the power of water

Just wondering if you feel this photo conveys the power of water. This was taken at night and there were many colored lights reflecting different casts on the water. This is why I went with sepia.



exif: D7000, 55 1.2 manual focus @ f4, 2.5 sec. iso 1250. Shot with mirror up mode, leaning on the bridge's parapet.

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Marcel said:

Just wondering if you feel this photo conveys the power of water. This was taken at night and there were many colored lights reflecting different casts on the water. This is why I went with sepia.

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exif: D7000, 55 1.2 manual focus @ f4, 2.5 sec. iso 1250. Shot with mirror up mode, leaning on the bridge's parapet.

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This is a question of a person's perception of "power". To many people, the movement of the water is inherently linked to power as still waters have NO perceptible erosive abilities.

How-ever, this shot evokes a sense of fluidity and grace to me, the antithesis of power.

This is a wonderfully evocative shot!

(In other words, I like it.)

Might be interesting to the the original shot with the colored lights.

"Power" is not what comes to my mind when I view this. I have to agree with Pete -- more of "grace and fluidity".
I love the curvy softness of the line flow. Beautiful shot, Marcel.

Yeah, I'm with Helene & Pete on this one. Grace and fluidity is a good way to put it. Softness comes to mind, too. Great shot, Marcel.

tracsoft said:

Might be interesting to the the original shot with the colored lights.

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Here is the original straight shot just converted to jpeg and reduced in size:

I like them both. I agree with the other commentators that the first photo feels more graceful and full of movement rather than a power/energy feel while the second photo has a real unearthly dream-like feel to it.

Thanks a million for the feedback guys and gal. I appreciate your input.

I agree with all of the above, graceful, fluid, changeable. When I equate power and water it is usually on a more vast scale, like the ocean or a raging river. Beautiful shot, I love the composition, it captures the different angles of flow nicely.