December 24, 2017. The Sea Ranch, Sonoma Coast, California. Christmas Eve. A few hours before the previous post’s photo. The storm was coming in. The sky was threatening but the water was still flat calm. It all had a silvery glow that only winter can bestow.
This is the essence.
(Nikon D750; Nikon 28-300 f/3.5-5.6G Zoom. RAW processing in DxO Pro; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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The AuthorMichael Scandling
California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images.
Fine-art photography can be seen at www.amagaphoto.com
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In showing us a silver sliver of light , did you notice how silver is an anagram of sliver? Even better, all you have to do is reverse the second and third letters to turn one word into the other.
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Busted. 😉
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But the picture’s not a bust.
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Glad to know that. In this series, I’m sticking my neck out further and further. Thank you very much.
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Michael,
I have come back for anothe look at this series of images a couple of times, both on my Tablet & PC monitor.
The subtle changes in light, gives a feeling of tranquility and peacefulness, which belies the probable weather conditions.
Well made indeed.
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Thank you David. This means a lot. I very much appreciate the time you have put into looking at this.
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The light, white stripe on the horizon makes this one extra special!
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It’s the streak of light on the horizon that so often grabs me. If you look at the fine art website, you’ll see that I am captured by that streak very often. I am glad to know that I am not the only one.
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So simple, yet very beautiful.
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Thank you. You have made my day.
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I know you appreciate O’Keeffe’s work. I was fortunate enough to visit the exhibit titled Georgia O’Keeffe: The Beyond, and this photo brought her painting with that name immediately to mind.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I thought I knew Georgia’s work pretty well, but I have never seen that one. It clean knocks me out. Additionally, there are echoes of Rothko. Another favorite of mine. To me, the true riches are in simplicity.
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Beautiful shot, Michael. I like the subtle hints of texture in the clouds in the upper third of the image. Well done.
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Thank you very very much. A lot of thought went into those clouds. I don’t know how many versions of this I made before I decided this was the one. A subtle contrast adjustment resulted in very noticeable banding, which is a huge potential liability in digital imaging, but in this case it worked. If you look in the Steel Gallery of the fine art website, you will see a very different rendition of an image that was made within a few minutes of this one.
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Unique representation of yin & yang, separated by a fragment of light.
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It is so gratifying when someone sees what I see. It means that I have successfully communicated. Thank you. And, by the way, I find your work to be very special. And consistently so.
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Another stunning capture! Really love your work.
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Thank you very much!
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Soft. Lovely.
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Thank you.
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So many layers – it’s beautiful, Michael. I love the way that far-off shimmer dissolves.
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Thank you very much, Lynn. It took a delicate touch and many attempts. Moving, for example, a microcontrast slider just one point made a difference. (In DxO it’s called Microcontrast. In Lightroom it’s called Clarity.)
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Oops. Missed this one so I am out of order. Again, these are made for contemplation. I don’t practice mindfulness (I know I’d be better off if I did) and thse would be great subjects.
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Thank you very much. You absolutely got what I intended. As far as mindfulness, I beg to differ: you do practice mindfulness in the form of photography.
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Taking my breath away…
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Thanks Amy. This image and Cat Feet were the two that I wondered if anyone would connect. I’m very glad to see that there’s lots of connection.
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Wow…
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Tune in in the coming week. A similar series regarding unusual takes on flowers is coming up.
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Can’t wait! 🙂 🙂
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You’re the second to know. I am the first. I only thought it up about an hour ago.
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This is hypnotic!
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Thank you very much. And thank you very much for following me.
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You’re very welcome, I like your blog😉
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Thank you very much. I’m still getting into your blog, but so far I like it very much.
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Thank you, Michael ☺️
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Minimalism at it’s best
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Thank you. Yes, it doesn’t get much more minimal than this.
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