i like the result, definitely something i've done with some of my photos. never had one that seemed well-suited as you do here. i think the end result seems to get where you want. seeing the light bouncing off the water really ties it together. good work.

Fantastic, I thought it was a painting from the thumbnail, and I was like wow, he paints... AWESOME... then i realized it was a photograph.. so on that not, beautiful photograph, great colors... beautiful abstract

I am in the pro side !!!! And agree that looks like a painting.... i can see the brushes working !!!

Hey Gary. Glad you dared to post something outside your normal paramaters just like me ^^. I like the abstract look to it the clors are cool. I only wish it wernt so pixelated.

Hey Gary, I like this ...Very abstract!!!! like Clara said has the look of a painting. at first glance i wasn't sure but like many abstracts it grows on me. I really love it!! Cool work

Keith

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I really like it Gary....just as Clara said it looks like a painting!!!
I knew she was going to be delighted.
The colors are vibrant...and the mood is cheerful
It was really nice to talk and see you the other day in MSN...
Carlos

Excellent photography!
Only a few, talented ones can do such things like this!

well man,
great colors
seems to be a painting.

To be honest, I find it boring and even pretending to be a modernist proponent, it's entirely too derivative to please MOMA standards! I've seen hundreds of this in "Can you tell what it is" pictures page games in Ranger Rick or 3-2-1 Contact, heh. Surely there is a better place in your mind to portray a riot of color within the motion of water, part of a photographer's duty is to capture the rare moment, not force a square block into a circular slot.

Don't get mad, i'm only being honest. I truly love your herp captures.

Very nice
your thumb nail really cought my eye

This is nice. just added to my wallpaper's folder

This is an interesting abstract Gary. I enjoy the pastels. It most difinitely has a surreal painted look to it. You've done a nice job here with Photoshop in creating an unusual and attractive abstract. And yes, something very different from you ... a good thing I would say!

I agree with the others, it took quite a while before I realized that it was a photo. If you hadn't told us in the description, I'd probably never have realized. Very good - lovely colors.

interesting but i don't like this one... sorry...

yup..i think it looks like a painting too....it's nice, but not definetly one of my faves from you

Images consisting mainly out of the applied filters
This includes work that gets the artistic value mainly from filters or other automated processes. Think of motion blurs, glows, 'wind' or distortion filters, generic fractals, lens flares, fluid filters, etc.

Pro! Nice painting effect Gary!
I like it very much!

how different we looking @ the same pictures....

Heh, there's something funny about complimenting a photo by saying it looks like a painting, or vice versa, complimenting a really good painting by saying it resembles a photo.

I personally find it way too pixelated and kinds dull too
I love the colors which you captured, and my eyes were stuck to the photo, yet there isnt enough "umph" in the photo to make you look at it longer for that gluing thirty seconds
And the "abstractness" of it wasn't exactly abstract

wonderful abstract, beautiful colours Gary +max

hmm, isn´t it photomanipulation?

Increasing the contrast and saturation isn't necessarily a photo manip in my book. This is more of a photo treatment. I'm not sure your intention was to make it look like a painting, although many seem to have thought it was. It feels more like your attempt to do something more creative with the subject, which is the duty of an artist. Although implying that the artist has any duty to anyone but himself is a bit snobbish.

Gary, I like this photo. It's not the usual waterfall snapshot. It does makes you look at it a bit longer. It's not a riot of color. If you look closely, there's structure to the color. You've highlighted nature's color pallette and shown how color and light interact. You have captured a rare moment -- a scene not many of us have seen before. Good job.

Wonderful! It looks like an abstract painting, its wonderful how nature works.... All the color merges are there just for us to capture... Wonderful!

Creating art is a process that should always please the artist first (of course that's not always the reality if you do it for a living) I get the feeling you had a lot of fun with this and pushed yourself artistically. Bravo, the final look of what you created and whether or not it falls into any given category is irrelevant. Thanks for showing us something a little different, which happens to also, at least to the majority here, to be something delightfully beautiful. Bold move, my hat is off to you. More, please!!
Max Points.

So very different +

I like the risk you've taken. I think it looks like big wet paint brushes. Great color and flow, lots of warmth and flair. The painter flair works on this one. I think its a 10 because you showed creativity, risk, and imagination

Well...............
I knew this would result in many different opinions and I knew I was in for some harsh critiques as well as support.

Andrzej: "how different we looking @ the same pictures...." This is always very true and to be expected.

maytree: "hmm, isn´t it photomanipulation?" I added no elements to this nor did I move or in anyway distort any objects from the original. My only alterations were cropping a small section from the original and increasing the saturation and contrast as stated.

buse: I know the posting guidelines very well. No photoshop filters were used in this....no motion blurs, glows, 'wind' or distortion filters, generic fractals, lens flares, fluid filters, etc. I appreciate you refreshing my memory nevertheless.

Thanks to all who understood my purpose in posting this. I cannot always play it safe, or refuse to experiment because I happen to be in the elite gallery or because I have to worry that some may not think it is up to their view of what is appropriate. As many of you stated, sometimes I have to post photos that I enjoy, or are something different for me, or just because I enjoy seeing how the viewers react. I continue to appreciate ALL the comments and everyone who takes the time to look and critique my work!

wow, at first i thought it was an acrylic canvas. looks great, im sure u get everyone telling u that tho. but i like the colours and u were right to bump up the contrast i think
keep it up

Forward United states of America
For a victory

sorry for being so late...
yes I kinda agree with maytree before I read your answer.
But this work evokes me a lot about life and love.
I dunno why...but this work is one of inspirations I see here at GFX...
awesome job there

Really awesome colors! Very cool - great work!

- Rene

Wow very interesting. If I didn't read the coment I wouldn't know what this is

Well Gary, what looks a bit like filter use is that canvas look - but as you stated you used no filter, I guess it's just compression. Anyways, my congratulations for this creative - and provoking - shot.

the result you've achieved is simply amazing! my max!