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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 03, 2012, 12:53:32 pm

Title: Tranquillity
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 03, 2012, 12:53:32 pm

Hope you like.

Also added a few more images to my website (http://photography.info/index4b.htm) if anyone is interested  :)

Dave

Title: Re: Tranquility
Post by: RSL on November 03, 2012, 05:29:52 pm

It's sort of Rhine II redux Dave. Not my cuppa tea, but interesting color combinations.

Title: Re: Tranquility
Post by: quickhiker on November 03, 2012, 07:20:07 pm

It is my "cuppa tea." I like the feel of it. The slight drop across the horizon line makes it feel a bit off balance; a dead-flat horizon line would help (or maybe I'm just crooked).

Title: Re: Tranquility
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 03, 2012, 08:22:33 pm

I like it. It has a fine mood, which I don't sense at all in "Rhine II."

Title: Re: Tranquility
Post by: francois on November 04, 2012, 04:24:47 am

I also like it.

Title: Re: Tranquility
Post by: WalterEG on November 04, 2012, 04:51:04 am

Dave,

This is a great leap in a new direction for you which I find highly rewarding.

Keep at it.

Title: Re: Tranquillity
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 04, 2012, 07:45:04 pm

Quote from: WalterEG on November 04, 2012, 04:51:04 am

Dave,

This is a great leap in a new direction for you which I find highly rewarding.

Keep at it.

Thanks Walter and everybody.

We found ourselves having a picnic in the middle of nowhere on a recent visit to one of the nearby islands (South Uist) and looking out at a scene that was just so completely and utterly tranquil, nobody but us and no sounds. So after a short while, I sort of subconsciously started to photograph what seemed to me to be the essence of that tranquillity - hard to explain really, all I knew was that tranquillity didn't need to have much detail in it, in fact it was telling me it needed to lack detail.

Sorry for sounding all arty farty here, but that is what happened and now I look back at this image and it feels more like the image found me rather than I found it if you know what I mean - however I am going to stop writing now before I completely disappear up my own artsy fartsy arse.

Dave - here's another one, same day different place and quite a while after sunset and not so tranquil, but still with some nice pastel tones  :)

Title: Re: Tranquillity
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 04, 2012, 11:19:45 pm

I think you could put together a fine collection of images like these two. Keep 'em coming!

Title: Re: Tranquillity
Post by: BernardLanguillier on November 05, 2012, 12:04:51 am

Nice indeed.

Cheers,
Bernard

Title: Re: Tranquillity
Post by: WalterEG on November 05, 2012, 03:13:33 pm

Dave,

Having been and photographed in your part of the world I am acutely aware of how the grandeur and intimidation of the landscape can distract and command your attention.  But these two photographs shout resounding of the fact that LESS can often be much MORE.