From the course: Landscape Photography: Washington's Palouse Region

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Working with an abstract image in mind

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From the course: Landscape Photography: Washington's Palouse Region

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Working with an abstract image in mind

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- I was able to find an excellent tree cradled by two hills and a s curve leading line right into the tree. It's a wonderful image, (shutter clicks) but it got me thinking what if I were to remove that tree? What if I created an abstract image? By focusing on the s curve and the shades of brown I'm able to create an image that the viewer may not know exactly where I took that or exactly what they're looking at, but they're interested in. And that's what abstract photography is all about. Through the use of a long lens you're able to zoom in and get fine details even in this vast landscape like the Palouse. But it's very important to realize this applies to almost every landscape you visit. For example, if we were in a mountain. Beautiful sunrise over mountain, you've got a lake in the foreground, guess what? It's not just a wide angle scene. After the sunrise goes, you pull out your long lens, reflections in the water, a group of trees side lit, zooming in. So everywhere you go in…

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