Blue

[Cheryl Slechta]

I don't have much time this week but found an image I'd cropped and kept of the water on
Lake Wauberg where I take a lot of bird photos in the winter. I liked the reflections of the
shore grasses on the water but especially liked the tones of blue. I used slight Topaz Adjust Venice and Nik Reflector effects to warm it up.

Thanks for looking. C&C welcome:)

[Myer Bornstein]

Cherylsomething missing, but am not sure what it is. The picture does not turn me on. Sorry my opinion

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, I like the blue tones also and sometimes we can find some interesting patters in the water. I see what looks like noise in some of the darker areas. The OOF wavelet in the FG is distracting to me.:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Myer and Denise, thanks for viewing and your comments:)

[Paul Lagasi]

The theme is blue and this is blue....like the blue and gold colors, but a blue duck would pop this one :o ..thanks for sharing

[Kerry Perkins]

Cheryl, blue it is and I like the nice sky in the water. I do agree that it could use an element or a treatment to add visual interest. Have you tried Simplify or Detail? I think going more toward the abstract would help this one.

[Indranil Sircar]

Hi Cheryl, I like this as an abstract. I can almost feel the waves. As a blue theme, this works.

[Mark Fuge]

I have to agree with the group on this Cheryl. While it has some interest, it lacks something strong for a subject or even abstraction.

Maybe a Sphere, Twist or Polar/Rec filter would make it happen.

But ... as they say. ;) :D

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Cheryl,

Greetings. Well, I kinda like it (and have taken a similar approach on occasion). I like the color contrast. The problem that I've struggled with is the dof which puts the fg & bg out of focus. A TS lens is on my want-to-buy list for just this purpose (among others). Otherwise, I think the in focus center requires a stronger subject/focal point unless completely abstract.

Thanks for posting...

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Cheryl Slechta]

Michael - I think you've hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the insight - I intellectually knew it had both fg and bg that were oof but somehow it didn't translate into "this has something wrong with it" (I liked the colors - that's my reason for being blind to the other problems:)).

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Michael - I think you've hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the insight - I intellectually knew it had both fg and bg that were oof but somehow it didn't translate into "this has something wrong with it" (I liked the colors - that's my reason for being blind to the other problems:)).

One thing you might consider is a pano crop (one of the thinks that I do ;) )...

Cheers,

-Michael-