JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Utah Abstract
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 25 June 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
This is to participate in Willow's "Abstract" project for today. It is not a true abstract, but it certainly is my kind of abstract. This was along the Queen's Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon NP.
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LIGHTING WORKSHOP - I have an all day lighting workshop Saturday in Portland. I have major preparation to do, including learning my lighting system from scratch and completing some assignments. Thus will be doing limited commenting and responding until Monday.
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"Hawks have the power to soar high above the earth, giving them a perspective previously only available to the inhabitants of the heavens above. . . . Soaring in the province of the heavenly bodies of the sun, the stars, and the wind that moves the clouds reminds us to consider a larger perspective, one that inspires us to move through the world we inhabit with strength, certainty, and grace."
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24x36mm from Toronto, ON, Canada
An interesting choice to use B&W for abstract. nicely done
25 Jun 2009 5:42am
Dulcie from Danville, United States
I really love the use of the twisted tree branches as a frame for the hint of the scene behind. Very provocative! Have a successful workshop!
25 Jun 2009 6:00am
@Dulcie: Thank you.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I adore driftwood in any condition...lovely pic :)
25 Jun 2009 7:34am
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
what a really fantastic B&W this is!.....Ansel would have been proud of this one!
25 Jun 2009 7:42am
@Ian Bramham: Thank you, Ian.
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
en N&B, l'arbre mort, usé et lacéré, une belle nature morte torturé par les intempéries, une allégorie de la vie ..
25 Jun 2009 8:14am
@Alivia: Very nice insight, Dane.
@Veronique: Merci.
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Tu as parfaitement saisi la lumière sur ces bois flottés. Une très très belle image Jack !
25 Jun 2009 8:55am
@Marie LC: Merci, Marie.
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
beautiful driftwood ! light and texture are exquisite ! nice image
25 Jun 2009 9:24am
@Anna.C: Merci, Anna.
Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(old Pembroke dock boy,Wales), Germany
A natural abstract is what I´d call it,nice shot !!
25 Jun 2009 9:43am
Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy
A cool natural abstract, I like the choice if black and white.
25 Jun 2009 10:26am
@Luca Bobbiesi: Thank you.
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
A beautiful light for this B / W tortured! Good WE to you.
25 Jun 2009 11:27am
@Mathilde Collot: Thank you, Mathilde.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
A very beautiful light and composition !
25 Jun 2009 11:59am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Exquisite subject matter, Jack ... hope you have a great workshop ... learning and stretching our boundaries at any age is a real treat ... ron!
25 Jun 2009 12:36pm
@Ron: Thanks, Ron.
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
What a great old tree! wonderful composition-It works well in the abstract category!
25 Jun 2009 1:02pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Magnificent find - beautiful natural sculpture.
25 Jun 2009 1:09pm
@dobbino: Thank you.
@B. Thomas: Thanks, Barb.
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
A good rendition of textures. Interesting natural shapes.
25 Jun 2009 2:34pm
Don from spokane, United States
A fine black and white image. I like how you've exposed and processed to give the old wood a nice, bright look. Very nice picture.
25 Jun 2009 2:55pm
@Don: Thanks, Don.
Ajay from Pune, India
This definitely is an abstract of a tree. The curved lines are appearing so neat in the black and white tone.
25 Jun 2009 2:59pm
@Ajay: Thanks, Ajay.
@Aurore: Merci.
@Betty: Thanks, Betty.
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A lovely composition and great tones in the B&W.
25 Jun 2009 4:11pm
@Steve Rice: Thanks, Steve.
@Sarah Schneider Photography: Thanks, Sarah.
lydia from Paris, France
Looks like a sculpture , I love this picture in B&W , great Jack !
25 Jun 2009 4:45pm
@lydia: Merci, Lydia.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Great shot..... and whatever you think is abstract..... IS !!!! Beautiful capture!!! And b&w works quite well here!!!
25 Jun 2009 5:48pm
Isabelle from Liège, Belgium
Very nice in B&W, I like the textures of the wood, well done!
25 Jun 2009 6:29pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
Magnificent! The B&W conversion brings out the textures of this driftwood. One can only imaging the journey this tree has taken from seedling to sea and back.
Good luck on your lighting workshop, it sounds like a great learning experience. No rush on replies or comments.
25 Jun 2009 6:59pm
@Barbara: Thanks, Barb. I completed my assignments, and decided to try to learn my flash system in the class. Right now, I rarely use flash except for a little fill light, and I doubt that that will change much.
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
That tree has experienced quite a bit. Great shot.
25 Jun 2009 7:26pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
beautiful texture of this wood to be years of life!
friendships, jack!
25 Jun 2009 8:07pm
@marc battault: Merci, Marc.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The tones are amazing! This is such a great composition...tangled yet so perfectly easy to see from end to end. Great, Jack!
25 Jun 2009 8:20pm
@bluechameleon: Thank you, Sharon.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Fantastic, this deserves a real in depth look, love the convolutions of texture, tone and shape.
25 Jun 2009 9:59pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks, Richard.
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
Wonderful textures and lines. Nature is an amazing artist and you've captured it's work perfectly.
25 Jun 2009 11:06pm
@Chris Parr: Thanks, Chris.
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Great job of textures and shapes. BW is an excellent decision!
25 Jun 2009 11:57pm
@xavier cardell: Gracias.
marianne from Toulouse, France
Very beautiful dead wood !!!! a very nice light on your B&W !!!
26 Jun 2009 12:31am
willow from Chelsea, United States
I almost used something similar - nature really does create the best stuff, abstract or not and you have presented her work beautifully here. Thanks for playing!
26 Jun 2009 1:17am
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks, dj.
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Excellent work here, Jack. Hope you learned lots today in your workshop!
28 Jun 2009 5:43am
Nikon D80
1/320 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
63 mm (35mm equiv.)