Oasis

Comments are welcome.

Very interesting picture!

 

Beautiful colors and composition. From a technical stand point, is this two pictures, or did she hold extremely still?

Thanks for commenting Clemson; this is one photograph, not a composite. The model Kat is excellent at holding a pose.

Linda Carlson

Highly appealing composition - first class use of light and tones - many thanks for sharing, Linda.

Very nice shot. Wonder colours and superb lighting. I would crop just a bit from the left side (behind the model) to put the subject a little more on the thirds. Congrats.

Great concept (a favorite of mine), nice contrast between light & dark, stillness & fluid movement.

 

Best wishes, Jonathan

Thank you Raymond for commenting. I did think about cropping a bit off the light, or darkening that light spot on the rock which draws your eye. I will do that when I print.

Linda

I might have gone a different way with cropping, but the tonality and mood is superb, nevertheless.

Lovely image Linda... the slow shutter speed really adds, and you really caught some nice light on her!

 

Best,

 

Michael

Very beautiful! Best wishes

Linda,This is beautiful for its colors and use of light. However I think I agree with Raymond in that your composition is not as strong as it might be. I believe that he was not referring to the light on the rock but to a well-known rule of composition called the "Rule of Thirds." It is a powerful principle for organizing the composition of an image, in which you place the dominant element (here the figure) in a place of dominant strength on the image. You might want to Google "Rule of Thirds" to find many articles on it. Of course the artist is often unhappy with "rules" so I suggest it be known as the "Perceptive Principle of Thirds." To show you a possible recrop using the principle I upload a suggestion.

 

Regards,

 

Jerry

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for offering your comments and taking the time to rework the image. I looked at your cropped version and I like it too. It does however eliminate the reflection of the figure and a lot of the water which has the beautiful golden tones from sunlight. I think I still prefer my original. I'm familiar with the "rule of thirds" and prefer to ignore it in this case. When I print it I will crop very slightly off of the left side.

All the best,

Linda Carlson

Linda, this is exceptional in style and feel. The reflection is perfect and the feel is felt throughout this entire image. Congrats on such a fine image. Regards, Doug.