Broken Mirror (+ repst)

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 17, 2011133 views14 comments

REPOST w/ crop at bottom of page.

A combination of an overnight freeze, a misty morning and blue sky filled with puffy clouds helped to create this abstract. Larger posted, C&C welcomed!

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 17, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Very nice Bill. Beautiful sky color and I really like the little chunks of ice floating around. My only nit (minor) is the very top seems a little bright, I might crop just a smidge off that.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on February 17, 2011 at 12:32 PM

That's a pretty abstract, Bill. Nice color in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 17, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Thanks Bill and Taylor, I wanted to try and pop the color even a bit more in processing, but something funky starts happening underneath the spots where there is ice. It gets dark and murky looking.

Here is a crop of the BG as Bill suggested for comparison.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 17, 2011 at 2:06 PM

I like the idea of this composition. The top of the image seems a little bit bright.
Pretty abstract. Nice cloud pattern

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on February 17, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Very nice pastels! And a very interesting composition. The few pieces of ice add a lot of interest for me. Good work Bill!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM

This is beautiful, Bill! I like it a lot. Maybe just the slightest crop off the top.

Chris

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on February 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Did you try using an adjustment layer and masking out the areas you're having issues with when you pop the colors?

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on February 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM

One of the best I've seen from you, Bill...very well done!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 17, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Very nice. I like the pieces of ice spread throughout the frame.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 17, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Nice one, Bill. I guess I like the uncomplicated look to this.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 17, 2011 at 11:40 PM

Beautiful image, Bill. An ethereal abstract with wonderful light.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 18, 2011 at 1:37 AM

Works for me. I like these types of shots. The colors are really nice.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on February 18, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Thanks everyone, this certainly isn't for everyone... but I'm happy to see that it works for you! Oops, I also forgot to attach the crop when I made my reply yesterday. Here, I'll do that now, a bit off the top and sides.

And Taylor to answer your question, no I did not. Not sure I could pull that off yet to be honest!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 18, 2011 at 11:15 AM

Hey Bill, IMO the repost looks much better.

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