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Description
I found this arrangement of seaweed at low tide. The main ingredient is Fucus, the one that looks like a tiara. I love this species, and there were many to choose from, but all seemed to be dry and scraggly and lacked the beauty I often see in them. Usually they appear more yellowish than this but I liked the color it had this day.
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I’ve decided to go back to algae for a change of pace. I don’t know what to ask about this one. I tried to crop it off a bit on the left but didn’t like it as much.
Mostly I wanted to see if this is worthy of keeping or not.
Technical Details
GFX50R, 120mm, f/11, focus stacked
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This is beautiful -I love the four major lines of color and also the way you have controlled the gloss on the tiara so it is tamed just enough. For me, the white border is too wide, but that’s just personal taste as I sometimes get distracted by borders. A wonderful composition.
Hi Igor,
The large version of this seaweed is a real treat containing some amazing details and textures. To answer your question; I would definitely keep it as all of the shapes keep my eye engaged and moving about the frame. I only have one small suggestion and that would be to remove the brown shape in the ULC as it just seems out of place; at least to me. Looking forward to seeing the algae images.
I immediately know when an image belongs to you, Igor. You have a very distinctive taste for subject matter, composition and post-processing. I hope you take that as a compliment, because it is. This is another fine example of your lovely work. The contrast in luminosity between the lighter, more colorful parts of the image with those that are darker is wonderful. It gives the colors a nice pop without relying on too much saturation. Composition is very studied and intentional. I love this one.
Holy cow! This is WAY more than a mere keeper – it is a framer! The composition and colors are so pleasing and the gloss and soft light gives it such a gorgeous tactility! I do think @Ed_Lowe has a point about the piece in the corner. I wouldn’t crop but it could be successfully removed if you are amenable to things like that.
Such amazing textures, forms, and colors. Your composition is perfect!
No, if you crop off the left you lose the balance of the composition. You need the area to the left of the three fingers to balance with the LRC and the colors along the top of the image. At first glance, I thought that the ULC was a distraction but I really feel like it lends purpose to the composition just as the orange seaweed in the LRC adds purpose and balance. However, you could probably burn down the highlights just a smidge in the ULC and maybe even reduce the saturation just a smidge so it doesn’t become the thing that everyone sees first. The other you can try with that ULC is to make it less contrasty by bringing up the blacks and shadows around that one piece of seaweed so it doesn’t stick out so much. That corner is very dark with the exception of the seaweed so bringing up those dark areas will naturally make the seaweed stand out less. Other than that, the composition is excellent!
Gorgeous. Dial it in for printing and print this one. I love it! There are so many interesting textures, some smooth as silk and others as course as sandpaper. The colors are not overly saturated and overstated but subdued allowing the flow and form of the various plants to guide the eye. It’s kind of like looking into an tide pool and seeing how many different things you can spot. It can take an hour at a tide pool to see everything. That what this is like.
Igor, I agree with everyone above. Beautiful image. I can see this hanging in a gallery. So much going on here to engage the viewer. You mention that you tend to simpler compositions. I think the composition here is simple, subtly taming and bringing structure to the elements.
