Mud Brain

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 24, 2011957 views44 comments

Low tide on Amherst Shores on the Northumberland Straight, Nova Scotia. The exposed mud at low tide reminded me of brain matter. The sand is a deep red color which is intensified in the warm early morning light. The blue is the reflection of the blue sky in puddles of water on the beach.

Canon 5DM2
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 35mm
ISO100 3sec f/16
SR Color Combo Polarizer

Thanks for looking and for any comments and critiques.

Comments

44 comments

Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on January 24, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Wow, this is mesmerizing! Great work, Eva.

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on January 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Interesting title for this one Eva

This is an amazing and captivating abstract. I can definitely see people standing and looking at a print of this for a long time. Sort of reminds me of the hold gazing at a campfire has. Excellent image!

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Comment posted by Kartik Venkatarama on January 24, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Great vision on this one. The 2 distinct patterns (ripples and diagonals) are very effective. That said, the larger version actually accentuates some of the minor niggles in this otherwise splendid image - there is some softness in the LLC - looks like a lens issue, rather than a sharpening one. The other is that the URC is a bit too bright and less reddish than the LLC, to the point that I find it a bit distracting. A color burn gradient should fix that, but it's a matter of taste whether that makes it less "real" but more abstract/artistic.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 24, 2011 at 1:46 PM

Very nice Eva - I really like this one, great patterns...and title! My only nit is it looks like your polarizer could have been aligned a little differently so you could have had the warm, crisp tones from front to back.

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Comment posted by Edward Nunez on January 24, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Beautiful... I love the repetition of pattern, and lines... great color... and very nice capture!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 24, 2011 at 1:49 PM

This is wild! Love the mesmerizing patterns and colors. In the larger version I noticed the shadows appeared a little too bright for my taste. Also, Rick makes a good point about the polarizer - I wonder if without it you would have had the blue reflections throughout the entire scene - I would have preferred that if possible.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 24, 2011 at 1:53 PM

Wow, this is great Eva. Love the title too! This really draws you in and keeps your attention. You more you look, the more you like it. Beautiful find and capture.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 24, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Wow, mesmerizing effect! Outstanding image design here Eva!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Mesmorizing! So many compositions available here. Great color and textures. I would love to see a tighter shot of the mid ground with the reflected blues. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 24, 2011 at 2:38 PM

This is gorgeous. Well done

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 24, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Terrific contrasts in this shot Eva and the repeating pattern looks great. Colours look great too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 24, 2011 at 2:57 PM

An amazing looking set of patterns to see especially in nature like this one here. A very wild abstract captured exceptionally well, Eva.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 24, 2011 at 2:58 PM

Well, this one has just about everything. Pattern, color, texture, rhythm, and a dynamic quality due to the diagonal orientation.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 24, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Stunning Abstract

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Oooo that's fun :) b/w would be epic too but that color is sexy. Great work

aF

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 24, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Love it!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on January 24, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Great shot. Did you bracket any for polarization? Good eye and well done.

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Comment posted by Emmanuel Coupe on January 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

The patterns are nice as well as both the reflected and on reflected water spots.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on January 24, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Very intersting patterns and such abstract effect.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 24, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Great color contrast and patterns here. Wonderful eye!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Amazing...great colors and light

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

Wonderful abstract!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 24, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Eva,

Ripples gone Wild! Wow, this is intense and as already mentioned, mesmerizing(didn't realize how many times it was used!.)

The only small nit I have is that some of the corners of the tops of the ripples in the LL quadrant appear clipped. Understand the conditions, the strong colors and intense light, but those little highlights are about the only thing that I can see trying to work on. Otherwise, yikes, great job seeing and capturing this one Eva.

Lon

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 24, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Wow--too cool, Eva! Love the great contrasts here.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 24, 2011 at 7:33 PM

Wow, so many possibilities here. This is awesome!

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on January 24, 2011 at 7:51 PM

The pattern here is sick!! Great Shot!

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on January 24, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Stunning image Eva!!!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 24, 2011 at 8:10 PM

Many thanks to everyone for your comments and input! I took several images over three days of this mud (as well as other mud in the Bay of Fundy area) and each had different mud patterns, light, and exposure settings/filters so I'll take a closer look and also work on this image taking your recommendations into consideration.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 24, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Eva,

I really like the dual colors in the mud. Very neat.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on January 24, 2011 at 8:36 PM

Wow, that's intense! love the pattern and light!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 24, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Fantastic endless lines Eva!

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on January 24, 2011 at 9:23 PM

Outstanding display of patterns, Eva. Love the color also.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM

This is real sweet, Eva. I really like the patterns and the strong contrasting colors.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on January 24, 2011 at 9:27 PM

This is really cool Eva. The repeating patterns are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on January 24, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Well done and well seen!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 24, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Fantastic color and light, Eva! The depth and density of the ripples is a real positive here as well.

Chris

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on January 25, 2011 at 12:38 AM

Wonderful repeating patterns,directional light, and change in hue diagonally across the frame! Rather than counting sheep, i could easily fall asleep recalling this image!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 25, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Beautiful abstract Eva
the blue reflection on the surface is alluring

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 25, 2011 at 8:42 AM

very good eva - it's intereting that there seem to be diagonal lines in both directions! i am also fascinated by such lines - but i'm only using medium format b&w film - the colours here are compelling though.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Killer shot eva, wonderful patters and colors here. Very nice find!

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Comment posted by Jim Lou on January 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM

I like the diagonal dark lines to give a feeling of implied motion to contrast with the static pattern.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on January 25, 2011 at 12:31 PM

This is very nice, Eva. What electric colors and interesting patterns...

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on January 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Wow, Eva, Wow!! Really, I think I will buy you a print from this image!! Amazing texture, amazing colour and amazing composition....Congrats!!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 29, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Eva: Had to look at this one and like it as much as the more recent post. Wonderful light and shadow play. >=))>

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