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Photo posted by Roel Wijtmans in the Landscape gallery on 01/09/16 at 12:19 pm EST
Registered on 09/30/12, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments
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Comment posted by David Schoen on 01/09/16 at 2:23 pm EST
Registered on 11/06/06, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
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Very nice mosaic abstract pattern with brownish tones. Would also work as BW.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 01/09/16 at 2:44 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Cool patterns! I would not mind more contrast in the image. And I also think it would work well in B&W.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 01/09/16 at 2:45 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
Roel,
Awesome ice abstract. The patterns and textures in the larger version are excellent. If it were mine I would probably experiment with increasing the contrast and moving the temp to cooler. Would also make a great B&W image.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 01/09/16 at 4:46 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Well shoot, I reckon I'd vote for b/w too. Super abstract, Roel,I had a hard time getting my head around this one, which is a very good thing.
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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on 01/10/16 at 12:18 am EST
Registered on 12/02/14, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
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Love the patterns and the lack of scale - have you seen pictures of some of the regions of Europa's surface? (Jupiter's moon). Not sure about B&W, it probably would work too, but I also like it this way. I also think that the portrait format was a good call.
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Alberto Patiño Douce
Athens, GA, USA
Four Billion Years Website
Four Billion Years Blog
We have faith that future generations will know that here, in the middle of the twentieth century, there came a time when men of good will found a way to unite and fight to destroy the forces of ignorance and intolerance.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, February 12, 1943
Sic transit gloria mundi |
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on 01/10/16 at 09:37 am EST
Registered on 01/28/08, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
This is really nice, Roel. The color balance creates a very cold feel and all the ice fragments make for great patterns. You could do a lot of closer shots of this formation as well to bring out finer textures in the ice.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 01/10/16 at 09:49 am EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
This is a sweet mosaic abstract, Roel. The large version is a must to really savor the shapes and textures of the ice. Beautifully done.
Ed
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 01/10/16 at 11:48 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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I'd sure hate to be trying to put this puzzle together, Roel. You've got a fine pattern and your comp. is well balanced. I also like the warmth that the brown tones add.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 01/10/16 at 2:24 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Roel,
Fabulous patterns and detail. At first glance I thought maybe this could be granite. I've seen patterns like this on the granite slabs on Sonora Pass. Anyway, this works beautifully.
Very minor suggestion, but I could see cropping up from the bottom to remove the two larger pieces in the LLC. But they're not really an issue per se, just a thought.
Well done.
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on 01/10/16 at 4:26 pm EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Hi Roel  There is marvelous symmetry in these ice patterns so pleasing to the eye, looks like they were especially placed here for this delightful abstract. the warm tones and fine detail put this over the top[..
Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 01/10/16 at 7:29 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
While I do think this would make an interesting B&W, I am really liking this color version. I also think a slight boost in contrast would look nice, too. It's a fine ice abstract., and I agree with Lon that this does look like feldspar crystals in granite. Very cool.
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on 01/12/16 at 10:36 pm EST
Registered on 02/20/07, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
Hi Roel,
I am really digging this abstract as it reminds me of something very familiar, hmmm, maybe it will come to me. The way you have seen this image and processed it is very appealing for myself. I find myself getting lost in the structure of the patterns, and this is a good thing.
beautiful vision and work
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Ryan Shain
Joliet, IL
The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the ultimate potential of all things. To it, all things are possible.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 01/13/16 at 2:24 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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Love the pattern, Roel, and really enjoy the ambiguity of scale. This could be an aerial view of ice pans in a river or bay as easily as a closeup of ice patterns on a pond. Nicely done.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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