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Luca dF
{K:426} 6/14/2005
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woow... nice and very poetic!
It's nice to see we are "digital-rebel-mate"...
Really good Shot, Laurie.
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Alastair Bell
{K:29571} 6/14/2005
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So simple, so effective... I love this Laurie ut perhaps feel the composition would be better if the plants were lower in the frame? Perhaps apply the rule of thirds? The textures of the water are lovely, as are the colours and contrats. I also love the way the plant can be just made out as it goes into the water. Lovely shot!
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22842} 6/14/2005
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Realy simple and well realized Laurie!
Beautiful composition!
Congrats!
Roberto.
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Dino Lupani
{K:15101} 6/14/2005
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Simple and beautiful shot Laurie, great atmosphere, congrats!!
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Paolo Corradini
{K:50692} 6/14/2005
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i like blue an so i love this version! :)
good work!
Paolo
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L. Gould
{K:11900} 6/14/2005
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Alastair,
Here's an alternative crop--what do you think?
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Jean-Marc Desjarlais
{K:2061} 6/14/2005
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Laurie - I like both the color and b & w version -they both give off different moods. Your cropped version is perfect (which of course means that you will now have to go back and crop the b & w version - geeez - you will have to stay in the air-conditioned space to do that!)
Jean-Marc
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Alastair Bell
{K:29571} 6/14/2005
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Thats better (imho!) but how about this... I've taken a bit from the left as well to get the composition a bit less centred... What do you think? I don't know if you are familiar with the 'Rule of Thirds' but the gist of it is that objects or lines are at their most effective when placed on an imaginary line one third of the image height or width from the top, bottom or sides. And the prime point is one of the four points where the lines cross (think of a tic tac toe grid). Generally most people find the left side preferable to the right as well. Your original image was lovely Laurie and I liked it as was... don't get me wrong!
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Nour El Refai
{K:13778} 6/14/2005
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so perfect
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Sally Morgan
{K:9219} 6/14/2005
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I think I would have to go with the B&W version - not because I like it more - but because it makes me feel uneasy - it's sinister, whereas the colour version is prettier - but it doesn't make me feel anything - I didn't explain that very well did I!
Thanks for posting both!
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Naomi Weidner
{K:6579} 6/14/2005
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Beautiful shades of blue in this one. I like your tighter crop posted in the comments. -- Naomi
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 6/14/2005
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I prefer the color one, although they are both very good.
Color just seems to fit better for this
Nicely done, Laurie
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15622} 6/15/2005
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Beautiful in color and beautiful in black and white!
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L. Gould
{K:11900} 6/15/2005
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Alastair,
I like your crop! It retains the height of the image, which is what I was going for. I wasn't familar with the rule of thirds. I'll try to keep it in mind. :)
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L. Gould
{K:11900} 6/15/2005
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Sally,
It's funny how images can affect people so differently! I prefer the black and white as well. You're right it did have a sinister feel to it. Thanks for your input! :)
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Linda Bique
{K:73877} 6/19/2005
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Laurie this is wonderful....as well as the black and white version, honestly they are two very different images and I like them both very much. I appreciate Alastair's notes and tips as I am always willing to learn so it's nice to have that as well. These images are both very nice indeed. I like the cropped versions as well, both his and yours, seems when you have something good to work with the possibilities are endless, I always appreciate your work...:):)Linda
I'm still catching up on comments....:):)Linda
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L. Gould
{K:11900} 6/19/2005
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Thanks Linda! Your comments are always appreciated--I'm sure you are crazy busy trying to catch up.
I had a lot of fun photographing this series. I shot them at a pond we have right up the road. I've driven past it almost every day for years and I just now got around to photographing it.
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