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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: batmura on November 09, 2013, 06:40:24 pm

Title: The pier
Post by: batmura on November 09, 2013, 06:40:24 pm

C&C welcome.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/10767351084_7146f25d35_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10767351084/)
Sekapark (2) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10767351084/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: davidh202 on November 09, 2013, 07:37:46 pm

Lovely!!

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: sdwilsonsct on November 09, 2013, 10:01:25 pm

+1. More milk!

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 09, 2013, 10:20:50 pm

Very well done! Composition is excellent. Curved jetties are rarely seen in this contest.

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: wolfnowl on November 10, 2013, 01:13:38 am

A voice of dissent - somewhat, at least. I think the image overall is great - the B&W treatment, the composition and the curve of the pier... but the completely featureless... not even sure what to call it... water feature has been way overdone lately.  Too much, even of a good thing, leaves me flat.  I'd rather see some actual sense of movement, even if it's just a hint.  This thread I think does it very nicely: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=83957.msg

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on November 10, 2013, 02:32:19 am

Quote from: wolfnowl on November 10, 2013, 01:13:38 am

A voice of dissent - somewhat, at least. I think the image overall is great - the B&W treatment, the composition and the curve of the pier... but the completely featureless... not even sure what to call it... water feature has been way overdone lately.  Too much, even of a good thing, leaves me flat.  I'd rather see some actual sense of movement, even if it's just a hint.  This thread I think does it very nicely: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=83957.msg

I strongly disagree.

In general I'd agree many images have overly "milked" water and the movement
of the water is destroyed.
So often its a bad thing.

But not in this case.

The image gets an abstract note from the milk which works very well with the strong composition.
This is not a naturalistic image.

Its a piece of abstract art in a melange with the content - a pier.

Very well done !

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 10, 2013, 03:08:42 am

Stunning.

Jeremy

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: francois on November 10, 2013, 05:14:12 am

I love it. Although I've never been a great fan of milky or fuzzy waters, in this case it works. It might also be because it reminds me the Blue Lagoon in Iceland?

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 10, 2013, 08:39:55 am

As a usually non-milky-water photographer I have to agree that the milkiness works in this one. It adds to the feeling of loneliness, which is a strength of the image.

Yes, the effect is often overdone, but here I feel it is good.

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: wolfnowl on November 11, 2013, 02:06:22 am

Quote from: Christoph C. Feldhaim on November 10, 2013, 02:32:19 am

I strongly disagree.

It's a good thing everyone gets to have an opinion!  My choice doesn't affect yours at all!!

Mike.

Title: Re: The pier
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 11, 2013, 04:30:36 am

I like the curved structure of the pier.