Water colours

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 9, 2010371 views15 comments

The flank of a mountain reflected in lake Leità, Gran Paradiso NP, Italy.

Your C&C are as always highly appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.

Techs: Eos 50D, Tamron SP 28-75 f2,8, tripod, no filters, single exposure (1/10 f16)

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 9, 2010 at 8:11 AM

Nice abstract Paolo, especially in the FG. I might crop a little off the top to further emphasize the more colorful FG. I love the pattern of the ripples. Nice eye.

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on September 9, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Those are some interesting colors, I wouldn't have guessed this was a mountain being reflected. The patterns, textures, and colors are fantastic. A very inspiring abstract!

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on September 9, 2010 at 10:23 AM

So nice to see such a wonderful rendition of a classic water scene. The patterns are so glossy and abstract.
Very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on September 9, 2010 at 12:51 PM

A lovely abstract image Paolo! Love the patterns in the water and the colour. The water looks almost metallic.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on September 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM

The ripples really make this for me. Great colors, too. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on September 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM

stunningly beautiful abstract - well done!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 9, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Beautiful little abstract, Paolo!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 9, 2010 at 6:58 PM

Pretty abstract, Paolo--nice graphical design! My only reservation is that there is a strong 50/50 split here (the top half and bottom half are failry homogenous, but different from each other).

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 9, 2010 at 9:28 PM

I really like the complexity of this abstract Paolo with the repeating waves in each wave. Very unique take on waves.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 9, 2010 at 10:25 PM

For almost anyone else I'd think this looked too good to be real, For you, though, I won't make waves

The texture within the ripples is quite amazing. How'd you do that?

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 9, 2010 at 11:21 PM

The thumbnail doesn't do this justice. Perfect title.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 10, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Superb Paolo. Love the design and textures in the water, and the almost molten metal look to the water is incredible.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on September 10, 2010 at 7:23 AM

Thanks for the comments, it's always a pleasure reading your thoughts.
Tony, thanks for trusting me...

This is nothing but a fortunate mix of wind, timing, and shutter speed. There were already small waves on the lake surface, but when I shot this one there were also light wind gusts that are responsible of the small ripples on the bigger waves, that's what has added much of the texture on the water. The 1/10 of second came out to be the best shutter speed to turn those ripples into "brush-strokes".

Paolo

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 10, 2010 at 9:26 PM

This is just mesmerizing! Wonderful combination of color and ripples. Outstanding abtsract.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 12, 2010 at 10:54 PM

I trust you too! This does look like something only software could create. It's just so painterly( it actually looks like a pool of paint). I Like it very much, just wild!

Chris

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