Reorientation
by PenelopeK

Comment by bohemka:
Well done. Clever. Nice lines and contrast. Like a musical note for the stranded.

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by PenelopeK:

Originally posted by Ann: The top half is a fairly ordinary photo, but then the painterly bottom half transforms it into something completely different, almost alien. What happens if you take more off the top? Does the balance get better or worse? (I'm asking, I don't have an answer.)

Glad you asked. I hope we'll encourage and welcome these sorts of discussions in this thread. I like the context provided by the top part. I also rather like the contrast of the plainness, or let's call it simplicity, of the top part against the vibrance of the lower part. You still get that with a bit more taken off the top, but it does quickly start to feel unbalanced to me. If I was to go in that direction I would crop it so that just the fingers of the docks plus a tad of the walkway connecting them showed, which I did consider by the way, but then it seemed to become "just" pretty patterns in the water.

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by Elaine:
Love the color and pattern in the water.

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by Ann:
The top half is a fairly ordinary photo, but then the painterly bottom half transforms it into something completely different, almost alien. What happens if you take more off the top? Does the balance get better or worse? (I'm asking, I don't have an answer.)

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by Enlightened:
So peaceful, I can imaging standing there!

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by dafletchr:
Beautiful shot! The composition, detail and processing - just stunning!

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by kichu:
Oh wow, this has an amazing feel to it. I really like this a lot.

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by rooum:
Lovely light and reflection. Very calming.

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by Melethia:
This does indeed work very well as an abstract - and a very lovely, well constructed one. Great geometrics, warm tones - it works very well!

2014 Photo a week. #1: Dusk at Allen Harbor
by PenelopeK

Comment by sfalice:
Ohhhhh, nice. lovely colors here.