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Peter Stacey

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Molen
« on: September 02, 2013, 11:19:20 pm »

Still too busy at work to get out at the moment, so another older shot from a few years ago:

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Re: Molen
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 01:51:54 am »

The cloud, flock and lone bird make it stand out from otherwise ubiquitous windmills. Great color too. And, with the horizon in the middle, no perspective distortion ;)

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Re: Molen
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2013, 05:12:35 am »

The photo is very clean with vibrant colors, great sky and impeccable framing but the birds (ducks?) are the the key element.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2013, 07:55:42 am »

This is pure Kitsch, but very well mastered. I am fond of it :)
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Re: Molen
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2013, 08:31:25 am »

It is very nicely done, and yes, kitsch, and yes the waterfowl make the shot, but without the other elements, both content, composition & light, it wouldn't be as good. I'd imagine the Netherlands tourist board would make good use of such an image

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Re: Molen
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2013, 10:53:00 am »

+1. Should be on the cover of something.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2013, 11:25:29 am »

This is delicious.

Nicely done!

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Re: Molen
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2013, 12:16:35 pm »

Perfect photo! The composition, the lighting, the bird in the foreground and the ones flying and  the clouds, absolutely beautiful.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2013, 12:35:58 pm »

This is pure Kitsch...

I guess I myself have been doing kitsch for so long that I forgot that's what it is ;)

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Re: Molen
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2013, 01:18:42 pm »

Kitsch or not, this is outstanding work.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2013, 02:49:26 pm »

Kitsch or not, this is outstanding work.
+1.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2013, 03:20:43 pm »

 :o Oh, this is so great. A mass-outing. I'm not alone with my hidden shame! A couple of well skilled photographers confess to kitsch. I will preserve this thread until I've passed.

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Re: Molen
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2013, 06:01:35 pm »

Thanks all.

Kitsch takes a lot of work to produce. To finally get that image required 12 trips to the same place over a period of 3-4 months. With it being a 3 hour round trip, there was a lot of patience and practice that finally resulted in that photograph.

Having produced that one, I haven't been back. I don't think I can improve on it further.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2013, 04:06:01 am »

The rest have said it better than I can. Well done.

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Re: Molen
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2013, 10:10:43 am »

…To finally get that image required 12 trips to the same place over a period of 3-4 months. With it being a 3 hour round trip, there was a lot of patience and practice that finally resulted in that photograph.…

Bravo for your perseverance!
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Re: Molen
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2013, 12:31:33 pm »

Everything in its place .... corner to corner perfection ;)
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Re: Molen
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2013, 12:48:02 pm »

Even the first windmill's blades lend themselves to the perspective. Well done. Love the birds.
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Re: Molen
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2013, 06:34:18 pm »

This is pure Kitsch, but very well mastered. I am fond of it :)

Kitsch or not, I don't care, I mean how many of us would walk past this photographic opportunity?

Definitely a potential magazine front cover I think. The vibrant colours, content, framing and reflections etc, all fit together nicely and make this image a very pleasant thing to look at indeed ;D

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Re: Molen
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2013, 06:44:22 pm »

A magazine cover? I suppose someone would splash titles & the like over it. I'd just put a simple line underneath a poster-sized print - "Visit the Netherlands". That would do it.

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Re: Molen
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2013, 06:56:27 pm »

A magazine cover? I suppose someone would splash titles & the like over it. I'd just put a simple line underneath a poster-sized print - "Visit the Netherlands". That would do it.

A simple "Come." would be enough. It's obvious that you're not invited to come to Scotland. ;D

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