Curiosity has always been one of my favorite suite of happy emotions. I’ll be strolling through life, minding my own business, when out of the blue, my eyes will see something interesting. And in a split second, faster than I can consciously comprehend, my curiosity will take command and start detouring in for a closer inspection. It’s the reason why I find small landscapes more interesting than epic eye-popping large-scale vistas.
Cheers, Franz Gisin
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I was trying to get an image “about” something. As opposed to an image “of” something.
Do you think I succeded?
Pertinent Technical Details
1/10 sec at f/16, ISO 100, focal length 60 mm
Raw Processor: DXO PureRAW 4
1/10 sec shutter speed to smooth out the water a bit. [Camera firmly attached to a sturdy tripod…]
f/16 aperture to increase the depth of field.
Overcast day to minimize objectionable specular reflections of the water.
Hi Franz, I’m not sure I get what the image is “about”, but what you have made an image “of” is just stunningly lovely and the way you have captured it is really nice. The water texture you have achieved is working wonderfully and the coolness of the moss makes me feel like I’m standing there in awe of the fine overall cool effect. Well seen and processed!
Franz, this look at all of the small cascades mixed with the greens looks very good. I do find the heavy white in the upper right somewhat distracting. Have you tried a modest crop to remove (or minimize) that area?
Hi Franz,
I am liking what you created here. The lack of scale has me wondering whether I am viewing a small intimate section of a waterfall or a larger section of a much larger one. I could see bringing down the overall exposure about a quarter of the stop as everything looks a little bright and I like the suggestion from @Mark_Seaver about cropping that URC as it is so bright and my eye wants to stay there. IMO the moss is a wonderful element in this image and says spring to me. I too have gravitated toward the smaller intimate scenes as well; although I won’t pass up that epic grand landscape if it presents itself. Very nicely done.
Been thinking about these “of” versus “about” qualifiers ever since you posted your note, and have decided to delete them from my composiitonal toolbox - and go back to relying mostly on my “intuition”.
[In hindsight, it occured to me that I had a lot more fun creating images that I’m willing to print and hang up on my photo wall before they were added to my toolbox.]
Very nicely done.