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This is a discussion on Reflection within the Critiques forums, part of the Photography & Fine art photography category; Took this shot on a hike a few weeks back. Just curious what people think of this...and why. Exif - ...

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    Took this shot on a hike a few weeks back. Just curious what people think of this...and why.
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    Love the colors! Interesting photo. Makes your eyes work.

    The more I look at it the more my eye goes to that little tan thing half way up center left. I know without the suttle rocks/stick that it is a reflection from the water but at the same token I find them to distract a little.

    I think it's a great image to use as an aid (I don't know how to put this very well). EI, my hubby would use it as a faint image on a part of a web site but for me, it isn't an image I'd put on my wall.

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    I like it a lot and for me it would be a wall hanger. Love the colors and how it looks abstract. I only have two things I would change. I would rotate it 180. My eyes see it was upside down.. Maybe it just me. There is a white sliver that my eye keeps going too.

    I really like it
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    It does have nice color but if you didn't say that it was a reflection I wouldn't be too sure of what the picture was of......maybe a little less blur?

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    It is quite painterly in an impressionistic way and my first idea was the same as scorpio e to rotate it. I like the colors and the blur is not bothersome. The little white and brown spots look like dabs of paint actually. My painter friend would probably say that a painter would add that sort of thing to force the viewer to look around the painting. Plus I like that the colors do not become muddy at all.

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    A really nice image. I agree with raiven about the impessionistic aspect.

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    Thanks very much for the comments everyone. This is one of those images that make me question the concept of focal point and the concept of telling a story. At least for me, it's 100X harder to critique my own image because I'm too 'close' to it and this image in particular because it's abstract.

    For me I guess the "story" is simply about colour...it's a very abstract (lol) story. Normally I look for more concrete stories. And then focal point..normally I'm looking for 1 or 2 clear focal points...but in this image I see no clear focal point....and yet when I saw this scene I smiled because I found it beautiful.

    That rotate comment was way cool Scorpio....he's the rotated version with a hint of cloning. Thx again! Marko
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    The rotate works well and the hint of cloning. It flows much better for me! Yup..it's like a painting!

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    I like either version. It seems to fit very well the definition of two of the three recognized forms of landscape photography as I can't decide if it is entirely abstract or impressionistic. My head hurts a bit too much to make decisions today, but viewing this beautiful shot does seem to soothe the self inflicted pain a little. Thanks.
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    I prefer the second shot to the first. In the first one, I was kinda feeling the slight urge a bit to turn my head to the side to view it upside down....This
    2nd shot just rocks IMO!

    Wicked colouring with an impressionistic feel to it!
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