Sun on Water 2
Uploaded: July 22, 2002 01:31:41
I liked the patterns created by the late afternoon sun and the reflections of buildings and foliage on the surface of the wading pool in the City Hall square here in Toronto. Taken with my Olympus C-3020Z.
Dolores Neilson July 22, 2002
This is quite interesting, Gerda!! I like the patterning too!!Good luck with it!! #6753Robert Pranagal July 22, 2002
The patterns are really amazing.June Marie Sobrito July 22, 2002
Gerda-This is fantastic! Love the patterns, and colors. #9927Gerda Grice July 22, 2002
Thank you so much, Dolores, June Marie and Robert. I'm delighted you enjoyed this picture.No, Robert, the patterns weren't created digitally. I upped the brightness, saturation and contrast and cleaned up some unwanted specks with Photoshop Elements, but I didn't do anything else to the image. I used ISO 100 and F 4.0 with an Exposure Compensation of -.3 when I took the shot. #9935
Robert Pranagal July 22, 2002
Gerda,I did not mean to suggest that the photo was created artificially.
I was purely amazed at the patterns and their "unreal" looks.
I am absolutely sure that this is the "real" picture that you have taken, without any weird digital manipulations.
It's probably because I am not a native English speaker and sometimes I might get clumsy with the words...
Cheers,
#9945
Gerda Grice July 22, 2002
Oh, Robert, I'm truly sorry if you thought I was somehow offended and felt "accused" by what you'd said. I wasn't at all. If anything, I was pleased that you thought I was artistic enough to have been able to create that kind of design! I wish I were, but unfortunately for me, I'm not. I was the one who didn't make herself clear. All I was trying to do was to indicate that I hadn't had to do anything artistic to get this picture. I love looking at water when the sun is shining on it. Almost always, and especially when there are boats or birds in the water and trees and/or buildings around it, there are really interesting patterns to be seen. My camera seems always to need to have some form of exposure compensation in those situations, but it doesn't seem particularly fussy about which other settings I use (for example, "p" or "a" or "scene").By the way, there's nothing at all wrong with your use of English.
Gerda #9946
Piper Lehman July 25, 2002
Nice shot, Gerda. Love the steelness of the blue against the reflected building colors. This does look like a digital abstract, but it makes it all the more wonderful knowing that it's film! Keep up the nice work. #10105Gerda Grice July 25, 2002
Thank you very much, Piper, for your kind comment. Ouch, I'm really not communicating well at all lately (lol)! This picture was taken with a digital camera (the Olympus C-3020Z). What I meant by saying that the patterns weren't created digitally is that they were there in the picture I took, not added later with software in the editing process. After the mess I've made of communicating in this thread, I'll bet you'd never believe that I taught English Lit. and Comp. up until last year! I'm beginning to have a hard time believing it myself!(lol) #10115Piper Lehman July 25, 2002
Ditto ouch. My mistake. I guess what I meant was that it looks like a PhotoShop creation--purely digital--at first glance. That this is straight from the camera--any camera--makes it more wonderful. Don't be so hard on yourself. The English language doesn't translate very well in type alone. I'm constantly putting my foot in my mouth, as my meaning is usually lost on the majority of readers... :) #10117Piper Lehman August 06, 2002
Congrats, Gerda! This is one of all-time favorite abstracts from any photog I keep up with. I have it stored away in my favorites folder for inspiration. #10730Gerda Grice August 06, 2002
Thank you so much, Piper. I really appreciate your encouraging words, and I'm delighted that you liked this picture. #10735Dolores Neilson August 06, 2002
Congrats on this wonderful image making finalist, Gerda!! Another winner!! I'm soooo happy for you!! #10761Guy D. Biechele August 07, 2002
I'm so glad to see this here. Another one of your wonderful abstracts! Congrats, Gerda.Carolyn M. Fletcher August 07, 2002
Congrats. great shot. #10852Robert Pranagal August 07, 2002
Hi Gerda!June Marie Sobrito August 07, 2002
Congratulations, Gerda. Love this shot! #10943Gerda Grice May 26, 2019
Thank you so much, Ronnie. I'm very glad you like this image. It's one of my favourites. #32539Carol Sherman May 26, 2019
Oh Gerda....I'm so happy for you, this is a wonderful shot and well deserved finalist! #32562Gerda Grice May 26, 2019
Thank you very much, Carol. #32569Gerda Grice May 26, 2019
Ronnie, other people have found these patterns strange, too--but that's just how the water looked that day. The patterns are probably refracted reflections of the buildings and people and birds that are around this wading pool (in which, by the way, wading is forbidden). The same area serves as a skating rink in winter. #81262Gerda Grice May 26, 2019
Thank you very, very much, Stu. I truly appreciate your taking the time to write and your kind compliments! -Gerda (I've enjoyed your work, too!) #89558Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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