Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: armand on August 26, 2019, 10:59:35 pm
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more of them
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Who invited King Kong in the first one ? ;)
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he needs no invitation
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The first one is truly magical…
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Couldn't say it any better, François. The first one nailed it!
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Thank you!
I knew I had gold in my hands and framing was relatively easy. The postprocessing was a little more challenging to get it close to what I saw (the separation between the bottom cloud and the thin clouds around it required some creative work, could have probably done it just with local contrast but a little too tedious).
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A couple more
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I vaguely remember there was a B/W only section, but then I might be mistaken about that.
Anyway, here's one from a walk, some longish while ago.
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The first one is really nice!!
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Beautiful shots Armand. One from a while ago taken at the Bruneau Dunes, southern Idaho.
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Beautiful shots Armand. One from a while ago taken at the Bruneau Dunes, southern Idaho.
The first one is really nice!!
Thank you!
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Here is a very still lizard. This was shot at 600mm equiv at 0.6 sec.
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Here is a very still lizard. This was shot at 600mm equiv at 0.6 sec.
Beautifully shallow DoF. What kit?
Jeremy
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Beautifully shallow DoF. What kit?
Jeremy
Thanks.
Sony RX10 iv, wide open F4 at ISO 100, 600 mm equiv. You need a very patient critter though at those exposure times, I saw that it was keeping the position for quite some time so I could afford to use a small table tripod and even get the composition close to what I wanted.
PS. I didn't have the last firmware installed, the one with animal eye focus, so I just placed the focus manually on the eye. Again, the critter has to be quite still.
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patterns
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And here is a handheld shot of the same lizard, at ISO 3200. Not that terrible, good enough for a decent print at 8.5x11, even more if you are going for the artistic feel over the technical part.
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in the storm
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The first one is truly magical…
+1
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Keep 'em coming, Armand! Well done!
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The first one in "in the storm" is wonderful.
The way the tree on the left bends away from the cloud on the right really expresses the power of the storm.
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Thank you!
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Squall moving towards Big Horn Battlefield.The shape of the clouds lit up and the tree being similar caught my eye.
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Biblical.
The tree of life makes the perfect counterpoint.
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That would look great in a large print.
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Poignant observation, Rob. Thanks
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Thanks Eric. Haven't tried it, not sure when I will. Too much in closets already.
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lake
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gloomy
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That would look great in a large print.
+1
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feet
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2 worlds
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I love the feet.
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Thank you
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end
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end 3
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Waiting
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cover
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messages
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more
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I like this a lot, Armand.
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I like this a lot, Armand.
Thank you.
What it loses by lacking a focal point I tried to compensate by making it more abstract.
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messages
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Nice.
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Armand's last shots (of this page) are outstanding… I like the last one a lot, it looks like the mouth of a volcano!
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Thank you Eric and Francois!
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in the mountains
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iced
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more
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leaves
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lights and shadows
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in the mountains
I like mtn2. Lots of nice contrast and tones. Good composition.
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Thank you
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flowers
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A small canyon in Zion NP after previous day's rain.
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A small canyon in Zion NP after previous day's rain.
I like textures and the striation on the rocks…
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Milkweeds past their prime
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Spring time!
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Last fall before the winds came up.
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In my backyard last Fall.
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lake
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Going back in time
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzv9igt24z9tqa8/Neil%27s_Photography_August-30%2C-2015_NDW02832-Edit-Edit.jpg?raw=1)
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Neil That's very powerful. You can feel it breathing down your back.
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Motherly love
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1cn7r1fji12lh7/Neil%27s_Photography_January-25%2C-2016__NUK6738.jpg?raw=1)
Neil
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Broken Fishing nets
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/0tognqibf6tf3ao/Neil%27s_Photography_March-05%2C-2017_Neil%27s_Photography_March-05%2C-2017_L1009679BW.jpg?raw=1)
Neil
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Simple elements and B&W produce a wonderful shot… Needless to say that I like it a lot.
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Three great shots, Neil.
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I found this set up intriguing.
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Path
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3896539200-5.jpg)
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where are the spiders ?
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where are the spiders ?
behind
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...you.. ;D
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the shrunken lake
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3909776384-5.jpg)
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Path
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3896539200-5.jpg)
Fantastic shot Armad ........I love this
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Thank you Neil!
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Enchanted
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3912370160-5.jpg)
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Galaxies
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3930301896-5.jpg)
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Galaxies
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3930301896-5.jpg)
Fantastic mate
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Fantastic mate
Yes, well done!
JR
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Yes, well done!
JR
Like it very much, Armand.
+1
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Thank you guys!
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Backlit
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3931162003-5.jpg)
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Dogwood
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3913392632-5.jpg)
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Dogwood
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3913392632-5.jpg)
Beautiful hi-key flowers.
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Excellent!
Galaxies
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3930301896-5.jpg)
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Thank you Francois and James!
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Sunset
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3933451850-5.jpg)
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Biblical light from this cloud!
Well seen, Armand.
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Thank you Francois, I missed your reply!
Fort
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3939604750-5.jpg)
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Visitor center
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3940763180-5.jpg)
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Path
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3942916856-5.jpg)
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Modern Times (4:3 aspect ratio, of course)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50166309403_3de7d39168_b_d.jpg)
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Modern Times (4:3 aspect ratio, of course)
Very nice Chris. The gears combined with the light radiate a lot of energy.
JR
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Your path photo, Armand, reminded me of Richard Long's 'A line made by walking', his 1967 sculpture. He walked a path into a field of grass in Wiltshire, England, and photographed the result. Richard is a conceptual landscape artist, whose work I have seen at the Tate in the UK, the Arnolfini in Bristol, the Guggenheim in Bilbao and the Modern Art warehouse in Bordeaux. His work can be quite challenging to understand at first, but I have come to appreciate that it causes me to stop and think.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
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Modern Times (4:3 aspect ratio, of course)
Nicely lit and processed, Chris.
Jeremy
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Your path photo, Armand, reminded me of Richard Long's 'A line made by walking', his 1967 sculpture. He walked a path into a field of grass in Wiltshire, England, and photographed the result. Richard is a conceptual landscape artist, whose work I have seen at the Tate in the UK, the Arnolfini in Bristol, the Guggenheim in Bilbao and the Modern Art warehouse in Bordeaux. His work can be quite challenging to understand at first, but I have come to appreciate that it causes me to stop and think.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
Thank you, I'll check it out.
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Lake Huron lakeshore
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3951116857-4.jpg)
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stream
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3952267453-4.jpg)
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This long-dead tree in a salt marsh on the NC coast seemed to beg for B&W.
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This long-dead tree in a salt marsh on the NC coast seemed to beg for B&W.
Looks like a diving pterodactyl!
Well seen.
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Looks like a diving pterodactyl!
Well seen.
It does! Thanks for pointing this out to me.
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Flowing
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3954213279-4.jpg)
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this morning
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4018524431-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4018524447-5.jpg)
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Flowing
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3954213279-4.jpg)
Love this one Armand!
JR
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Thank you John!
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this morning
Good shooting, Armand.
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A very fine set, Armand.
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Thank you Russ and Eric!
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difficult to grow right in the shadow of giants
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4027297393-5.jpg)
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WOW
How did you process that to enhance the "pop" ?
What lens and body ?
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WOW
How did you process that to enhance the "pop" ?
What lens and body ?
Thank you!
Nikon Z7, 70-200 F4 with the FTZ adapter, at 200mm and F4. I did use a brush to select the background tree (I just looked to see what I did and the selection wasn’t even that precise) and decrease the brightness/sharpness/clarity.
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It works, beautifully.
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Thank you!
Nikon Z7, 70-200 F4 with the FTZ adapter, at 200mm and F4. I did use a brush to select the background tree (I just looked to see what I did and the selection wasn’t even that precise) and decrease the brightness/sharpness/clarity.
i am curious as to how the lens performed without the additional help. Would you post the minimally processed version, please ?
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It works, beautifully.
Thank you Eric!
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i am curious as to how the lens performed without the additional help. Would you post the minimally processed version, please ?
I'm attaching the version is seen by default by LR. The Nikon version is slightly under exposed by design as I wanted to keep the ISO at 640 and increase the exposure in post.
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4030501921-5.jpg)
Also I shot another version today with a Fuji X-T2 with the 90mm @ F2 that I'm attaching without any processing.
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4030501923-5.jpg)
Keep in mind I knew how I wanted to make this look before I pressed the shutter.
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Decomposition
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4030538940-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4030571339-5.jpg)
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Late
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4032655956-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4032655959-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4032655957-5.jpg)
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A very fine set. I like the second one, with the curved bottom a lot but the mist in the first one is also excellent.
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A very fine set. I like the second one, with the curved bottom a lot but the mist in the first one is also excellent.
+1.
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Thank you Francois and Eric!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4045106052-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4045106051-5.jpg)
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I like these, Armand, especially the first, which is quite mysterious and spooky.
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I like these, Armand, especially the first, which is quite mysterious and spooky.
Delayed thank you Eric, I didn't see the reply!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4051914523-5.jpg)
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I like your use of depth of field in this composition.
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Thank you!
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A walk on the beach this morning (Green Bay, south shore Nova Scotia). Not my house. :)
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I like your use of depth of field in this composition.
Indeed, this one is really nice for the reasons John B. gave.
JR
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A walk on the beach this morning (Green Bay, south shore Nova Scotia). Not my house. :)
You really make me wish I was there. Just lovely.
JR
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You really make me wish I was there. Just lovely.
JR
Thanks, John. It was a beautiful morning. There were dozens of seals basking on the rocks off-shore, too (and me without a good telephoto lens).
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You really make me wish I was there. Just lovely.
JR
+1 beautiful coast!, like the combination of rock and sand on the coast. Is it cold in winter?
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+1 beautiful coast!, like the combination of rock and sand on the coast. Is it cold in winter?
Not winter quite yet! The average November "high" in this part of Nova Scotia is about 9C/48F. And it was close to that temperature on that particular day. We've seen highs range from 20C/68F to 3C/37F this November so far, with the occasional freeze overnight. Highs for the depths of winter average as follows: December 3C/37F, January 0C/32F, February 1C/34F, March 5C/41F.
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In the morning
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4055220430-5.jpg)
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Maybe we need a Foggy Forests thread. This would fit in nicely.