Standing Wave - The Art of the Close Crop: As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and...

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

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2 Dog Don Loc: Virginia Beach VA

Bob Yankle wrote:

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

I like to use images like these as backgrounds or layers

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Bob Yankle wrote:

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

Yes and a little glow. Nice job. I like it....Rich

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

Bob Yankle wrote:

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

Nice... Love the way the light sparkles Bob... Sometimes hard to crop a wave successfully with out an anchor object in the photo. Nicely done.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

2 Dog Don wrote:

I like to use images like these as backgrounds or layers

Thanks Don. I can imagine many uses for an image like this.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

bigwolf40 wrote:

Yes and a little glow. Nice job. I like it....Rich

Good eye Rich to detect the glow. It's a touch of AKVIS Neon I blended using Soft Light mode - it keeps the detail of the main image and subtly introduces some highlights in the waves.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

FrodoBaggins wrote:

Nice... Love the way the light sparkles Bob... Sometimes hard to crop a wave successfully with out an anchor object in the photo. Nicely done.

Thanks Frodo. I was pleasantly surprised that my new p&s, a Nikon P600, captured the clearness of the water as well as it did, and freezing the drops in mid-air to boot.

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Beautiful, Bob. What is it about water that attracts our attention so? The fact that we're made up of so much of it? Or that our primordial ancestors may have climbed up out of it? Or is it just that it's wet and pretty?

Nice shot, very well processed.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Treepusher wrote:

Beautiful, Bob. What is it about water that attracts our attention so? The fact that we're made up of so much of it? Or that our primordial ancestors may have climbed up out of it? Or is it just that it's wet and pretty?

Nice shot, very well processed.

Thanks Randy. I know what you mean about the water. I hold certifications with both the Red Cross and Boy Scouts of America as Waterfront Director. When I was younger, I used to swim 2000 meters per day (about a mile and quarter), and I'm an avid Scuba Diver and Canoeist. So yep, I feel right at home on, in, or under the water.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Bob Yankle wrote:

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

Nice one Bob!

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

jwt wrote:

Nice one Bob!

Thanks Jim. Makes me wish I were back in a canoe.

bclaker Loc: LaconIa, NH

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Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

bclaker wrote:

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Thanks bclaker. I take it you're a water lover as well. :-D :-D :-D

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Bob Yankle wrote:

As an avid canoeist I have always been fascinated with the shapes of waves ...... especially one like this which curls in on itself and actually breaks upstream. This usually happens when a swift current meets an obstruction, probably submerged rocks.

Very nice and great download, Bob!

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Swamp-Cork wrote:

Very nice and great download, Bob!

Thanks Swamp-Cork. I was able to catch the sun glints on the water which went a long way to enhancing this particular crop.