Shot RAW, used auto settings in conversion to file to work with in PSCS3.
In PSCS3, made copy file and ran through Photomatix plugin. Cropped slightly and worked on removing many dust-bunnies. Worked with curves and brightness/contrast to adjust tones. Saturated colours a bit more, applied a light pink filter to increase colour further. Dodged/burned slightly in a 50% grey layer blended in soft light. Resized, final slight colour/contrast adjustment, sharpened for web, saved for web.
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Place: 16 out of 132 Avg (all users): 6.3315 Avg (commenters): 8.0526 Avg (participants): 6.1311 Avg (non-participants): 6.4309 Views since voting: 2654 Views during voting: 430 Votes: 184 Comments: 24 Favorites: 8 (view)
just gorgeous .. love the soft rushing water .. almost feminine .. the jumping droplets forming those intricate little patterns is a wonderful bonus .. stunning .. !!..:)
Sorry I didn't have time to comment during the challenge. I voted the last day. I wondered why I liked this abstract so much. Then tonight after rollover I saw it was by Ursula. The straws of water almost looked like the fur in the mane of some mythical multi-colored horse. I could not take my eyes off of it. I figured it would not do well at all because it was abstract. Boy was I wrong! I gave this a 10. Congratulations on such a beautiful creation.
so I've been trying to find something to comment on as to why I'm only giving this a 9 r/t a 10. The composition is perfect; meets the challenge perfectly; maybe the white patch in the far upper right corner?
later -- forget all that, I'm just changing it to a 10.
If I were you I surely would have had a hard time deciding to place this photo in the 1 sec exposure challenge vs. the abstract motion. The lines are so smooth it almost looks like a painting. Nice variety of hues in the water, as well.
That's wonderful! The impression of the great pressure and distortion of the water over the rocks is terrific. It feels like this powerful image is just barely contained within the frame. It's not an abstract, and yet it is. It's literal, and yet it's also figurative. I just love that double identity. 8.
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