Watercolour painting

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 4, 2012592 views8 comments

I am not too fond of staking out a waterhole for hours, I tend to get bored and that is exactly what the case here was. Luckily I was in a creative mood that day so when something came round for a drink I tried something different.

Etosha NP, Namibia
Camera Model Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/200 Sec.
Aperture Value f/10
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 370mm + CP
FF, cloned out some vegetation in the water in TLC.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 4, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Hey Vincent,

Real cool...and definitely different. One thing I've noticed over the years is how few folks notice reflections (and how beautiful some of the them are) while in the field. Kinda requires a "different eye". I definitely like this...

While I totally "get" that images like this are about way more than technical concerns, but have to say I like the creative look of the more sharply focused (and "hard-edged) top third or so of the image (compared to the softer bottom two thirds).

Works for me!

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 4, 2012 at 9:02 PM

I definitely like the idea behind the creation, there is a Monet like Impressionistic feel where the eye has to construct the image from dabs of broken color. Personally, I would like to see the outline of the giraffe a bit more defined. The blue and gold color combination is always beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 5, 2012 at 12:53 AM

Very, very different, and very, very impressive!

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Comment posted by John Clulow on December 5, 2012 at 5:23 PM

I love the image and I love the pun in your title too; but I love the image more..

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 6, 2012 at 8:11 AM

Cool concept with super colors. It would be interesting to see how it holds up as a larger print.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 10, 2012 at 2:05 PM

Very different and cool image, Vincent!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 12, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Wonderful abstract and very unique perspective, nice to see something different and creative, way to go.

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Comment posted by David Sewell on December 12, 2012 at 5:49 PM

Works for me, great to see some creative thinking.

David

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