Simplicity

[Arthur Morris]

I saw this patch of beach grass in the snow right near the parking lot at Jones Beach, West End in early morning as I set out to look for Snowy Owls (in the snow). Three hours later, mission accomplished, I grabbed the fish eye to create this image. I had to clone out just a bit of snow fencing in each upper corner.

Canon 15mm fish eye with the Canon EOS-1D MIII. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 1/3 stops: 1/200 sec. at f/9 in manual mode.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Ed Vatza]

Good title, Artie. Not a whole lot I can say. I like it! Comp is excellent. The sweeping movement toward the UL is just perfect. Good eye.

[Grady Weed]

Jones Beach sounds like the place to go to when in New York. Simple is right, but elegant. Clean whites and a touch of wispy grass. This says clean to me, quiet and serene.

[denise ippolito]

Artie, I'm on my lap-top so I'm not sure but it looks like you have a a couple of lines in BG to clean-up before print. Like the composition -it is simple , for my own taste I would have liked the shadows at base be stonger or completely gone- that's just my opinion

[Julie Kenward]

Gorgeous! Very zen of you, Artie! I think you should rename it "The Golden Arches." :D;):D

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Julie, That put a smile on my face, but you have got to admit, these arches are a bit more elegant. I was inspired by all that fresh snow.

[Aristotle Georgiou]

Very creative Art.

I like the colour of the grass against the snow and excellent flowing composition.

[Julie Kenward]

Yes, Artie, but wouldn't it be nice if we all thought of this image instead of that one when someone said that phrase? I may never think of McD's the same way again... :D:D:D

[Mike Moats]

Hey Artie, very artistic comp. Love the simplicity. Well done.

[Anita Bower]

I love these gentle grasses bending over. The composition is gorgeous.
I, do, find myself wanting the grasses to stand out a bit more, or be a more substantial part of the image.

Anita Bower