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Day 2 - Raindrops
Day 2 - Raindrops
Artyste


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Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Kamloops, B.C.
Date: May 2, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750 sec
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2007

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 Day 2 with the Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

It rained today, which is an unusual thing for this area, but which we desperately need. I find that one of the best applications of a B&W photo is to enhance mood. This is never so important as when working with bleaker, darker, starker subjects. When I saw the rain, I knew I had a chance to get something worthy of a conversion.

This shot, while not the most interestingly stunning photograph, reminded me so much of a shot done with B&W film, that I knew I had to include it here. It has, for me, a beautiful and eerie quality to it. Satiny, yet rough. The light play on the skim of water on the wood surface is something I, personally, could stare at for hours.

Don't look for editing techniques here.. this is my personal little secret :) Feel free to comment good and bad, constructive, or destructive, whatever :)

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 05/05/2007 01:41:54 PM
reflections, ripples & drops - excellent abstract beauty.
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 05/05/2007 01:33:21 PM
This is one standout capture. Maybe just a bit too much much black/negative space at the top, but the rest of the image is amazing. The detail and the light is superb. A very serene feeling here. Great capture.
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 05/05/2007 12:50:00 PM
Great catch with the drops coming down. I like the ripples.
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 05/04/2007 09:04:36 PM
Moody and mysterious. I like the effect a lot. I'd be interested to see this cropped just below the diagonal line, keeping only the bottom half. I think the upper half detracts from the punch.
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 05/04/2007 06:57:27 PM
Perhaps some of the top could be cropped out? otherwise, well done.
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 05/03/2007 10:22:38 PM
Wow, very lovely. Mysterious, dark, and beautiful.
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 05/03/2007 09:12:33 PM
The photo has a good, dark feel to it. The light looks liquid, which is fitting since you were photographing rain. I'm wondering if the top part needs to be so large; if a tighter crop at the top might benefit the composition.
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 05/03/2007 06:43:51 AM
Very moody, I can almost feel the gloom of a rainy day here, good quality conversion. As for you editing technique being a 'secret', wasn't it you who said we need to share our techniques so others can learn?... TUT TUT C'mon dude get ya editing techs out... LOL (don't grill me, Im joking)
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 05/03/2007 05:20:42 AM
a magic and haunting photograph .. very mysterious .. i would be hard pressed to know exactly wot this is without reading your comments .. but even so it has a beauty about it that transcends its subject .. the play of light, the droplets and the water radiating out, are all beautiful elements in a most unusual and pleasing image ..
after writing my comment i read kat's 'deduction' .. in a way i liked it better when i didnt know that it was a deck rail!! ..:)
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 05/02/2007 11:51:13 PM
Originally posted by mystopia:
I love the smoothness of the water and the drops suspended, quite a contrast. The tones are very nice. Is this the deck rail?


Indeed it is, nice deduction.
 05/02/2007 11:46:27 PM
I love the smoothness of the water and the drops suspended, quite a contrast. The tones are very nice. Is this the deck rail?
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 05/02/2007 11:40:00 PM
Very interesting shot. It made me look at it real close. I love the tones. Once I gave it good consideration I could see the drips.
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 05/02/2007 11:26:53 PM
I am learning to so appreciate abstract art. When its well done and has such appealing qualities -- like interesting textures and contrasts, and shades. I like it too!

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 05/02/2007 10:22:11 PM
Beautiful. It has a constant sense - drip drip drip - something we can all relate to. The minimal light is so subtle - just enough to create tonal variance.
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 05/02/2007 09:53:01 PM
This is dreadful, which I think is exactly what you were going after. It just glows with dreadfulness. I love it!
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 05/02/2007 08:38:58 PM
Deep darkness and abstract qualities, give this image its punch.....
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 05/02/2007 08:08:04 PM
Lovely and moody. Maybe a bit more definition in the raindrops would really create an even better composition. Your light, which just glances across the surface, really makes the image sing.
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 05/02/2007 07:40:06 PM
I really like the lighting and contrast, I̢۪d probably crop it a little differently; there is a lot of empty space on top that doesn̢۪t do much for the composition. IMO
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 05/02/2007 07:24:10 PM
silky smooth, tones and composition remind me of xion's kitchen entry
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 05/02/2007 07:21:33 PM
Eerie was the first thing that came to mind. Like the lighting quite a bit.
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 05/02/2007 07:16:41 PM
this is so beautiful. i love the light aznd the tones. has a very nice abstract quality to it.
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