Psyche Lagoon

[IanB]

1st of the day-not the best one
After being filled with environmental water from the Murray River Psyche Lagoon is now drying out to leave salt patterns for me

1st of the day-not the best one by Ian Browne, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, much better to come (IMO) from an hour or so at the one spot.

[IanB]

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While waiting for the light to improve at Psyche Lagoon I played with some of the bits of timber in the area.

while waiting 1 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


while waiting 2 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


while waiting 3 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


while waiting 4 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


while waiting 5 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


This is only a stick really .


while waiting 6 by Ian Browne, on Flickr

Those were meant to be yesterday however the site was down and I forgot all about

Thanks for looking. Your honest thoughts (and questions) always appreciated and accepted

[IanB]

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then the western sun broke through the last bit cloud

then the sun broke through 3 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


then the sun broke through by Ian Browne, on Flickr

And then eastern clouds lit up. But you will have to wait for those

[Ross the fiddler]

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Ah yes! Those last two are special!

[Peter_Hartland]

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Love the last 3 of a good set

[Imageryone]

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Very different to anything we ever will see, Ian. Why Pysche Lagoon, is it someones name? Or do 2 Magic Mushrooms " abound ?

[IanB]

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Thank you for your thoughts. I started this thread as bit of light education thread

No idea about the Psyche name. It also used for the original irrigation steam pumps in the area

I feel I mucked the editing on the 2nd last image

[alfbranch]

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Nice stuff
Ian please tell me you went to the waters edge and shot that reflectioin when the sun came out and lit the trees up.

[Beagletorque]

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Waiting wood 5 and the last one. A really interesting place and set of shots.

[IanB]

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Nice stuff
Ian please tell me you went to the waters edge and shot that reflection when the sun came out and lit the trees up.

can't get too close the water's edge.There's black, soft and rather smelly mud for those who try getting too close . As it was I had to keep moving the boots so I didn't sink in to far. Once the salt dries one can walk on it but it's hard to get to the thinker stuff.

[Zuiko]

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It's certainly an interesting location and it has yielded some good pictures. The stand-out composition for me is While Waiting 5, because the weathered stumps provide a strong foreground with great shape and texture and link well with the trees in various stages of decay across the lagoon. This implied connection through similarity works as well as any physical leading line to draw the viewer's eye into the picture. The striking green vegetation around these stumps provides welcome contrast to the rest of the scene, which is generally devoid of sustainable life due to the high concentration of salt. I think this is a superbly balanced composition with all the key elements in the right places and working harmoniously together.

[Floribunda]

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While Waiting 4 for me Ian - love that tree stump.

[IanB]

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Thank you Lyn and John


Then the eastern sky lit up nicely.

then the cloud lit up 1 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


then the cloud lit up 2 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


then the cloud lit up 3 by Ian Browne, on Flickr


while out west by Ian Browne, on Flickr

the whole set of photos were taken from the same location. It was about hour from the first to the last photo and it's easy to see the difference the later and better light makes to a our photography however a reasonable photo can be made with any light.

[Zuiko]

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A great demonstration of how the light can change in a short space of time.

[alfbranch]

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A great demonstration of how the light can change in a short space of time.

Yeah I am thinking why show the first lot when you had light like that

That last set is great Ian.