Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Abhainn a' Ghlinne Bhig
Comments:
Thanks for the 'afon' connection - Gaelic names make one appreciate the simpicity of Welsh!
But there is plenty of similarity of geography - boggy spots like this can be found here too. That you have chosen a sunless day is bold - it means that the composition has to be pretty good. This gives both a vivid description of the place and makes a degree of bleakness attractive. The way all the water is filled with reflections makes it. My only (very minor) quibble is that it looks as though it was taken with a relatively long exposure, long enough to be visible on the surface of the water.
I'm hoping for an Avon picture from Rex....
There is movement in both the water and the long grasses (the ones near the foreground rock). I rejected a more still picture as not fitting the subject. The water was flowing moderately fast.
I'm impressed by your ability to make such a good composition out of all this -- I doubt I could. So much going on, yet it all holds together. The long grass in the corner and the rock make a good anchor, I think.
I really appreciate landscapes that others may miss. To me this picture is what the countryside is all about. Lots of mess and interest yet as Christina states you've got it holding together very well. Enjoying the series of these on your homepage too. Great light, tones and composition.
I am sure that CPRE would have that area tidied up, cut the grass, polish the trees, paint the rock and generally clean up the mess. Then it would look like a back garden.
This is a scene that I walk past a lot in the forest, it could almost have come from the New Forest but I've never really given enough time to thinking there might be a worthwhile image there. Probably because it is the mess that is immediately apparent and the beauty requires a bit of observation.
The Avon and the Stour are both 'mighty' rivers near where I live and this type of scenery is from nearer the source of the river.
My eye just slides right over this. I think I need a clearer focal point to hold my attention. Having said that, I've been staring at this photo for a while, so there must be something to it.
Christina - the rock was such a small part of the framing decision that I didn't realise how important it was until I saw the image on the screen. Quite a lot of luck involved I think.
Matt - that the picture has held your attention for a while is enough.
I've been taking quite a few 'no focal point' pictures recently. I'm interested in how, culturally, we seem to need there to be a highlight, when, in fact, the highlights are the exception which makes us overlook the everyday.
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But there is plenty of similarity of geography - boggy spots like this can be found here too. That you have chosen a sunless day is bold - it means that the composition has to be pretty good. This gives both a vivid description of the place and makes a degree of bleakness attractive. The way all the water is filled with reflections makes it. My only (very minor) quibble is that it looks as though it was taken with a relatively long exposure, long enough to be visible on the surface of the water.
There is movement in both the water and the long grasses (the ones near the foreground rock). I rejected a more still picture as not fitting the subject. The water was flowing moderately fast.
This is a scene that I walk past a lot in the forest, it could almost have come from the New Forest but I've never really given enough time to thinking there might be a worthwhile image there. Probably because it is the mess that is immediately apparent and the beauty requires a bit of observation.
The Avon and the Stour are both 'mighty' rivers near where I live and this type of scenery is from nearer the source of the river.
Matt - that the picture has held your attention for a while is enough.
I've been taking quite a few 'no focal point' pictures recently. I'm interested in how, culturally, we seem to need there to be a highlight, when, in fact, the highlights are the exception which makes us overlook the everyday.