Chaos (w/ repost)

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 23, 2010290 views15 comments

Ocean foam bubbles a pebble beach, California Coast. I couldn't get over the strong color of the bubbles overlaying the pebbles. Very tough to compose as the bubbles were constantly changing and I had to constantly keep my eye on the tide. I'm hoping this doesn't come across as too chaotic (for what its worth that was kind of what I was going for). The reflection of a photographer and tripod in those bubbles is a bit of a drag, but just about unavoidable. Appreciate any and all critiques.
Canon 40D, 10-22, f14, 1/8, iso100

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15 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 23, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Very nice, Greg. Everything's spread out nicely into a well balanced image. The amount of colors is amazing. I really like this one.

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Comment posted by Dan Fehr on January 23, 2010 at 1:53 PM

What an unusual find with those colors. I like it alot, but I can't help thinking that it looks upsidedown, like the bubbles are hanging off the rocks instead of sitting on them. Must be just an illusion, it's a great picture.
Dan

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 23, 2010 at 2:19 PM

It's a little disorienting to me as I feel as if I am sliding down off of the page. However when I look at it upside down, and yes I just did that, I think it is an incredible shot with amazing detail and color. The rainbows in the bubbles are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Thanks for the comments so far!

Here's a version which is inverted vertically

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Nice! Not really 'chaotic' at all--just lots of detail!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 23, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Fascinating with all those little colorful stones and the bubbles, really cool Greg! I like the repost. I would consider either lightening the top (of the repost), or soing a 4x5 vertical crop, keeping the bottom. However you present it though, this is very neat!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 23, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Very colorful and full of interesting forms. I like it, Greg.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 23, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Excellent abstract Greg! Excellent color and detail.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 23, 2010 at 11:18 PM

Very cool!!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 24, 2010 at 12:25 PM

the re-post is fabulous, with a great array of colours. well seen!

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Comment posted by Sam Chrysanthou on January 24, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Very interesting! The trick with chaos is to have some subtle order to it, and you do that very well here. I see a bit of a curving 'S' in the pattern of bubbles. I prefer the inverted repost though; it seems upside down to me in the original.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on January 24, 2010 at 5:59 PM

Sweet colors. The repost looks great.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Yep, the inverted image was my comment. Works better after it's been turned. Neat to see this up close. I wonder if this would lend itself to Ortonizing?

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on January 25, 2010 at 2:39 AM

Nice colors and patterns. The camera position doesn't look even though as the bottom of the frame looks like it is spilling off the monitor.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 25, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Inverted (as you've done) plus a 4x5 crop from the top would be perfect from my perspective. Such an intriguing image.

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