Helpful Posts: This is a work that I have in progress. Would prefer something other than the stingray at the bottom right, but I must keep to images that I have taken. Nothing better identified yet, or ideas to take photos underwater. Also, the geese flying in formation look a bit 'military', so I must try some other birds? Ideas and critique very welcome!
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Thread: Aquatic mobius strip
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20th April 2022, 01:39 AM #1
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Aquatic mobius strip
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20th April 2022, 10:56 AM #2
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Re: Aquatic mobius strip
Splendid work!
It does remind me more of work by M.C.Escher than it does of a Möbius strip. No disrespect intended!
Jim, how about an opposite color for the sky so as to bring out the subject more: like maybe a light reddish orange?Last edited by xpatUSA; 20th April 2022 at 11:20 AM.
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20th April 2022, 12:09 PM #3
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Re: Aquatic mobius strip
Very clever - the more I look at it the more I like it.
My initial thoughts on colour sort of matched Ted's but I couldn't come up with something that worked with the tones in the base layer. Perhaps leave the base and water layers as they are, kill the birds, and increase the clouds?
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20th April 2022, 05:10 PM #4
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Yes, the subject has blue, teal and orange and, as teal and orange are already opposites (think horror movies), my suggestion wasn't as good as I thought it was. A Cyanish-green (!) sky might work to retain the nautical theme. Or reddish-magenta to stay surreal? As I speak, I am visualizing the good old color wheel ...
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In any case I would lower the sky saturation quite a bit, the more to bring out the subject.Last edited by xpatUSA; 20th April 2022 at 08:04 PM.
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20th April 2022, 08:16 PM #5Moderator
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Re: Aquatic mobius strip
Strongly inspired by M. C. Escher? I wonder if doing the underwater portion in monochrome? Once you get to depths below 20 - 30 m, everything is quite dark and is effectively B&W. That might work here.
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20th April 2022, 08:19 PM #6
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22nd April 2022, 05:11 AM #7
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Many thanks for your comments and suggestions, Ted, Bill and Manfred. Yes, since had a look at MC Escher and this all may well spring from him. In my instance it started with an image produced by a friend R. S. < Benny productions. However it would probably be in this order - R.S. < Benny Productions < MC Escher. Here is my updated version. I have directly 'stolen' the background colour from you, Ted, but may change in due course. Your comment, Manfred, re B&W is really appreciated and from my experience, completely valid. Not sure that viewers, even many judges would necessarily think of this. Nevertheless, I was happy to render the crayfish at the bottom in B&W. Interestly, it is the first time that I have used an 'Average' Blend Mode for anything, in this case the crayfish. Also, have darkened the triangular area bottom right to suit. (hopefully!). Have added a shark, which initially was going to replace the fish, but then I left it in - so what do you think please? I could easily just have a shark - plus baby shark only?
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