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Canyon bubbles
« on: April 15, 2016, 11:07:06 am »

I'm a fan of swirling bubbles and found some good ones last night. Shooting into the sun in this shadowy canyon killed a lot of the color so I decided B&W was the way to go to emphasize form and texture. I did the conversion with Lightroom and Nik Silver Efex Pro.
IMGP3049-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 01:42:52 pm »

Very interesting, Matt. I'm totally with you about swirls in pools and streams. On a side note, do you see a big difference between the image here (in Lula) v. the one on flickr? Seems to my eye that this one has a lot more clarity and contrast. I think I prefer the one on flickr with its more subdued clarity, but that's just a personal preference.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2016, 01:46:22 pm »

Thanks Bob. Interesting observation. I wonder if it's just the background affecting how the image looks because it is the same image hosted on Flicker that is in this thread.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2016, 02:47:15 pm »

Fine shot, Matt -- here or on flickr.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2016, 02:50:27 pm »

I like it too, Matt. I'm a big fan of swirls, and the bubble type came out really well here.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2016, 03:11:35 pm »

Thanks!
I brushed in a little extra clarity, contrast, and brighter highlights for the close swirls to bring them out a little more.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2016, 07:52:02 pm »

That's nice, but what makes this shot and any shot good is framing and composition. The rest is grunt work.
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Re: Canyon bubbles
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2016, 12:56:10 am »

Thank you Russ.
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