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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: James Clark on February 22, 2021, 04:56:34 pm

Title: Little Hokkaido
Post by: James Clark on February 22, 2021, 04:56:34 pm: As you've probably seen in the news, we got a little bit of weather here in Texas recently. We live just outside the city of Austin, on some property that locals would say embodies the native trees and wildflowers of the Texas "Hill Country." (Those of you not steeped in the local vernacular would say it embodies scrub brush and weeds ;) )

With roughly 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, our "wildflowers," pared down to twigs in the winter, poked up through the snow and reminded me of the lone treescapes some photographers have captured in Hokkaido, Japan.
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 22, 2021, 07:38:10 pm: Lovely.

The second one in particular.
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: James Clark on February 22, 2021, 09:45:17 pm: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 22, 2021, 07:38:10 pm
Lovely.

The second one in particular.

Appreciate it :)
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: John R on February 22, 2021, 10:11:47 pm: Beautiful. A lone ballerina and a Corps de Ballet. I had to look it up, so don't ask. Does the main subject look soft because it was snowing?

JR
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 22, 2021, 10:14:16 pm: Both quite lovely.
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: James Clark on February 22, 2021, 10:15:34 pm: Quote from: John R on February 22, 2021, 10:11:47 pm
Beautiful. A lone ballerina and a Corps de Ballet. I had to look it up, so don't ask. Does the main subject look soft because it was snowing?

JR

Thanks :). No, I used just a touch of negative clarity to soften some of the harshness in the snow. Maybe a little too much - I'll run a few prints and check it out - appreciate the feedback.

Edit: looks like I exported low res too. :/
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: James Clark on February 22, 2021, 10:16:54 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 22, 2021, 10:14:16 pm
Both quite lovely.

Thanks Eric!
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: MattBurt on February 23, 2021, 01:11:54 pm: They look great. Not a subject you probably get to shoot all that often around there!
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 23, 2021, 10:30:09 pm: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 22, 2021, 07:38:10 pm
Lovely.

The second one in particular.

+1
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: francois on February 24, 2021, 07:13:54 am: I love the simplicity… Bravo, well seen!
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: blaininjapan on March 06, 2021, 10:59:45 am: James, I am happy you could enjoy some snow and ice and share your visual arts with us. I adore your images of wildflowers and twigs in winter wonderland Texas. I am located in Japan, and this is the first year I can recall not leading a landscape, wildlife expedition in Hokkaido. And I to enjoy photographing frozen wildflower, twigs, and sometimes larger lone treescapes. Namaste, Blain in Japan🇯🇵
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: James Clark on March 07, 2021, 10:24:11 am: Thanks for the continued positive comments :) Blaine - I hope to make it there one day :)
Title: Re: Little Hokkaido
Post by: blaininjapan on March 07, 2021, 11:36:20 pm: Positivity in comments and energy is the best way to roll. James, I hope you make it to Japan some time, and I hope we can meet to enjoy photography and a cup of tea or coffee, or other. Namaste, Blain in Japan🇯🇵