Minimalism

[Ken Rennie]

From the same shoot as the misty images from Derwentwater. It has some instant wow but little lasting appeal as there is little to see. Ken

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice one, I guess it's hard to wrap your head around a minimalist image, This really focuses your eye on the canoe however.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the instant Wow - it works and leaves the kayaker almost floating in the air if it weren't for the reflection.

 

[TimMc]

The instant wow is certainly present. I am left with a real appreciation of the fine line the processing takes on the light shades of grey. I find that no easy task and this photo does it really well.

 

[BlackRockArt]

From the same shoot as the misty images from Derwentwater. It has some instant wow but little lasting appeal as there is little to see. Ken
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Hi Ken, I love the clean look.

Oliver

 

[Ken Rennie]

The instant wow is certainly present. I am left with a real appreciation of the fine line the processing takes on the light shades of grey. I find that no easy task and this photo does it really well.

Tim I usually try and get detail in my images but decided not to try here. I have used a lot of dehaze to get to this stage, on the original RAW file the hills aren't visible and the canoeist is barely visible. I then decided that the tiny amount of detail visible in the water should be taken to almost pure white. I may process a few monochromes like this. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

Hi Ken, I love the clean look.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver, I usually process my water to have some detail but taking it to white certainly makes the canoeist and reflection stand out. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

Nice one, I guess it's hard to wrap your head around a minimalist image, This really focuses your eye on the canoe however.

Ben it may be Emperor's new clothes and I will wake up and wonder why I have produced images with almost no detail. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

I like the instant Wow - it works and leaves the kayaker almost floating in the air if it weren't for the reflection.

Alan I may remove the reflection and see what it looks like. Ken

 

[MonikaC]

I love this, Ken! The boater really makes it.

 

[JimFox]

Love it Ken.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I just upgraded my computer setup to the Mac Studio and Apple Display. My 'old' computer is a 2019 iMac (intel based). The new Mac Studio is one step up from the base model. While I'm still in the processing of setting up this beast, I'm already noticing significant speed improvements. Lightroom imports and preview generation take a fraction of the time. Exports are nearly instantaneous. And this thing is dead quiet. I've also processed some images in Topaz Sharpen AI and the processing of the image is so much quicker than on the old machine.

Much to do yet since I decided on a fresh install (not a migration from the old computer) but this is fun!View attachment 51261

Ben it may be Emperor's new clothes and I will wake up and wonder why I have produced images with almost no detail. Ken

Don’t go by me I am pretty traditional and set in my ways I am still trying to get to a point where I can do good color landscapes with lots of detail

I enjoy all of your images and consider you a very good artist in this craft,

it takes a longtime to aquirr some tastes I love classical music but I never made the grade on opera or baroque