Keyhole
Mar 3, 2017 11:05:17 #
I am wondering if this flawed image has any interest. There are about 5 minutes on some mornings where gold light pours through this hole below the dam. This particular morning the water flow was so strong that there was an unusual amount of water spray between me and the target, so I had to try and focus manually shooting into that light, and use a high ISO. Recipe for trouble. I used added texture and grain to try and make it more unreal.
Suggestions and thoughts, about this one and future efforts, are appreciated.
Suggestions and thoughts, about this one and future efforts, are appreciated.
Mar 3, 2017 11:43:07 #
i like how the light rays from the opening mirror the angles of the structure.
Mar 3, 2017 12:53:25 #
This absolutely works for me, Minnie! All kinds of contrasts to keep us engaged:
1. the structure's sturdy, dark shapes against the softer spray and light.
2. the surprising presence (if one hadn't seen your dam birds before) of the relatively tiny heron, so fragile against the power of the dam.
3. the image feels beautifully balanced and organized (both in distribution of light/dark and solid/liquid), but the contrast of calm in front against raging behind feels so dynamic.
Great impact for me!
1. the structure's sturdy, dark shapes against the softer spray and light.
2. the surprising presence (if one hadn't seen your dam birds before) of the relatively tiny heron, so fragile against the power of the dam.
3. the image feels beautifully balanced and organized (both in distribution of light/dark and solid/liquid), but the contrast of calm in front against raging behind feels so dynamic.
Great impact for me!
Mar 3, 2017 14:35:10 #
Very Nice! The light ray focusing on the bird is the "highlight". Talk about using the "rule of thirds" in composition, you got it perfect.
Mar 3, 2017 14:44:09 #
Hello Minnie, I wouldn't change anything... it works! A good balance of light and dark, texture suits!
Mar 3, 2017 18:31:12 #
minniev wrote:
I am wondering if this flawed image has any intere... (show quote)
min...
I fully understand from what you have earlier said about your "dam" that this bird has ready access to an...er...less "developed" environment...but the impact of this image is, at the instant of the sight ...strongly disturbing...the story I read is of a prisoner grabbing the passing sight of the setting sun throuh a lone window...among the massive solid walls and booming waters.
To me it is an incredibly powerful, surreal image of industrial mass controlling water's surge versus the single, delicate example of fragile life.
Dave
Mar 3, 2017 18:35:55 #
Uuglypher wrote:
.....the story I read is of a prisoner grabbing the passing sight of the setting sun throuh a lone window...among the massive solid walls and booming waters. ...
And then in addition, the poor birds mouth is ope in a "silent scream"
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Mar 3, 2017 21:42:34 #
A great image min but than damn bird need to go. Leave it without the bird as a "think mans image" or make it a composite with an idea like old tiggers but insert a screaming man, a child frightened and alone a mangy dog etc. This is a truly wonderful dark side capture.
Uuglypher was on the right track with a prisoner but bird fly so it cannot be trapped. Illustrate something there with out hope of escape.
The fota aint so good but the picture that can come out of it could be wonderful.
Uuglypher was on the right track with a prisoner but bird fly so it cannot be trapped. Illustrate something there with out hope of escape.
The fota aint so good but the picture that can come out of it could be wonderful.
Mar 3, 2017 21:45:52 #
oldtigger wrote:
i like how the light rays from the opening mirror the angles of the structure.
Thank you. I confess to being obsessed with these birds and their strange home, with all its peculiar angles, and most especially how light works on this hideous structure at certain times.
Mar 3, 2017 21:54:36 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
This absolutely works for me, Minnie! All kinds of... (show quote)
Thanks Linda. for such a thoughtful consideration of the image and the setting in general. I am not a reasonable judge of the bird images because I have got too far into them. The whole seeing seems to organize itself into this standard set of elements - shapes, light, water, and birds. The elements get shuffled in different ways against this relatively small backdrop but the variations seem endless at this point.
Mar 3, 2017 21:57:56 #
mallen1330 wrote:
Very Nice! The light ray focusing on the bird is the "highlight". Talk about using the "rule of thirds" in composition, you got it perfect.
Thank you! I love light rays but this one only lasts a few minutes and in certain morning light conditions, so I feel lucky if I find a bird nearby when it happens. I was worried that all the water spray might have ruined this one.
You're the second person in a couple of days to mention rule of thirds in a dam bird picture. The parts of the dam are quite well divided in rule of thirds. All I have to do is wait for the actors to come onto the stage in decent light!
Mar 3, 2017 21:59:19 #
Islandgal wrote:
Hello Minnie, I wouldn't change anything... it works! A good balance of light and dark, texture suits!
Thank you. Lights and darks abound under the dam! Makes it both challenging and rewarding.
Mar 3, 2017 22:00:14 #
oldtigger wrote:
And then in addition, the poor birds mouth is ope in a "silent scream"
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And I have no explanation of that. I've never seen them do that except when they fuss at each other, and there was no other bird nearby so I dunno.
Mar 3, 2017 22:13:32 #
minniev wrote:
And I have no explanation of that....
Please don't misunderstand: I liked the image the moment it downloaded
and remained happy right up until someone pointed out the bird.
For some reason i can't explain, that animate intrusion ruined it for me.
It was sort of like the beauty of a F J Wright home
before people move in and destroy the artistic element.
Mar 3, 2017 22:19:53 #
Uuglypher wrote:
min... br I fully understand from what you have ea... (show quote)
Thanks, Dave, for sharing your impressions. It is so interesting to me to hear what someone makes of one of these images. And once you gave voice to this story, I couldn't quit seeing it. One of the reasons I don't grow tired of shooting them is because the scenes are odd enough to make their own stories, which sometimes surprise me too.
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