On the edge

Image Critiques Abstract Nature Critiques
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On the edge
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Ice in various forms along the edge of a small stream in early winter brought to mind a look into the depth of the universe. Who knows?!

Type of Critique Requested

  • Aesthetic: Feedback on the overall visual appeal of the image, including its color, lighting, cropping, and composition.
  • Conceptual: Feedback on the message and story conveyed by the image.
  • Emotional: Feedback on the emotional impact and artistic value of the image.

Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

any and all

Technical Details

Minolta DiMAGE 7i, 1/80, f/3.0, 25mm, ISO 125 with minor adjustments to tone curves and sharpening in LR

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Hi John,
that’s an awesome abstract image.

The first thought that came to my mind when I saw the picture was “night sky”.

It definitely looks like a nightscape image. There are some trees growing on a hill. And the stars twinkle in the pitch-black night sky.

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Hi John! I agree with @Jens_Ober. Very cool abstract that looks like a landscape. Has the same feel to me as the photo of the year from the 2021 Natural Landscape Awards. I like it how it is, but a question I would have is how it might look with different crops changing the proportions of the different areas. Excellent shot.

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Nice work John! The composition especially the three distinct layers look good. The top definitely reminds me of a star lit sky and the bottom a mountain range or forest. Agree with Cameron that this reminds of me of the winning image from NLPA 2021.

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John,

This is wonderful, fantastic! I too get the starry-night impression. In fact I see the middle triangle as a grove of trees with the night sky above. Very cool.

I was thinking along the same lines as Cameron with the potential alternates of cropping. I wonder if reducing some of the “sky” with a combination of top left or right cropping a little - with the purpose of ending up with equal “weight” of the 3 main patterns or elements. I might hate to lose some of those stars, but just as an alternate look, I think having a more equal weight between them - and the triangles that are present could be cool too. Personal choice of course!

Lon

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Thanks all. It is one of those images that could easily be cropped into many different versions, all wonderfully fantastical. Definitely one of those “who knew” when I clicked the shutter.