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Subject: [Leica] Early Winter Trees Reflected on White's Pond
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 10:59:48 +0530
References: <5BDEA541-8463-4FD4-9B84-0D3889259DAB@mac.com>

Tough to get A Monet feel in B&W - it looks just too messy to my eyes. I
would guess that the contrast offered by colour would be essential for the
impressionistic feel.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Jack McLain <jackmclain at mac.com> wrote:

> I?m not sure if this image works or not.  I was looking for a ?Monet-like?
> feeling. Abstract at first glance and then making sense as waterscape with
> early winter foliage reflections from unseen trees on the shore over the
> lily pads.  I?ve tried to crop out some elements from the bigger frame but
> I really dont like doing that as I originally composed through the
> viewfinder what we see here.
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jmclainaz/LUGgallery1/Whites+Pond+No_2+Reflections-.jpg.html
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jmclainaz/LUGgallery1/Whites+Pond+No_2+Reflections-.jpg.html
> >
>
> Is the image too busy? Too confusing?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jack McLain
>
> in Tucson, AZ
>
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