“Against the Odds”
“When you do or think or feel something, do it with passion. Let it come from the heart. Put your heart and soul in it. And when you do, you will feel a river flowing sweetly through you and especially through your entire life. Life has much more meaning that way. ”
― Angie Karan
A painterly image I made yesterday, based on a photo of two trout swimming upstream at the Whitevale bridge, north of Pickering, Ontario.
What struck me was how the body of the dark fish flowed with the water, or did the water flow with the fish? As I processed the image, the flow of colour, from warm orange tones and larger river rocks at the bottom to cooler blue tones and multi-coloured pebbles at the top began to become more noticeable, yet the dark body of the fish dominates the scene. The entire image speaks of movement, energy, and overcoming. I’m really pleased with how it turned out.
Nikon D300
Tamron 70-200 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm
1/100 sec, f/5.0 ISO 200
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It’s a gorgeous photo. And very much like a painting. Soothing
Thank you. I added a painterly effect to enhance that feeling.
perfect take on the prompt!
Thank you
I think the water is flowing against the fish not with it but I wasn’t there so I don’t know ~ either way it is a beautiful image.
The water is flowing against the fish.
Yea I got something right! Loved it either way.
I like it, too, Ed. Well done!
janet
Thank you
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Lovely shot!
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