Salmon migration
Nov 20, 2013 13:41:44 #
I was diddling with the salmon photos I took the other day. This is a close-up of the fins protruding from the surface of the river. I decided to play around with the image and get a bit artsy. Maybe too artsy, but it was fun
Nov 20, 2013 13:43:20 #
Bozsik wrote:
I was diddling with the salmon photos I took the other day. This is a close-up of the fins protruding from the surface of the river. I decided to play around with the image and get a bit artsy. Maybe too artsy, but it was fun
No, I think you nailed the artsy part of it just fine. How did you get that "mound" or build up in the water level near the leading fin?
Nov 20, 2013 13:51:08 #
Bozsik wrote:
I was diddling with the salmon photos I took the other day. This is a close-up of the fins protruding from the surface of the river. I decided to play around with the image and get a bit artsy. Maybe too artsy, but it was fun
Artsy Yes. Very well done. Love it.
Nov 20, 2013 13:59:25 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
No, I think you nailed the artsy part of it just fine. How did you get that "mound" or build up in the water level near the leading fin?
The image was taken with a 400mm lens at about a 20 degree angle. The image was strongly backlit, so it presented a lot of glare on the surface of the water. This helped to make the riffles in the river to appear more smooth. I brought the image into a vector illustration program to achieve the masking of the background. I followed the curves from the riffles for my contouring so it would appear more natural, then dropped the sky in for some depth. I was basically looking for a surreal effect.
I'll attach the original shot.
Nov 20, 2013 14:02:15 #
RicknJude wrote:
Artsy Yes. Very well done. Love it.
Glad you did. Watching the salmon migrate is interesting to watch, but more difficult to photograph and have it look interesting. Lots of shots of the salmon jumping that tend to be boring after a while.
Nov 20, 2013 14:18:30 #
Bozsik wrote:
Glad you did. Watching the salmon migrate is interesting to watch, but more difficult to photograph and have it look interesting. Lots of shots of the salmon jumping that tend to be boring after a while.
Best damn salmon art I've ever seen. The one that comes into second place is the salmon jumping into the open maw of a grizzly bear.
Nov 21, 2013 06:08:36 #
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Nov 21, 2013 09:44:06 #
OnDSnap wrote:
Riding the surf, very well done and imaginative.
Thank you for the kind words.
Nov 21, 2013 09:45:22 #
alby wrote:
like it...very interesting ...thanks
Glad you did. You are very welcome.
Nov 21, 2013 12:43:23 #
Bozsik wrote:
I was diddling with the salmon photos I took the other day. This is a close-up of the fins protruding from the surface of the river. I decided to play around with the image and get a bit artsy. Maybe too artsy, but it was fun
Very well done, thanks for sharing :thumbup:
Nov 21, 2013 15:18:58 #
CResQ wrote:
Very well done, thanks for sharing :thumbup:
Thank you.
Nov 21, 2013 16:52:24 #
This photo of the fins and pp turned out great. I wish it was my work so I could show it off.. Very nice.
Nov 21, 2013 20:16:08 #
Bob M wrote:
This photo of the fins and pp turned out great. I wish it was my work so I could show it off.. Very nice.
Thank you very much. I don't usually record natural history images for artsy effects. I was just bored and wanted to try something different. If you look at my other work, you will notice it is very natural looking. Thank you again for such a nice feedback.
Nov 23, 2013 13:34:37 #
Wow, now that is some excellent post processing. What program did you do this in?
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