Why resolution is not everything

[Michael Nagel]

Last year, the evening light was wonderful when we made a walk at the lake.

Golden Ripples

Best regards,
Michael

[Asher Kelman]

Originally Posted by Michael Nagel

Last year, the evening light was wonderful when we made a walk at the lake.

Golden Ripples

You're so right, Michael, one our great mistakes is a consuming quest for detail to the detriment of what feelings can be generated by the shapes and color, alone. This picture exemplifies that great value of texture and simple shape buttoned down with a classic placement of a stopping point of interest. With just gold and black, the silhouetted bird could have morphed from the darkness between the gold, giving a sense of unity between it and the gold-reflected in the waters below.

Yes it's sentimental but boldly so! I like it. :)

Asher

[Michael Nagel]

Thanks Asher, yes it is sentimental, but I like the simplicity. When you look at the elements making up this picture, it is just golden lines on a black canvas.

Not sentimental at all, but the message stays the same:

Unbenannt

Best regards,
Michael

[Asher Kelman]

Originally Posted by Michael Nagel

Thanks Asher, yes it is sentimental, but I like the simplicity. When you look at the elements making up this picture, it is just golden lines on a black canvas.

Not sentimental at all, but the message stays the same:

Unbenannt

Best regards,
Michael

Michael,

I added white space above and below as this deserves a light free setting as it's so gentle. What's fascinating to me, is that the lines of the trees curve inwards towards the summit and the sky. This gives the impression to me of "making an effort" as if they had some goal to reach.

Asher

[Michael Nagel]

Thanks Asher - the additional space really helps.

I am thinking of continuing the series in a more general manner, so 'Landscape - Travel' would no longer be suited.

Best regards,
Michael

[Michael Nagel]

Flowers do not always need abundance of detail:

Flou

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Michael

[Jerome Marot]

Originally Posted by Michael Nagel

Unbenannt

This is really good. The colors (little), the composition with the slow progression from darkness to light and, as Asher noted "the lines of the trees curve inwards towards the summit and the sky". Superbe.

[Michael Nagel]

Thanks Jerome.

[fahim mohammed]

Beautiful images Michael. Indeed high resolution is not needed in these particular instances and
presentation.

Lovely.

Thank you.

[Michael Nagel]

Thanks Fahim. When I am on my 'Quest for Light', there are days when I see what I show in this thread.

Same lake, different place, half an hour later than the first one posted in this thread:

Abendmöwen

No need for more detail...

Best regards,
Michael

[Michael Nagel]

When the day way mainly gray, it is always a pleasure to see the clouds open up.

Wolken reißen auf

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Michael

[Michael Nagel]

To end the series, here is one that has many possible crops. Still - I like the uncropped version.

Schattenriss

Michael

[Michael Nagel]

Adding a recent one:

Just an Illusion 3

Taken through a glass surface with water running down on it.

Best regards,
Michael