The River, a photo from Fyn, East

Photographer's Note

Well actually its a pond which I passed by on my way to work - I spotted this "duckweed" a month ago but all my shots have been "too green" and ordinary (I missed a boat or a duck :-) - but today I captured this "river" for the summer hunt.

Just in case - "The River" the title song from the 1980 Bruce springsteen album.

jhm, carper, Motrem, prlcs, nwoehnl, cmartos, jhonny_blue, jrj has marked this note useful

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jurgen (2074) 2004-06-17 11:46

It does seems a river seen from above. What are those green things? Maybe too many plants. It is common in water that is not flowing.
A lot of green and a little black work well here; you even got shades of green. Good hunt.

WoodPigeon (457) 2004-06-17 11:48

Nice one Jeppe... I was just going to say, it looks like an ariel picture of a river! It's so nice that it looks like some sort of Abstract art thing... the streak of black in the middle leading the eye up to the top is just wonderful!

What exactly is it? From where I come from, I would say it's sweage waste!!!!!

Great stuff!

mathiasmo (1759) 2004-06-17 11:49

Very nice. Looks like a sattelite picture, Jeppe! Contrasts are great!

bazal (7900) 2004-06-17 11:50

Is these green spots algs that have form on the water surface ? Anyway, the picture is curious and interesting. Well seen !

Burnham (2428) 2004-06-17 12:24

Graphism extreme! I like the way this really looks like a map of a river, very well seen and thumbs up for not giving up!

I really like this one.

torben (3100) 2004-06-17 12:34

There are a bit of satellite photo look to this, especially in the thumbnail. Seing the large version it is more obviously water and duckweed, cropping the lower fourth with the reflection of the sky would make it a little more abstact, personally I would prefere that. The study of textures smooth/grainy and colors are very delightful in itself.

Hanssie (11022) 2004-06-17 12:51

It's like a picture from an aeroplane, very beautiful, all this green and the "river" and I like the originality,
it's very nice, Jep !

Piotr (0) 2004-06-17 12:56

River into river, great idea Jeppe, well colours and composition, Bravo :)

baska (0) 2004-06-17 13:10

Very nice photo!
beata

RGatward (20086) 2004-06-17 13:11

That's just great and original, especially good the way you have the 'river' running across the diagonal.

avigur_11 (22535) 2004-06-17 13:31

Wow, you almost fooled me, Jeppe. You used the lack of scale in order to create the ilusion of a huge river. It's a great composition, very well done.

hdl (7035) 2004-06-17 13:41

Very original indeed. I saw this weed around here too, but never bothered to photographed it. I didn't know that it would look that good and abstract. I didn't know what it was. Is it harmful for the fish (no light/no oxigen)? Nice capture!

elihesamian (26149) 2004-06-17 14:03

Hi Jeppe!
at first I didn't understand,...amazing & very interesting catch,the friends here says right,like a sattelite pic,very well seen.
I like it.and lines very nice as diagonal composition you managed it,great.

carper (96) 2004-06-17 14:06

Very special photo,
A realy modern art, very good photo, well seen, great job

Motrem (2392) 2004-06-17 14:50

Very beautiful photo, colours are magnificent and the graph which forms the water is surprising. Very good work.

Très belle photo, les couleurs sont magnifiques et le graphique que forme l'eau est surprenant. Très bien fait.

elroyie (2750) 2004-06-17 15:02

Very interesting frame with good green colour. I liked the lines in this green thing.

Zanni (6108) 2004-06-17 15:25

Which is the trick? I can't say what it seems to me, but I hope it is another thing. A leaf yuo photographed with supermacro function? An icecream of pistachio melted on the asphalt? Casper? A Totti's spit? In any case I like the casual composition.

prlcs (63) 2004-06-17 16:34

Photo très graphique et très colorée. Symbolique mais aussi purement représentative d'un phénomène naturel. Tout bon. Très bien vu, bravo Jeppe !

ephemere33 (9743) 2004-06-17 17:09

très étrange comme cliché...j'ai l'impression de voir un couli de chocolat sur une glace pistache fondue...rire...bien vu ...bravo pour les couleurs...bi

nwoehnl (122) 2004-06-17 17:17

Great abstract feel that this shot has to it, Jeppe. And a fine diagonal from the narrow opening in between the green, although I would probably try a slightly different cropping at the bottom (like the one suggested by Torben) and at the top (have the opening exactly meet the corner). The colors and textures are genuinely delightful in this one. Very creative shot!

RobBrown (1797) 2004-06-17 17:23

Very well spotted Jeppe, colours very vivid ;0)

cmartos (242) 2004-06-17 19:03

Astonishing picture Jeppe. Very well seen and excellent composition and crop. I would have put it to the Neat Image process to soften the surface but well, it's really only a personal taste. A very good one!

manny (22032) 2004-06-18 3:15

Nice Jeppe. I like the diagonal pattern that you used to divide the frame.

Thanks for dropping by.

yesterday (9833) 2004-06-18 3:56

Nature made abstract work, great color and texture.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-06-18 4:57

Interesting the picture and imagination !
I like the colours and light here.
Congratulations

jhm (205061) 2004-06-18 6:35

Excellent leading line, indeed well for summer hunt 2004, the greenness on water gives picture to a carpet, beautiful image Jeppe!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-06-18 11:58

great duck weed here, I really didnt know what it was, very good work

jrj (34843) 2004-06-20 6:23

Very good detail Jeppe, and we really should have a theme of all the pixes you have displayed 'passed on your way to work'.
Artistic and creative presentation