August 12, 2020 — Sonoma County Coast, California; Recently — My Office
Not to minimize the point, but minimalism brings me maximum enjoyment. If I can focus on the one thing that is the scene and reduce or completely banish the rest, it opens up a new world. The more I take away, the more there is to see. The first version was what I envisioned when I took the shot.
Then, as part of my immersion into black and white, I took another look at this image a few weeks ago. The other night I took yet another look. This time the color remained but almost everything else went away. I also broke a cardinal rule by going to almost pure white. The luminosity reading is 98 on a scale of 100 near the edges.
The evolution, early to late, is here for your perusal.
More to come.
(Nikon D850, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G VR. RAW processing and initial editing in DxO PhotoLab 3.3; Final editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
Love the minimalism…soft tint of blue…nice title too Michael ~ sending creative vibes 💫
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Thanks, Hedy!
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All I am saying is give the last picture a chance. The blue tint works for me, and the almost pure white is fine as long as you include a border the way you did; call it the thin blue line.
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Thank you. More to come.
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I’m so glad you …’broke the cardinal rule’! 😉
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😉😊🙏
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Beautifully rendered, Michael, and I know a lot of work goes into creating an image as clean and subtle as this one. The one problem with viewing a very minimal image like this online is that I feel that seeing it in person, as a print, would keep me more engaged. Well, one of these days when we get past this virus, you will have a show and maybe I will be there. 🙂
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Thank you very much, Lynn. These are intended to be viewed large. I would be very happy for you to see them in person. Large. May the day come soon.
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After looking at all three I thought I liked the color more but after comparing it to the first I think the small puff of brightness over the horizon (?) makes the the first image more to my liking.
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Thanks very much. This is very different from the earlier color versions. I like both color and BW for different reasons.
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