soft evening light

Nice mood shot. I wish the paddler was not cut off on the left side. Good motif shot.

Hi Mark, I knew you'd like this motif...

The paddler on the left helps the image flow from left to right. I almost get the feeling of the hand of man disappearing as we travel left in this image.

This is so Cool..... love the soft light

Congratulations

Very nice Mark, creative and well captured, Congrats!!

Hey Mark, what are your thoughts on this image? Just curious...

ken,

i'll guess that that you're interested in my motivations for creating the photograph, not a critique of it.

i created the photograph because i was there and the light and air were very intriguing. the stillness and quiet represents a typical just-before-sunset adirondack summer experience.

the paddlers were headed towards my position and i knew that they would add an element of gentle movement to the otherwise static scene. i also was struck by the fact that all of the mechanized forms of watercraft seemed to be respectful of the quiet.

i chose to create a triptych instead of a continuous panoramic (i had my panoramic camera with me) because i like the visual dynamic created by breaking the scene into individual components.

as a continuous pano, the photograph would create a very pleasant mood and be an attractive representation of the adirondacks. the eye would flow pretty seamlessly across the surface of the print.

as a triptych, it is still collectively pleasant and attractive, but the eye is forced to deal with individual segments of the scene. consequently, the photograph(s) also become a statement about photography and the selective eye of the photographer. each individual segement of the triptych creates a very different interpretation of the scene (which you recognized in your first comments/post). there is a story that flows from left to right (or vice versa) that would not be so readily apparent in a continuous panoramic.

does this answer your question?

Yup, thanks for the reply.