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Re: [OM] Of Rainbows and Glaciers

Subject: Re: [OM] Of Rainbows and Glaciers
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:24:09 -0400
Thanks. It seems to be there for me, even in a 13x19 print. Maybe I'm "seeing" 
too much. I should get some fresh eyes on the print and see what they see.

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal

On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:14 PM, Chris Barker wrote:

> Bob
> 
> It’s a lovely and atmospheric shot.  I see what you mean, I think, but only 
> when viewing the smaller image.  When I “embiggen” it (P Braun idiom) the 
> effect is no longer there.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 26 Oct 2013, at 16:35, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> The problem, or phenomenon, is this: The headland was shaped by extreme 
>> glaciation, to the degree that it appears to have parallel lines drawn upon 
>> it. Without the rainbow, these would be interesting. Indeed, there is a glen 
>> in Scotland that is advertised as Parallel Roads, or some such, because of 
>> distinct parallel lines "drawn" by ancient glaciers.
>> 
>> But place a rainbow in front of this headland with its parallel lines, and 
>> it looks for all the world like artifacts have insinuated themselves into 
>> the image. On the screen _and_ in a print, it looks like a funky moire 
>> pattern, and thus relegates the image to one of minor interest rather than a 
>> breath-taking shot. (Note the waterfalls in the distance, and how the 
>> gale-force winds and blowing the water up and back.)
>> 
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9158
>> 
>> Don't know what I could do to make the image more useful, or perhaps it's 
>> useful enough as an example in photographic frustration. <g>

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