While visiting the Los Angeles Arboretum I noticed a small stream was partially covered with pond scum. I was curious what this looked like up close so I zoomed in with my telephoto lens and was surprised to find how interesting the patterns and colors were. I enjoy making abstract photos of nature and I thought this small scene would make a perfect abstract subject.
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I photographed this hand held with my Canon R5 camera with my Canon RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens. 1/800 shutter speed at f/11.0 ISO 1600.
Larry: Frame filling fantastic with wonderful details and colors. There is a lot to explore. I do notice some focus fall off in the URC area. You could probably crop this a bit tighter to eliminate that OOF section and not lose much impact. A really nice find and a fine capture. Glad to have you back and posting. >=))>
Wonderful!! These are very attractive little plants, with a very nice distribution of “clumps”. The olive green group just below center works as a nice center point. This would be a fascinating place to explore with a true macro or a super-macro.
Hope to see you posting more! Your web site is awesome!
@Larry_White , who know pond scum could look so cool. Good for you for looking a little close at something others would have dismissed as not photogenic. Going off Bill and Diane said, I think maybe a tighter crop more towards the middle area – losing top and right – would really bring out those shapes in the center and left. Again, good seeing.
I love photographing ponds as I find the life within them so fascinating. So I was particularly drawn to your lovely image. The colours are wonderful and make a beautiful, textured mosaic pattern.
Larry, this is a great looking batch of “pond scum”. The variety of colors makes for a fine abstract with the shapes of the leaves showing well and adding interest.
Welcome back. Larry! This is very cool! I agree with the crop suggestions already made. Also, you might consider dropping exposure down about 1/3 stop as this feels a tad bright to me. Other than that, this well done!
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Great intimate landscape Larry! It is amazing what can be found when looking in close. The abstracts of nature are everywhere when we look. I even dove in further to the bottom left quadrant. I liked the light burgundy cluster on the lower left and its relationship with olive green group. The burgundy cluster looks like flower petals. If you don’t mind, I cropped and did some selective dodge/burning to highlight the clusters. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Harvey, you did a slendid job reworking my photo. Your version is better than mine. I’m going to take a second look at all my images from that day and use all the suggestions mentioned when I process them. Thanks a lot.
