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Randomness

by Balan Vinod

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 3, 20181,948 views5 comments
Sometimes nature exhibits randomness, or is that we tend to see it that way....

The summer showers filled in a few dry ponds and showed off these reflections,.

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6DII, Tamron 180, Hand held, F11, 1/60, 200 ISO

Balan Vinod

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 4, 2018 at 3:09 PM
This reflection just isn't working for me. The random blurry areas don't really bother me, but don't add anything either I guess.  Even in a chaotic image, there somehow needs to be some organization to hold the image together and maybe that is missing for me.  Just could be an image that is seen better in the field.  I have many of those images that don't translate as well after I view out of the camera.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 4, 2018 at 7:07 PM
I see what Harry is saying here, Balan. There are some parts of this that are very engaging to me. I think if you crop one third from the bottom and left side this works better. At least for me.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 12, 2018 at 12:47 PM
I quite like this, surreal and dreamy. The lower right is a bit messy and I think cropping the right and some off the bottom for a squarish frame works well.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on May 26, 2018 at 1:01 AM
Agree with what the others are saying, Balan. For my part, I'd add that his image may work better in black and white.
Registered on August 4, 2009, 253 Posts, 455 Comments
Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 3, 2018 at 7:08 PM
It's always a tough call on random patterns.  Sometimes they make us want to create meaning, follow a line, etc. Sometimes they seem too random and recognizable all at once. For me, this one falls in the latter category.  It's recognizable as branches and reflections, but with no particular pattern to attach to a thought.  I admire the effort though, and there is something about the blurring that works better for me than the crisp branching.
ML
Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments