acjtucson 0 Posted September 14, 2007 I was recently driving by the Salton Sea in late afternoon. The temperature was about 110 degrees. I saw these beautiful reflections studding the surface of the sea. I wondered why no one was around to enjoy this curious scene. I parked near the water and got out of my car. Within a minute, I was overcome by the combination of a gazillion buzzing flies and the stench of dead fish cooking in the summer heat. This was a tough one to take.I took it with my Nikon D-200. The dead fish and oppressive heat and buzzing flies made me oblivious to any settings. It is minimally tooled in Photoshop with slight temp and contrast adjustment. Link to comment
stp 6 Posted September 14, 2007 Very interesting environmental image. It captures the essence of a story, and it has an aesthetic element as well. Nicely done. Link to comment
Charles_Webster 226 Posted September 14, 2007 If you hadn't told us these were dead fish, I wouldn't have guessed. I like the picture and the concept, but if dead fish was the subject, you need to say it stronger in the picture itself. The picture is interesting for its own sake however, and is meaningful just as it is, with no explanation. Link to comment
acjtucson 0 Posted September 14, 2007 Thank you both for your comments. I had some shots that had some dead fish on the shore in the foreground but it seemed to detract from the serenity of the water. I suppose more of a close up of one in the foreground would have been interesting. To tell the truth, it was about all I could do to stand and fire off a few quick ones. Link to comment
cphilpott 0 Posted October 29, 2008 This works very well on so many levels. Nearly an abstract, nearly non-representational, strongly high key. Good stuff. Even with a simple title and no story this works. With the story it is even stronger. Link to comment
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