Young River

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 19, 201379 views5 comments

Few months back this area, Klardasht in Mazandaran province of Iran faced a serious flooding. Sudden temperature rise in Klardasht, melted the snow on the mountains. Luckily there were some mountaineers as usual on the beautiful mountains of Klardasht, heard the water rushing down to the town. They called and informed the people in town and people acted quickly, so no one was killed. Half an hour later flood washed off lots of houses.
I was told this water way in the image was the road and washed away with the flood, that's why I called it Young River.

Would like to get you expert and constructive comments

Thanks,
Mo

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 19, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Mohammad - This is a beautiful cascade, but what I think might be missing is the context of the river, especially considering the story behind the shot. It's not tight enough to be abstract, not wide enough to show the surroundings. Technically this looks great, perfect shutter speed for me. So I think there is something missing in the comp. that might bring this to a new level.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 20, 2013 at 1:11 AM

Mo,

I think Harry pretty much summed up my thoughts. I really like the water, even the variety of color and texture throughout. So I wonder if this is a intimate abstract showing texture, flow, color, patterns, etc., OR is this closer to a landscape that shows context and tells a broader story. I think our commentary says the latter, but we just don't have enough context or a broader view to understand that.

Without the story and the broader context, I would be tempted to find a more intimate crop. As presented, the only suggestion I have would be to back off the cyan, especially in the darker boulder up top.

I like this, it's just missing something one way or another as Harry mentioned as well.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on June 20, 2013 at 5:37 AM

while i agree with the others that this lies somewhat awkwardly between an abstract and a broader landscape-like view, there's something that i really like about the image. i like all the rocks in different colours and shapes - wherever i look there's something to see. i think that this image might look great as a big print, if you can work out all the fine details. as for this web presentation it does look a bit soft though (especially the upper right part) - not sure if the is a sharpening or focus issue.

Registered on September 5, 2011, 44 Posts, 221 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Strong on June 20, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Mo,

I agree with Everyone so far. Shutter speed, etc. is pretty nice as is. Story aside, this image needs a bit of cropping IMO. I've commented on a couple of your posts, and it seems like you always shoot from eye-level. While this is how we view the world on a day-to-day basis, it's rarely the best perspective for photography. Take a knee. Get to know your subject better.

Registered on October 1, 2012, 43 Posts, 302 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on June 28, 2013 at 11:44 PM

Thank you all for your very constructive comments.
I know this image is not reflecting the story, I jut wanted to tell a bit of recent news from the area. I also new there is something not good on this image, that was the reason to post it here to get your ideas.
I will try different crop of it and I will drop off on the Cyan as well to see how it looks,
Thanks again for your comments.
Mo

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments