# Water as Stained Glass #2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape\ **Created:** [July 31, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876 "2020-07-31T18:33:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/1 "2020-07-31T18:33:29Z")
![MtShasta_072620_0040](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/d/3d509ef8c23ffcc73c2c8e0accc5a94b98a8ef5b.jpeg) Another from spring-fed streams on the flanks of Mt. Shasta. As a hydrogeologist, the springs are technically interesting to me, but they are also quite beautiful. ### What technical feedback would you like if any? What artistic feedback would you like if any? Is that patch of green on the right a distraction, drawing your eye out that side? Is the color believable - specifically that blue area (the raw file was overall more monochromatic)? Any other critique welcome, too. ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: Single frame, a7r3, 24-105@105mm, f/16, 1/250s, ISO 800, hand held. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/2 "2020-07-31T20:13:05Z")
Bonnie, nothing is pulling my eye away in this image. What a real treat. I believe I am enjoying this one better than the other one. Quite the abstract. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan\_Klein](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/nathan_klein/32/2063_2.png) [@Nathan\_Klein](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Nathan_Klein)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/3 "2020-07-31T21:24:49Z")
Neither the green or the blues distract me. I think the blues make the rocks pop. Nice pattern ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Schrayer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Schrayer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Brian_Schrayer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/4 "2020-07-31T23:11:04Z")
Similar to your other image this is beautiful and nicely done. When I view the large image because of the patterns in the ripples I can see the shape of a fish (with a little imagination of course). These images are outstanding! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_McDermott](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/eva_mcdermott/32/240_2.png) [@Eva\_McDermott](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Eva_McDermott)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/5 "2020-07-31T23:49:41Z")
Yes, nicely done again Bonnie, Nice color contrasts, and again, superb clarity. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/6 "2020-08-01T01:18:01Z")
Another wonderful image Bonnie. I don’t know which I like more. Which one do you? These seems just a bit less abstract in that I recognize a stream. I don’t see any ‘flaws’ here. Keep them coming. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Arcade](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jimmy_arcade/32/31186_2.png) [@Jimmy\_Arcade](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jimmy_Arcade)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/7 "2020-08-01T18:17:54Z")
Thank you for sharing your unique perspective, @Bonnie_Lampley! I really enjoy this image. It’s one that you could get lost in, staring at it and losing track of time. Like others have said, I am not distracted by anything and my eye is not pulled out of the frame. It’s a beautiful image. @Brian_Schrayer mentioned seeing a fish in the ripples and I can see that, as well, but my first impression is the ripples resembled a Phoenix in flight. I like how the cooler ripples are framed by the warmer tones on the edges. Well seen, captured, and processed! ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/8 "2020-08-02T00:15:13Z")
Thank you, @Shirley_Freeman, @Nathan_Klein, @Brian_Schrayer, @Eva_McDermott, @Igor_Doncov, and @Jimmy_Arcade for your appreciation. Brian, I, too, saw a fish once I got started on the processing. Jimmy, now that you mention it, I can see the phoenix, also. Igor, I don’t know which I like better. I’ll have to live with them, and even then, I may not be able to decide. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-as-stained-glass-2/15876/9 "2020-08-02T14:12:52Z")
Bonnie, this is another good addition to the stained glass series. I think I prefer the firs tone, but it’s pretty close. I do think the brighter luminosity of the green patch of the left could be burned down slightly. If nothing else, it would make the “head of the fish” stand out a little more. It’s a matter of personal taste, but i also think you could benefit from slightly more contrast and color saturation. I just love the earth tones you get from the stones, there are a lot of subtle differences in color that create visual interest.