Pensacola Bay Abstract

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 19, 2012336 views11 comments

Many people don't like abstracts, but I love them, and love shootng them. It's the closest I can come to painting. I shot this pre-sunrise abstract on Pensacola Bay - I liked the exagerated blues and the faint rust tones, as well as the contrast. I played with different shutter speed & f/stop combinations until I got what I wanted - part blurry/part sharp.

Please view LARGE version for better details.

D2x w/ 70-200 VR w/ 1.4 TC (240mm)
2 seconds @ f/11
100 ISO
No filters
Tripod
Capture One 6, CS4

Your thoughts and critiques and welcomed and greatly appeciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 19, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Well, good to see you put something up here, Bill. It's been too long, unless I missed something.

This is fabulous imo. An immediately engaging and gorgeous abstract with a mesmerizing quality from the lines creating motion. Then there's the color! Gallery worthy.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 19, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Well I love abstracts Bill. I am actually working on a similar image taken at Ocean Point in Boothbay Maine for an up coming Labor Day art show on the Waterfront in Boothbay, Maine, Love the light and textures as well as the blues with a touch of gold.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 19, 2012 at 11:25 PM

Yeah, where have you been? You still have your touch with the light, I see. There is also what appears to be a great combo of sharp lines and blur in this.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 20, 2012 at 12:46 AM

Excellent work. I like the patterns, textures and subtle colours here.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 20, 2012 at 1:26 AM

Love all those blue tones Bill. Great abstract which you don't see much here. Nice work.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 20, 2012 at 4:12 AM

Awesome work Bill. Love the detail and somewhat canvas-looking texture. It really does look like an oil on canvas. Love the colors too.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM

I do love abstracts and I also like this one a lot. you did a great job capturing this one. Well done

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 20, 2012 at 6:26 PM

I love the abstract look and color to it, but I am finding it to be kind of a "tweener" on the softness. I would like it sharper or softer.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Bill,

I just couldn't let this one go by without commenting. This is just fabulous. A perfect blend of abstract and reality. Clearly it's water, yet it has such an abstract and painterly look and feel. I can envision this as a large print on a wall in a large hotel or corporate office. I love the rich blue tones. I could also see this as part of a series.....

Beautifully captured Bill, I love this.

Lon

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on August 22, 2012 at 4:06 AM

You have a nice thing going here with the blurry/sharp juxtaposition and the delightful variation in tones. A very nice abstract, Bill.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on August 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM

Bill,

Must have missed this earlier.... Truly Wonderful! The motion and tiny chaos is exceptional. I particularly like the small orange reflections scattered about the image. This image should be next to the "water" page on wikipedia.

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