After shooting the sky and valley yesterday morning I drove around Quabbin Park looking at other possible subjects. One location is the Spillway which allows excess water to overflow at this spot and continue down along the Swift River . It’s been a while since there has been much excess in the reservoir.
As I drove along the spillway, I noticed some reflections that I thought would make interesting abstracts in black and white. Please click to see the images full size.
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These are wonderful. I really love the second one.
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Thank you, Melissa. I am glad you enjoyed them.
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The second looks like a head lying on the ground, top on the right, chin on the left. Excellent Steve.
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Thanks, Andrew. So maybe you are seeing the same mask that Linda mentions below.
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Wow, just spectacular. I see eyes in the first one and I’m right with Andrew regarding the second. I, too, saw the face immediately, and I’d love to see a 90° counter-clockwise rotation of that!
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The eyes are what caught my immediate attention as I drove by the spillway, Gary.
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I immediately saw those two eyes too.
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Try viewing rotated 90 left or right.
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I did look at that while they were in Photoshop, Jim. But as there is a slight ripple in the water I didn’t think I would do that. Maybe I’ll post them rotated later on.
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These are fabulous, Steve. I like both, and both remind me of African tribal masks. I see the “eyes” in the first one, but the second is full-face, although lying horizontally. Here’s a sample of three nice Dan tribal masks. Perhaps you can see the resemblance.
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I can see those masks as one of these reflections. No one has seen the illusions that my imagination came up with. I thought you might but you surprised me with something even more imaginative.
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Great looking abstracts here. I see mouths or eyes depending on one’s perspective.
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Thanks, Yvonne. Everyone is seeing faces which I never did…except for the eyes.
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These are very nice, too! B&W works really well.
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Thanks, Pete. There isn’t much color in those rocks so monochrome seemed the best way to go.
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