Jin Ning Tian

This was more of a philosophical symbolism to myself than an aesthetic picture. The original was captured with a Samsung Galaxy S8, but by changing the green to a more autumn feel it also encapsulates this flow of time. The falling of leaves, the loss of life, how life goes on and we cannot do anything about it. I sharpened the picture moderately while increasing the clarity and contrast to bring out the details that an S8 camera cannot seem to capture. In order to emphasize the ripples in the water. This was purely done on light room. The vibrancy of this picture as well as the saturation were both lowered in order to demonstrate the archaic concept that: "Except our own thoughts, there is nothing that is absolutely in our power"- René Descartes