Headwaters--Rock-n-Roll

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 31, 2012291 views18 comments

I'm pretty happy with this one. Once I found this spot, I took my polarizer off so I could get the blue refraction on top of the water. I maximized the contrast and saturation in pp get the "electric" wave over the rock. I've had this title and visualization in mind for a couple of years now. Glad I finally got to use it. Please let me know what you think. Thanks for looking.

Canon Rebel T1i
1/250sec f/8 120mm

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM

hi nancy!! i like the abstract you have here. the llc loses me a bit, though, and i would be curious to see a crop of about 30% that puts the rock nearer to the bottom of the frame. i love the light and the electric blue wave

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 31, 2012 at 6:45 PM

Nancy, beautiful colors, beautiful textures, beautiful light, and I love it as posted and would probably love it with the suggested crop also.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on March 31, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Glide into electric blue, Hmmm.... having 60's flashbacks looking at this. Like it a lot very well seen.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 31, 2012 at 9:52 PM

This is very cool looking. The colors are great and I like the clarity this one has. Nice capture Nancy.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 31, 2012 at 10:50 PM

Very interesting abstract. It is well seen and well photographed. You captured the colors and movement very well.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 31, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Those electric blues are "shocking". The "bouncing" blue flow is really nice and complements the great orange/yellows. Neat capture!

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on March 31, 2012 at 11:30 PM

Your composition is very well thought out with lines radiating from the upper corners toward the rock, and the blue lines curving around it. The color contrast also works quite well. Even with all of that, I still get the feeling that I'm looking at muck at the bottom of a stream which takes away from the "calm" feel I would typically get from a flowing water shot like this. I would also pursue B&W to bring this into the realm of total abstraction.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 31, 2012 at 11:37 PM

A wonderful abstract and aptly titled, Nancy! Blue and gold go so well together.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 31, 2012 at 11:42 PM

Brilliant.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 1, 2012 at 2:56 AM

A very good asbstract Nancy! The colored curves work very well.

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Comment posted by Margaret Summers on April 1, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Hi Nancy. I just saw this photo and really like it. I browsed your gallery and enjoyed seeing all of your headwaters series. They are colorful, well seen, and fun as well as beautiful. Nice work.

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 1, 2012 at 11:26 AM

I like this one even better than the last Nancy. Wonderful colors and lines. The eye can really get lost here.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 1, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Gorgeous, Nancy. The comp, with the off-center focus works great and the blue streaks are full of energy. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on April 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM

A beautiful abstract Nancy. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 1, 2012 at 6:20 PM

I really like the electric blues and golds here Nancy. The arc created by the top blue reflection is an excellent compositional element. Well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on April 2, 2012 at 8:26 AM

I've taken several nice water shots without a polarizer and one often obtains what you have here.
This is a vibrant photo with great comp, color, contrast, movement and various shapes.
Almost "photo art".
Nice take.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on April 3, 2012 at 12:45 AM

The colors, shapes, and forms make this a really excellent abstract Sandy! Good eye for this!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Cool!

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