Look Closer
Torrential
Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, FL, United States) on 17 September 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
At Epcot, there is no shortage of water by the look of this fountain's torrential output... kind of reminds me of a great word image from an old, old book...
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. (Genesis 7:11)
Y'know, maybe that old gent in my yesterday "Inspiration" shot is really this same old guy, Noah. Except it really isn't raining all that much... yet.
Hmm.
@KMF: thanks
@Shutterbug: Thanks; it's quite impressive in real life...
e. from Washington DC, United States
Also, in answer to your post on this picture, the Sarah B. Duke Gardens are at Duke University. Sorry about the late reply. I didn't have internet for a while.
17 Sep 2007 6:17am
@e.: Thanks, your shot of the Duke Gardens show that to be a really beautiful place.
Mandy from South Africa
Wow, this is lovely VF!!! I love the angle you've taken this at it really gives you the impression that this is a HUGE fountain of water...but then again I'm guessing at Epcot everything is on a rather large scale??? :)
Thank you so much for stopping by at my blog over the weekend and for your always encouraging comments. My wedding and the cricket shoot both went very well and I will be posting a series of the wedding pics from tomorrow. :) I'm trying to check out everyone's blogs before I start work on the cricket shoot as they need to have the prints by this afternoon!!! :) I hope you have a blessed day my friend and a lovely week.
17 Sep 2007 6:22am
@Mandy: This is a pretty big fountain Mandy. So it was easy to just cut a visual slice of it to offer here. I'm glad it's had the desired impact. Thanks for your supportive comments today.
Glad your cricket shoot and wedding are done. Enjoy your week ahead, with blessings, m'lady!
@Craiger: Well, thank you Craiger.
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
wow,this is really lovely VF!hmm,where are all the animals?!
17 Sep 2007 8:50am
@tyan: Heh, I guess those animals are walking up the ramp, two by two -- just beyond the reach of my lens.
@Sriram: Floods of appreciation Sriram.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A cool and refeshing capture VF.....Wonderful!
17 Sep 2007 9:02am
@MaryB: A most cool and refreshing comment; thanks MaryB.
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine; and I appreciate the invite to come into your political sphere, but must decline. Actually I am a poli/sci major and years ago I used to dabble a bit in politics in my home state.
Lost Valley View from Canada
Wow! Look at the how that water is cascading! I can hear it!! There is a smoothness to this water that reminds me of a classical movement of poetic music.
17 Sep 2007 11:29am
@Lost Valley View: LVV, I couldn't get to your site today. Has Am3 lost your site? Thank you for the nice comment; I like the idea of this scene to music.
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Wonderful falling water shot Viewfinder I like the abstract division of space into verticals and horizontals !
It's true - we DID think alike! :))
17 Sep 2007 12:52pm
@Bron: So does this mean certain minds think alike? Dare we use the term "great" to describe? Heh, thanks for your nice comment -- even more for your fountain shot at your place. It's really refreshing.
@Myst: Appreciating your comment today Myst.
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
It's interesting how you made the water heavy, like a solid object rather than liquid. Beautifully done.
17 Sep 2007 1:43pm
@Seraphine: Thanks, it's a pretty impressive fountain. But I think the water's solid look came from choosing a particular perspective from which I shot this photo.
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thank you Eleftheria.
@jen: Thank you Jen, I appreciate your comment. And I gotta say it again, your baby anole shot is really nicely macroed/zoomed or whatever you did to get in so close.
@Michael Rawluk: Ha! Just hang onto something solid and find your feet; you'll be fine.
Josh from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
It'd be nice if you had a longer exposure. But this is cool too!
17 Sep 2007 6:01pm
@Josh: Thanks for the suggestion, but why a longer exposure?
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
I like the how the water falling seemed to form a pattern of lines. Longer exposure to capture a softer, continuous effect of the water motion.
17 Sep 2007 6:49pm
@Celialee: Thank you, I am glad you see the importance of the pattern of lines which was captured here. I appreciate the insight on the longer exposure. Not that the longer exposure suggestion is wrong, but in real time this is not a "soft" fountain; the waters are like a cataract and there is much rushing of great quantities of water which I believe is better reflected in the less docile image as it is presented today.
But now I am curious; perhaps another time I will try the longer exposure approach on this fountain and see how the two images may differ. Thanks!
LuisRodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal
Great Shot VF!! So when you start posting D80 photos ;)
17 Sep 2007 7:04pm
@LuisRodrigues: When? Where have you been the last five or six days? Ha-ha!
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow!! That’s an avalanche of water, if ever I saw one!! This is an ace shot, VF! And a most apt quote too! :)
17 Sep 2007 7:48pm
@Rebecca: Well thank you kindly, m'lady. I appreciate this very big compliment.
Amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Love the simplicity of this Viewfinder!! Very nicely framed and shot!!
17 Sep 2007 8:24pm
@Amy: Hey Amy, thanks! And I do truly love your tipi shot today. It's perfectly placed and brings back memories.
Bron from Canberra, Australia
I don't think "great" minds is too much of a stretch VF! haha cheers Bron :)
18 Sep 2007 4:55am
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Nice waterfall capture - it almost looks like straw until it joins the turbulent stream.
18 Sep 2007 9:12pm
Nikon D50
1/80 second
F/6.0
450 mm (35mm equiv.)