La Jolla Abstract

[Arthur Morris]

Sometimes it pays to push the shutter button when nobody else would :) (From the San Diego IPT.)

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop to save the whites" 1/500 sec. at f/11.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Terry Olmsted]

Oh Wow, Arthur. I love this one. Beautiful design! Sure glad you pushed the shutter button!

[Charles Scheffold]

Certainly has a nice feel to it. Makes me think of warm summer, tropical, surf boards leaning up against a cabana at the beach. California that's for sure!

thanks
Charles

[DanWalters]

Interesting lines and I really like the color. Very abstract!

[Chris Martinez]

Very cool, very abstract.
The different colours and textures are are really something.

[Tom Rambaut]

I have found this photo taking up quite a lot of viewing time.

My mind is saying "Am I looking at one bird or more than one bird" and " Just what parts of the bird am I looking at?". I'm assuming that this is a Pelican of sorts. Also " What angle am I viewing this bird or birds?'

I like this sort of thing. Thanks

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks all. Tom, it is a pelican from behind. The bird is preening it's left underwing.

[Pieter de Waal]

Ah, thanks for the explanation Arthur, I was also trying to figure out the shooting angle. I love these abstracts and the colours and textures in this one make it particularly appealing.

[Arthur Morris]

Pieter, YAW. I was about on the same level as the bird, perhaps a bit above it.

[Marina Scarr]

Hey Artie:

I really like the fact that you were thinking out of the box here. It's not always easy to do. (at least not for me.) The colors really pop here and I like the design. I feel however that there is a bit too much going on to digest it all. I have taken the liberty of altering it just a tad.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Marina. I thought of a very similar crop that eliminated the blue on the right...