I generally post my images more or less true to reality. In this case not so much. This is exactly as I found it although there was other stuff that I did not want in the image. But this is what I saw it to be…minus stuff.
If I do something to an image I’ll tell you as I did here. At one time I’d have waded out and moved the debris but I am getting too old for that. You’ve possibly seen this log before. Once here and once here.
Not a pretty picture but I liked the shape and reflection and I hope you find it interesting. Something about it just attracted me.
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A bit claw-like & spooky-looking but certainly interesting!
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Thanks, Robert. I see your claw and raise you a human form. 🙂
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I see an Alberto Giacometti-like figure on a stage: dancing, perhaps.
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Thanks for an introduction to a new artist. I see the resemblance. I see a human form, maybe more than one, and like the idea of a dancer.
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As the saying goes, “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,” and I find your photo beautiful.
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Thanks, Peter!
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The shape and reflection are intriguing, taking my eye all around following, then backtracking, a path.
Very nice, even with any turtles!
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I am glad that you found a way to travel around in the frame, Ellen. Thank you!
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I like the image, Steve. Cool reflections and it as a bit of a fanciful human form to it.
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Thanks, Eliza. It definitely challenges the imagination.
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I find the configuration of bare branches intriguing. I don’t mind that you minused some junk.
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Thanks for the support. The “bare bones” of the image are true to what was there. All the other stuff was unnecessarily distracting so away it went.
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I agree – stuff removal is fair enough if it’s not a news photo, especially when you’re keeping it true to the way you saw it. Looks very sculptural – natural art!
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Artistic freedom to create, I guess. 🙂 Indeed it is natural. 🙂
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Nice Steve! I like the reflections in the water!
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Thanks, Reed!
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It works really well as a black and white image, perhaps because that gets rid of any of the distractions of color just as you did with the other distractions, something I’m not at all apposed to, though like you I don’t do often.
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Thanks, Todd. When I saw this collection of curves I wanted something that would stand out and black and white certainly did afford that.
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I think it is lovely, Steve. Sometimes we have to remove those unwanted distractions for the betterment of the image.
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Not that long ago I’d relocate them but for the most part my wading days are in the rear view mirror. Thankfully, Photoshop saves us from the need and the scene can remain as found for the next person. Thanks, Pete!
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I’m with Steve S, and quite ok with cloning out detritus that doesn’t add to, but distracts from, your visualization, especially in an abstract.
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I try to leave things as found so removing them in Photoshop is handy that way. But in expressing a vision and creating our own art, some freedom should exist so I don’t feel bad about occasionally removing something digitally. That way Nature stays as is which is almost always a good thing.
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This is the kind of photo I like to take 😉 so I’m biased when I say that I find it awesome. It’s mysterious..
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Thanks, Alessandra! I actually did think of you as I worked on this as I thought it might appeal. Glad that it did.
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Nothing wrong with taking out distractions … especially when you are going for an art piece rather than a record shot … IMHO that is! B&W was a good choice here … great contrast!
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Yes. I certainly was not looking for reality and most likely the next person wouldn’t have even stopped to look at this subject. I guess “Mum’s the word” applies here. Thanks, Denise!
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I definitely love the reflections here, and the angular lines. Also enjoyed that delightful frog and the turtle in your other two previous posts. ☺️
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Thanks, Carol! Thanks too for following the links.
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