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Plato's Cave
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Plato's Cave

by Mark Zelinka

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 6, 2014170 views7 comments
Just as I was done shooting for the day, I looked down and saw this intimate little scene early last spring.

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7 comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 7, 2014 at 9:08 AM
Mark, kind of looks like ice sculptures, the one in the middle looks like a Seal balancing a ball. Good eye.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on September 7, 2014 at 10:04 AM
Thanks John, that's exactly what I see, or circus figures!
Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 7, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Looks like frozen splashes with a fine emphasis on the shapes. I think that bringing out more texture in the ice along the bottom of the frame would be helpful.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on September 7, 2014 at 8:40 PM
Very cool abstract, Mark. I agree with Mark's suggestion about pulling a little more detail out of the ice along the bottom of the frame. Nice eye to spot this miniature landscape.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 8, 2014 at 10:05 AM
Weird and wonderful. The textures in the brown background I think detract a bit, I would try to bring those dark tones towards black.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 8, 2014 at 7:28 PM
"Weird and wonderful. The textures in the brown background I think detract a bit, I would try to bring those dark tones towards black. "

My thoughts, exactly, Mark.

--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 15, 2014 at 3:11 AM
This is really cool (no pun intended) large! :toast:

I'd burn the top right side that is slightly distracting so that it is balanced from left to right up top...
Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments