in fact they are recognised more by the context, by being near hands and a torso, than by their shape. The glasses containing teaspoons and sugar packets have no obvious connection to the mannequin and add to the surreal atmosphere. And then there is the hand, with one fluorescent varnished nail to draw attention, seems to be alive and crawling out from underneath the arm like a spider. Very cool!
Pete
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The processing has turned this into a night scene, and with the dominant purple colour, it has the vibes of a nightmare. With this in mind, I think Minnie’s idea of creating headlights on the locomotive coming towards us would be a great addition.
In any case it is worth continuing the experiment with different processing techniques to see how they can enhance an image.Pete
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The processing is interesting, but I don’t think it works particularly well with the subject. It attracts attention, because it is different, but it doesn’t really hold attention. Sorry.
Pete
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If you have to ask, the answer is a lot. lol. This was all done in ACR if I recall rightly. I really disliked this picture. This is kinda just an endpoint. Wasn't going for anything, just trying to make intriguing images and capture beautiful things. Noise is deliberate, center burn is lens hot spot from the 720 filter and I guess it wasn't hidden well enough.
Nothing to be sorry about. I don't like it either. Just throwing it out there to see how others view it cause maybe your artistic instincts are wrong sometimes.