# "In motion#1" **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape, abstract, intimate\ **Created:** [October 3, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464 "2026-10-03T22:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joaoquintela](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/joaoquintela/32/20552_2.png) [@joaoquintela](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/joaoquintela)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/1 "2026-10-03T22:45:43Z")
![Original - JQ_20261003_137-Edit_Flickr--500px_1300x2048_U_90.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/7/17a6e7ae3e8d6c02f0f73543f80731329a7f43ca.jpeg) **Critique Style:** Initial Reaction Please share your first response before reading the hidden notes below. The photographer is looking for an unbiased initial impression. **Feedback Focus:** Artistic / Expressive ### Questions for Viewers How do you feel about the image? ### About This Image . ### Technical Details Nikon Z7ii Nikon 100-400 ---
**Author:** ![Huw\_Thomas](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/huw_thomas/32/87850_2.png) [@Huw\_Thomas](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Huw_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/2 "2026-10-03T23:18:43Z")
First impression: - Lovely abstract through frosted glass Appears to be a yellow flower in the RLQ bright - and added interest in this sparser area. I like it. Huw ---
**Author:** ![John\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/john_williams/32/28797_2.png) [@John\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Williams)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/3 "2026-10-03T23:24:39Z")
I too thought of glass, although stained or textured in my case. I enjoy the cool/warm and light/dark contrasts you captured. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Richter](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_richter/32/2919_2.png) [@Peter\_Richter](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Richter)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/4 "2026-10-04T17:07:49Z")
Joao, there is an amazing abstract quality to your image for me. I appreciate the kind of diagonal upward flow, as well as to follow the counteracting transition from the upper left to the lower right part. Your color palette is very appealing to my eye. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/5 "2026-10-05T15:57:52Z")
I love this, Joao. The cellular look of the ripples with the green reflections just appeal to me as a mosaic pattern. A lovely abstract. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Haynes](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@David\_Haynes](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Haynes)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/6 "2026-10-06T01:31:59Z")
> [@joaoquintela](#): > > How do you feel about the image? I love this. The melted glass look and the green/yellow coloration are very inviting and have an abstract feel and look to them. It also reminds me of a painting with terrific texture. The composition looks great to me. It’s very balanced. The blue in the bottom right corner is offset by the dark green in the upper left corner inviting ther eye to follow the green color through the entire image. Really lovely image, Joao! ---
**Author:** ![alice](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/alice/32/83370_2.png) [@alice](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/alice)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/7 "2026-10-06T01:55:13Z")
My first impression is that over all I like the image. I like the color, light, movement and texture. To me it looks like fall colored leaves being reflected up through clear water. Alice ---
**Author:** ![Ola\_Jovall](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Ola\_Jovall](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ola_Jovall)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/8 "2026-10-06T10:51:30Z")
I like this abstract reflection very much. The mix of green and blue areas make me think of a competetion between the colors trying to take over this area. It also gives the impression of looking through a frosted window. ---
**Author:** ![joaoquintela](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/joaoquintela/32/20552_2.png) [@joaoquintela](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/joaoquintela)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/9 "2026-10-07T08:59:56Z")
Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. First of all, this is the surface of a stream. The movement of the water, combined with a fast shutter speed, creates this mosaic-like effect. So @alice was spot on! In terms of composition, considering that it changes frequently, I liked the effect and tried to emphasize the diagonal, as well as the contrasts between cool and warm tones, and light and dark. I will be printing this one large soon. ---
**Author:** ![Willemd](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/willemd/32/50294_2.png) [@Willemd](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Willemd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/10 "2026-10-07T13:03:18Z")
Very pretty image. It looks like the reflection of yellow leaves like aspens in a puddle or pond. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/11 "2026-10-09T11:24:45Z")
Joao: Very well seen, composed and captured. I love this kind of image because it’s unique and unrepeatable and just simply pleasing to the eye. 👍 👍\>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![Marylynne\_Diggs](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/marylynne_diggs/32/87403_2.png) [@Marylynne\_Diggs](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Marylynne_Diggs)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/12 "2026-10-14T21:12:30Z")
I’m late to this one, Joao. Glad to hear you plan to print it. Initially, I was thinking a crop off the top might be good, but the longer I looked at it, the more I liked the dark upper left complementing the blue lower right. I hope this comparison doesn’t come across poorly, but my first association was with the yellow glass with embossed circles that was so popular in the late 1960s and 1970s. My family’s dentist had it in the exam rooms for privacy and allowing warm light. FWIW, I have no dental phobias at all, partly due to that window. Of course, this is much more beautiful and intriguing to explore than a piece of glass, but the association is there. ML ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Catana](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/leo_catana/32/80554_2.png) [@Leo\_Catana](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Leo_Catana)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-motion-1/52464/13 "2026-10-15T04:37:47Z")
First impression: Interesting. Tension between title (movement) and the static patterns of pentagones in the water. To my eyes, pentagones are static and solid. Interesting transition of luminosities and colors from upper left corner to lower right corner.