About the Image(s)

This month’s image is another from my trip to Acadia NP a few weeks ago. This was taken before sunrise on a somewhat overcast morning from the edge of Eagle Lake. Mosquitoes were out in force so I was well feasted upon as I lay on my belly to compose the shot. The camera was mere inches from the rock in front.

What I like about this image is the contrast between the harsh foreground and soft background. The former is composed of hard, rough, textured rock, fractured into a maze of jagged patterns, most of which are submerged under the water. The later is smooth, ethereal, soft, and heavenly. It is two different worlds, meeting somewhere under the lake and emerging at the near and far ends to show their very different natures. Hence the title, Two Worlds.

I played for multiple hours in LR and PS with the composition - the original was a landscape image. I tried many different crops as well as perspective shift similar to what I could have accomplished with a view camera, before landing on this portrait framed image. But I am still not sure the composition is sufficiently balanced, and on this point I’d appreciate opinions and suggestions. I’ve attached a landscape version (still not quite the original) for comparison if it helps in considering this point.

Sony a1, Tamron E 24mm 2.8 F051 lens, 1.3 sec, f16, ISO 100, polarizer, focus stack of 8 images