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Sun on Water 2


	Sun on Water 2 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. Gerda Grice

Dolores Neilson

This is quite interesting, Gerda!! I like the patterning too!!Good luck with it!!

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July 22, 2002

Robert Pranagal

The patterns are really amazing.
It almost looks as if they were created digitally.
Great abstract...
Cheers,

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July 22, 2002

June Marie Sobrito

Gerda-This is fantastic! Love the patterns, and colors.

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July 22, 2002

- Gerda Grice

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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.

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July 22, 2002

Robert Pranagal

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,

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July 22, 2002

- Gerda Grice

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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

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July 22, 2002

Piper Lehman

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.

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July 25, 2002

- Gerda Grice

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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)

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July 25, 2002

Piper Lehman

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... :)

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July 25, 2002

Piper Lehman

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.

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August 06, 2002

- Gerda Grice

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Thank you so much, Piper. I really appreciate your encouraging words, and I'm delighted that you liked this picture.

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August 06, 2002

Dolores Neilson

Congrats on this wonderful image making finalist, Gerda!! Another winner!! I'm soooo happy for you!!

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August 06, 2002

- Guy D. Biechele

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I'm so glad to see this here. Another one of your wonderful abstracts! Congrats, Gerda.
+Guy

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August 07, 2002

- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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Congrats. great shot.

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August 07, 2002

Robert Pranagal

Hi Gerda!
Congratulations!

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August 07, 2002

June Marie Sobrito

Congratulations, Gerda. Love this shot!

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August 07, 2002

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this is amazing...