Trip Through Your Wires

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 14 August 2008 in Miscellaneous.

taken at the golf course...

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Comments (9)

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great shot, love the diagonal lines and the gradient blue in the sky. Nice one

14 Aug 2008 4:08pm

kdl212 from Brooklyn, United States

i like power line shotsa lot, but I disagree with Graham. I don't like the sky turning black at the top. Unnaturally dark, which is too dark for my tastes

14 Aug 2008 4:34pm

Gary from Cochise County, United States

This is really an interesting combination. Different and it is good.

14 Aug 2008 5:42pm

@Gary: Thank you so much, Gary. Very much appreciated. :)

danthro from Suburbia, United States

i like it. i know a lot of people (not all) say to remove powerlines from shots, those people would probably be really annoyed to see those lines across as beautiful a sky shot as this one. but i think sometimes they can add beauty or make a composition more interesting. and if they don't, it's still reality, why does it irritate so much to be faced with a tiny little piece of it? i agree with graham about the gradient, even if it's 'unnatural' or not what it looked like in reality. i guess i can go either way, i don't think photos need to always show what was real or not; i just don't like it when something is represented as real when it's not.

14 Aug 2008 10:59pm

@danthro: I really appreciate your opinion. When I looked back at the original, there was already a bit of a gradient to begin with. Not sure if it had to do with the lens hood or circular polarizer filter or both. The only thing I adjusted was the contrast and saturation...I liked how it brought out the bigger cloud against the blue sky. As far as the power lines go, I thought it added interest. Had they not been there, I think it would be a really boring photo.

I have an appreciation for images that may seem unreal/unnatural (or at least have added unnatural elements such as textures and such); however, I do agree with you, I don't like it when the artist/photography presents an image as real when it certainly is not.

Thanks again, danthro. :)

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Nicely done...good eye

15 Aug 2008 12:22am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

It always pays to look up ... love this, Melissa!

15 Aug 2008 1:18am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Given that a photography is an interpretation of reality, I find the notion of a "unnatural" looking photograph rather amusing. I guess I'm not a "realist" because with rare exceptions, I don't take photos with the idea of duplicating reality.

15 Aug 2008 8:30pm

@Twelvebit: very true. excellent point. :)