Swamp Reflections

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 11, 2012182 views11 comments

Just getting back in to commenting and posting after a summer busy with festivals. This is one from last spring in the Okefanoke Swamp. Early morning soon after sunrise while the pond was absolutely still. Large version provided.

D90/Nikor 16-85@28mm/F9.5 @ 1/60s/circular polarizer

C&C welcomed.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on September 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM

beautiful b/w, I really like the multitude of mirrored vertical lines

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 11, 2012 at 6:23 PM

That's awesome, Barry. The 50/50 split works well for me and enhances the graphic nature of the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 11, 2012 at 11:07 PM

Very nice. Makes my eyes go all wonky, in a good way. I have a similar shot from St. Mark's but this is much nicer.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on September 12, 2012 at 1:03 AM

Wow, this looks cool! This looks like a pencil drawing. I like all the fine lines. Very well seen!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 12, 2012 at 11:09 AM

The conversion works great here. I like your choices in tones. The comp is almost mesmerizing with all of the parallel lines.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on September 12, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Love the graphic elements here Barry. It does play tricks on the eye, but it makes it fun and adds interest. I bet this looks great in print!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 12, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Translates very nicely in B&W, Barry. I know from experience that the Okefenokee (from Stephen Foster SP) is a great place to photograph. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 13, 2012 at 2:01 AM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 13, 2012 at 12:41 PM

Very cool image Barry.

I must admit it makes me a bit dizzy though.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 17, 2012 at 1:56 AM

Barry,

I just had to come back and comment to let you know that I think this is fantastic! A great study and image for the b&w presentation, but filling the frame with mass of trees and reflection is just crazy good. As others have mentioned it's one of those images too that will play games with your eyes if you stare too long, but that makes for an engaging image.

One very minor, minor suggestion. You have branches in all but on corner of the image. If this were mine, I would crop slightly from the left to eliminate the open water in the LLC. We're talking real picky here, but that's what I would do if it were mine. Cloning could work too if so desired.

Great imagery!

Lon

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on September 17, 2012 at 9:00 AM

Interesting suggestion, Lon. I'll look at it. Thanks for the feedback.

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