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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..
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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.
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Spell
(iPhone 12 Pro max)
This one edited in LR on the desktop
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4085532909-5.jpg)
This one edited directly on iPhone
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4085892993-5.jpg)
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Character
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4085922394-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4085922395-5.jpg)
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Excellent shapes and textures on these trees…
Bravo.
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Excellent shapes and textures on these trees…
Bravo.
I agree.
The first of the four is my favorite, and the last in second place.
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Thank you Francois and Eric!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4088930455-5.jpg)
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I like that too.
A nice conversation between the little twig and the big branch.
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Brilliant shapes and processing. The look reminds of of some Japanese paintings.
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Thank you Eric and Francois!
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More monochrome explorations, this time aspens in Utah. With a small nod to Ansel!
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I like it, but it feels a bit crowded, compared with Ansel's.
(I keep my facts in a lock box.)
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It is crowded in comparison, for sure. More is less ;)?
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4095485585-5.jpg)
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Ooh! Very fine!
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Thank you Eric!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4096301731-5.jpg)
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That's nice, too.
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I like the last two shots… The one just above is a less busy, more relaxing!
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Thank you Eric and Francois!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4100064324-5.jpg)
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Another good one.
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Another good one.
+1
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Thank you, Eric and David!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4100064324-5.jpg)
Breathtaking. I feel like sucked into the frame with this one!
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Breathtaking. I feel like sucked into the frame with this one!
Thank you Francois!
The small size of the iPhone makes this kind of framing easier.
iPhone 12 Pro Max, the ultrawide camera. Processed in LR from jpeg.
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Thank you Francois!
The small size of the iPhone makes this kind of framing easier.
iPhone 12 Pro Max, the ultrawide camera. Processed in LR from jpeg.
Yes, sometimes, the small form factor of an iPhone is a definite advantage and you used it perfectly!
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Shot and processed on iPhone
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2337464429-4.jpg)
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Shot and processed on iPhone
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2337464429-4.jpg)
Excellent tunnel or shelter effect. Well seen and processed!
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Lovely.
I don't think my iPhone 6 could do that. I can't hold it steady at arm's length.
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2399805892-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2399805890-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2399805863-5.jpg)
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Another fine set, Armand.
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I agree. I especially like the last one with the menacing shadow!
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Tonality?
Verde Valley Horizons
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This is a difficult one but very pleasing. I like the smoke or dust on the ridge and also the depth of the landscape (many layers).
Improving the tonalities is not easy, though (beyond my skill level, anyway).
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Very moody.
The small light area makes the image.
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Eric, Francois, thanks for the comments. I felt the same about that spot of dust blowing up over the ridge and the layering. I like moody too. I was wondering if it might be a little too dark, but will print and see.
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Thank you Eric and Francois!
Francois, the third happens to be taken with the phone
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Garden
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2447211977-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2447211970-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2447211976-5.jpg)
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Garden #2 for me. Lovely.
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Garden #2 for me. Lovely.
Ditto.
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You guys are just bleeding hearts. I like how the first, and how the usual softness of the white flowers has been turned into something more dramatic with those dark, dark leaves!
JR
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You guys are just bleeding hearts. I like how the first, and how the usual softness of the white flowers has been turned into something more dramatic with those dark, dark leaves!
JR
Maybe so. The camellias (I think) also have a lovely quality. Perhaps it is the apparently extended tones of the second that appeals to Eric ;)
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The first and third are indeed lovely, too, as I have come to expect from Armand.
But I find the shapes of the blossums in #2 more interesting. Just my prejudice.
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Thank you all!
For technical stuff, first and third are with an Olympus E-M1iii with Oly 12-100 F4, while the 2nd is with a Fuji X-T2 with Fuji 90 F2.
David, they are white peonies not camellias
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2476727926-5.jpg)
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That one sure is dandy.
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Aye!
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Another path
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495564186-5.jpg)
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495563941-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495564138-5.jpg)
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Redoing some older images with Dxo PureRAW. This from Death Valley in 2014 shot with Nikon 1 v2 and 70-200 f/4. The ridges were 350 mm distant and reminded me of ocean waves moving away from the boat in a sturdy wind from behind. Can be dicey without an experienced skipper.
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Redoing some older images with Dxo PureRAW. This from Death Valley in 2014 shot with Nikon 1 v2 and 70-200 f/4. The ridges were 350 mm distant and reminded me of ocean waves moving away from the boat in a sturdy wind from behind. Can be dicey without an experienced skipper.
Breathtaking… It's a petrified ocean.
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495563941-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495564138-5.jpg)
The first is is fantastic. The simplicity is very Japanese, it reminds me some painting with those clean lines.
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Breathtaking… It's a petrified ocean.
It's VERY nice. It would also look good as pano without the clouds. Only one question, Is it my screen or do you have bluish gray cast? Perhaps it's just an an aesthetic choice? No matter it really look good.
JR
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Breathtaking… It's a petrified ocean.
Thank you, Francois, that's what I felt.It's VERY nice. It would also look good as pano without the clouds. Only one question, Is it my screen or do you have bluish gray cast? Perhaps it's just an an aesthetic choice? No matter it really look good.
John, I wish I could say it was your monitor ;) but I did put a very light photo filter on. Thank you. I don't know about the pano, although you're right, it does look good. I just liked the the mood of the clouds/sky, keeping with the nautical theme.
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The first is is fantastic. The simplicity is very Japanese, it reminds me some painting with those clean lines.
Thank you Francois!
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2508949063-5.jpg)
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Here's one from a few years ago that I just rediscovered. Railroad tracks on Radio Island, NC.
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A fine shot!
I would be tempted to crop it as a vertical, so little but the switch section of track is visible.
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to add a portrait...
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Those white eyes… almost mesmerizing!
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Here's one from a few years ago that I just rediscovered. Railroad tracks on Radio Island, NC.
Good one!
I usually have problems with similar scenes, with the high contrast they tend to get too crunchy during my postprocessing, but you handled this quite well.
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to add a portrait...
Excellent! almost haunting :D
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2495564314-5.jpg)
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to add a portrait...
As much as I like the overall image, I do think the whites of the eyes are unnaturally bright or too white. However, that may be your choice. Still a really fine image.
JR
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backyard
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2516748338-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2516748322-5.jpg)
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more backyard
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2531367267-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2531367085-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2531367092-5.jpg)
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Those white eyes… almost mesmerizing!
Re: the portrait: +1.
And for "More backyard," I find 2 and 3 especially excellent.
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Thank you Eric!
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Ferns
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2553181981-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2553181977-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2553181971-5.jpg)
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almost black & white...
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Very nice those surfers…
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Thanks!
beautiful photos in this topic
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2576354413-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2576354396-5.jpg)
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Well done! Again! Very Monet-esque the top one, if that's possible in B&W.
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Both great shots but I really love the one with the wet grass blades.
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Both great shots but I really love the one with the wet grass blades.
Me too.
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Thank you David, Francois and Eric!
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Well done! Again! Very Monet-esque the top one, if that's possible in B&W.
It appears so to me.
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Armand
the water lilies are indeed "monet-esque"
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Thank you Michael!
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2589034646-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2589034761-5.jpg)
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2
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I like them all, especially the ephemeral quality of the last two. But I have to ask, how did you get the S shape in that landscape? ;)
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…how did you get the S shape in that landscape? ;)
A drunk tractor driver maybe? :D
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All on iPhone
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2741711000-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2741711016-5.jpg)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2741711113-5.jpg)
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(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2741711504-5.jpg)
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Many fine images here, Armand.
My current favorite is perhaps the least artistic but the most whimsical: The Chevy pickup truck tied with a rope so it can't escape.
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Armand Nice shots.
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Thank you
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More from iPhone (the last 2 have better versions from a larger sensor but at this sizes they are competitive enough)
(https://armandtanase.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p2811481996-5.jpg)
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Another splendid set. The first two are my favorites.
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Another splendid set. The first two are my favorites.
First three for me!
JR
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Thank you Eric and John!
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PS. I accidentally deleted the photos, will get them back by tomorrow
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PS. I accidentally deleted the photos, will get them back by tomorrow
back online
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back online
Good. I missed them.
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Yesterday's monsoon. I don't have a fog machine, but I do have storms!
A real gully washer!
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That's a first-rate storm, David.
I gotta get me one of those storm machines! ;)
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Thanks, you can sit on my porch and watch 'em, Eric!
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Fog machine! (not mine)
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Did you buy that at BH Photovideo, Matt? ;D
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Did you buy that at BH Photovideo, Matt? ;D
Acme, actually.
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Acme, actually.
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Looks like Wile E. Coyote's hand… ready to play some tricks ;D
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Looks like Wile E. Coyote's hand… ready to play some tricks ;D
+1.
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What mood were you trying to convey ?
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What mood were you trying to convey ?
I don't if this refers to me but I'll answer: gloomy with a touch of hope
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Maybe it’s just me, but it comes across as a light touch of gloom. Maybe it is the high key luminance.
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A place where a disaster struck. I wonder whether it was floods, fire, tornadoes or something else.
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Fine images of a sad situation.
For me the first one works better.
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That's mountain pine beetle work: https://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-locations/rocky-mountains-co-usa.html
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Fine images of a sad situation.
For me the first one works better.
Agreed. But the compositions are excellent. The lateral movement lead to the diagonals and then the verticals, with excellent spacing to draw the eyes in. Especially the first image
JR
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That's mountain pine beetle work: https://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-locations/rocky-mountains-co-usa.html
It really sounds bad. In Europe, there's the spruce bark beetle and in some regions, the impact is painful to see.
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Thank you John!
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Nice!
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Nice!
Not sure if this image is composite or not, but either way, it is superb!!
JR
PS, I hope you have a net for all those geese that hit that solid triangular wall in the sky 8)
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Thank you Eric and John!
John, it’s iPhone jpeg processed as B&W
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The last one is stunning! It's a genuine exemple of composition!
Bravo.
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Agreed on Armon's image. Great catch!
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Here's one I took last night. I was hoping for a colorful sky and more water in the puddles and got neither after hiking to this spot. Oh well it was a nice hike.
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Here's one I took last night. I was hoping for a colorful sky and more water in the puddles and got neither after hiking to this spot. Oh well it was a nice hike.
Still pretty good. Forlorn tree baring the elements in a harsh environment.
JR
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Still pretty good. Forlorn tree baring the elements in a harsh environment.
JR
+1.
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+1.
Thank you both.
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Thank you Francois and Matt!
And Matt, yours is not too shabby either.
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Alone in the world!
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Alone in the world!
Lovely! The bw treament certainly makes this image even more evocative.
JR
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Yes, very fine indeed.
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Thank you Francois, John and Eric!
This was taken with an iPhone ;)
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Where do you live that you can encounter and post such varied landscapes - from grand to farm fields? You don't have to tell us exactly, just the area, if that is OK.
JR
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Where do you live that you can encounter and post such varied landscapes - from grand to farm fields? You don't have to tell us exactly, just the area, if that is OK.
JR
SW Michigan, but I do travel and I reached a point in my photography skills where I can get pretty good shots if the conditions present themselves. My recent trip in the Rockies was quite fruitful and that's where most of my recent shots are coming from.
Next level is to look more actively for the right conditions and then, and this is a big maybe, try to go beyond good.
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I like that. Beautifully processed.
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I like that. Beautifully processed.
Agreed!
Photos like this are the best thing about the smoke this summer.
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One from a walk tonight
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One from a walk tonight
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I like the high-key vs low-key contrast of this landscape. The moon is a plus, of course.
Bravo!
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I like the high-key vs low-key contrast of this landscape. The moon is a plus, of course.
Bravo!
+1.
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I like the high-key vs low-key contrast of this landscape. The moon is a plus, of course.
Bravo!
+1.
Thanks!
This is one of my favorite landscape light phenomena, where the curve of the hillside and the angle of the light make for illuminated flora over shaded ground.
It pops so nicely, it's irresistible! I also envisioned it as a mono image right away. Perfect candidate.
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I'd be curious to see the color version, but I don't expect it to have the excitement of the monochrome.
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I'd be curious to see the color version, but I don't expect it to have the excitement of the monochrome.
Here's a color one. Not bad but also not as good IMO.
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You are right. The B&W wins handily.
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You are right. The B&W wins handily.
I also agree 100%.