Ice Veil

It is a bit busy, but it is a very interesting composition. Entertaining and engaging to look at. That curve created by the ice does a lot for the composition. The reflections are interesting and mix things up nicely without being distracting I think. True, you have some simpler intimate compositions with maybe more immediate impact, but this is something different and that's the appeal for me.

Firstly, it's a great subject with many interesting textures and forms. However, I do feel that including the reflected trees is an element too many.

As it stands, it's very much a 'photograph of two halves' (to borrow a Soccer-players' analogy) with soft, curving shapes on the right and then the harsh interjection of the spiky tree shapes on the left. I find this rather dissonant and the high contrast in this part compared to the rest of the image pulls the eye somewhat.

I would therefore crop away the trees leaving the bit that the image is really about - the ice and the pebbles. Cropping square like this would make for a beautiful, striking and harmonious image, I feel.

wayne - this is an interesting photo. i have a couple of suggestions of what i would consider doing - first, cropping off the left to about 4x5 proportion. second - and being me - i would experiment with a b&w conversion. i love the lines and curves and elements here.

I really like the curve of ice and the patterns made from the Ice. I'd say this is a nice image!

Great lines here Wayne . I agree with Stuart on the possibilities of B&W treatment here. You found some nice lines and shapes.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I have tried the crop and bw treatment and have decided not to bother keeping the image. After looking at it more I feel it is not one of my stronger images and is better left out of my collection. Thanks anyways guys!

Wayne

Wayne,

Now I don't have a digital workflow so I'm not sure what you mean when you say you're not going to keep the image... really? At least for me, the only images I don't keep are the ones where the exposure, focus or some technical aspect is beyond salvage. Certainly that doesn't exist here and I think this image has lots of possibilities - at least it would remain in my files.

I think this is quite intriguing and leaves a log to the imagination - especially the semi-circular formation in the ice just right of center. Stretching the imagination, it looks like a sheep's head with a malformed eye....

I might agree with the crop suggestions of the right half, eliminating the tree reflections, but in the end this image has some good potential. Hope you haven't sent this to the recycle bin yet.

Keep it!

Lon