Bog River Blues + REPOST

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 19, 2011176 views7 comments

Some Adirondack folk singer might have written a song with that title, but I never heard it. I saw this from a distance from my canoe, and shot it from several angles, including much closer shots that filled the frame with the autumn colors, but I didn't like the way the paper birch snag dominated the scene. In this wide shot, I got the blue sky as well as one of these black spruce trees that I like so much.

QUESTION: Bruce brought up an interesting question about viewing a picture from right to left vs. left to right. PLEASE SEE REPOST BELOW AND TELL ME IF A HORIZONTAL FLIP MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE APPEAL OF THIS IMAGE. Thanks!

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70; Circ. Polarizer
1/100 sec. @ f/8; ISO 200
Hand-held from canoe

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on October 19, 2011 at 3:57 PM

A very graceful composition Wayne. If I were viewing from right to left the way the birch and it's reflection allow the eye to enter the scene would be ideal. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I really like this one. The reflection is excellent and leads me right into that lovely foliage. I really enjoy these peaceful scenes and this one is very nice

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Thanks for the comments, folks.

BRUCE: Bruce, You raise an interesting point that I can't quite relate to, maybe because I am left-handed (?).
I think I'll bring that up by adding a question about that. After all, if we can increase appreciation of a scene by simply doing a horizontal flip, that's an easy thing to do. (I hope I get enough views to get some answers.)

QUESTION FOR ALL: DOES THE VERSION IN THIS COMMENT LOOK BETTER THAN THE POSTED ORIGINAL?
PART 2: Are you left-handed (and -eyed) or right-handed?
Thanks!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 19, 2011 at 7:38 PM

A pretty fall scene Wayne. I like the water and reflection alot! The deep blue and gold look great! I like the feel of the original better. Just seems to work for me. I'm also left handed at many things and also left eyed...does any of that make a difference...I don't know.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Weird. I like the repost much better. Are we really programmed like this

Me=right-handed.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 20, 2011 at 12:26 AM

Thanks for the repost Wayne.......a chance to actually compare instead of imagine. However now having scrutinized the two images I think I prefer the original but it's close. The tree and reflection might block the scene a little.
BTW I'm right handed.
Nick: I didn't know you could be right or left eyed. My vision is slightly better in my right eye if that's what you mean.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 20, 2011 at 1:43 AM

First of all, thanks for sharing this delightful image, Wayne. I can really understand why you were fascinated by this scene. As I love canoeing myself, I immediately wished to be there.

Only some weeks ago I made the same experience with left versus right. The discussion on the image "Big Spring" by Taylor Reed, posted in this gallery on 09/24/11 gave me a first hint at this topic. It became evident for me, that I was reading an image from left to right. My own post "Broken Tree" here from 10/07/11 is also flipped. The original version was even irritating for me, so that I would never have posted it. Interestingly this was not the case standing in the place and taking the shot.

I also clearly prefer the repost of your image here. It is much more comfortable to me if a picture is anchored at the left and shows a kind of flow to the right. Dont know whether this is because we are used to read from left to right or if it is due to the different specifications of the left and right halves of our human brains. If this would be the case, then it should make a difference whether the we are left- or right-handed. An interesting aspect, and maybe even the rason why the same picture is sometimes perceived and also judged in different ways.

Peter

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