Meditation on Moving Water #1 & #2

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Meditation on Moving Water #1

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Meditation in Moving Water #2

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I was sitting by my pond (“pondering” as my wife likes to say), when it occurred to try some reflective abstracts. Focusing at infinity, I got mostly sharp, reflections of the surrounding tree trunks and branches. Focusing on the water surface completely changes that view. Then, I started noticing some interesting effects as I focused between those two extremes.

Specific Feedback

For me, these have a sense of gentle dancing, where I like that you can tell that these are small branches that are moving (as the water surface moves). A few taken including larger branches didn’t tickle my fancy. These are two consecutive photos of the same area, illustrating how the motion in the water changes the view.

Technical Details

R5 100-500 @ 500, 1/400 s, f/8, iso 3200, tripod. Noise reduction with Lightroom AI. 10 points of saturation added to bring up the colors in the water from the leaves on the bottom.

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A couple of very nice abstracts, Mark. I love the base color and the branch reflections create interesting non-patterns. These remind me strongly of quartz with inclusions in the fracture lines.

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I’m a fan. The shapes, blur, and soft colors work together to create a lovely mood.

I would like to see a different perspective. These are very similar where the branches appear, and the colored areas are placed within the frame. Some variety would help the viewer better understand, I think, how you are seeing this scene overall.

But technical elements? Very successful, for me.

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Hi Mark,
I agree with Dennis that these have a kind of gemstone quality to them. Like Gary suggested, you could have a tish more variety and have a lovely series, perhaps even a triptych. Great subject for meditation and further experimentation.
ML

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That’s thinking outside the box, Mark! I hadn’t ever thought of trying something like this. Nice abstract shots.