The golden-green glow through the seemingly endless trees caught my eye as I headed back to my car when the light at Guide Falls in northern Tasmania grew too dim, and my waterfall-photo eyes were fatigued after a couple of hours there.
This ended up being by far the best photo of the day.
Fabulous texture and color, would love to have this hanging in my kitchen. Great branches too, love how they just seem to aimlessly move about and through.
I like it as is, however, I am curious as to why you did not flip this one horizontally.
Thanks for your kind words, Joe.
And to answer your question: because I don't LIE, Joe! Or maybe I'm left-handed - no, hang on, that's a lie. I hope to let people see the wonder I've seen in the world - not what I might have, but didn't see. Some sort of purist at heart. Might err... adapt, if it cost me sales. ;-)
I just flipped this one, and it looks all wrong. Maybe because I know the falls are down to the left, and behind me, the path is to the right, up the slope...
What do others think?
Odd. I like the first, true-to-life, image; but I *love* the second, flipped, image. It's even somehow easier for me to see the glowing light in the flipped image - and it's the one I definitely want hanging in my kitchen. :)
Thanks, Evelyn! I'm still torn...
Whoa. So when this first came up, I thought it was a rendering of a photograph. Then I opened it. I would feel so lucky to have taken this shot. It is beautiful.
I love this left/right sub-theme!
Thanks, Ruth. It is one of my favourites. I DO feel very lucky to have taken it. It was a magical moment, with that glowing filigree. One of those special ones.
Looking longer at the flipped image, it looks more and more right. This could drive me (more) crazy if it weren't for the fact that I can't see that I'd ever print a flipped image, or ultimately prefer it to the "real" thing.
Great image Chris ! In an odd way it reminds me of cracks seen in the ground during drought except this one is gloriously green.
Thanks, Sandra! Yes, bit of a variant on those endless fractal-type aspects of nature.
Great image Chris, it looks like a painting to me. I do prefer the image flipped with the branches leading me in from the left.
In saying that I can understand your desire to stick to reality and can certainly respect that.
Thanks, Alan. Yes, compositional instincts in conflict with truth-telling imperative.