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Critique By:
Chris Holland (K:395)
1/7/2006 9:02:11 PM
Very nice capture
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Critique By:
Galal El Missary (K:84569)
1/7/2006 8:36:14 AM
wonderful composition , very nice tone & lighting , well done James .
Galal
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/7/2006 8:21:17 AM
Beautiful capture of the elk, James! Great composition and poses.
Dave.
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Critique By:
Boguslaw Toton (K:259)
1/7/2006 7:03:48 AM
I was admiring your animals and I found this witch’s hut. it is just poetry.
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Gabriela Tanaka (K:16594)
1/7/2006 6:53:22 AM
Magnificent specimens! They reign supreme over the white expanse - this is the feeling of this shot!
Gabriela
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/6/2006 2:49:38 AM
Hi James, an exquisit showcase of how to capture snow.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
Mattia L. (K:7625)
1/6/2006 2:25:30 AM
Great work! cong.
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Critique By:
painsama (K:4902)
1/5/2006 11:15:08 PM
Very nice curve and shadow.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/5/2006 9:50:29 PM
Excellent texture to the snow, and great lighting, James!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/4/2006 4:32:17 PM
Good lighting here, too, James! What I like most about this shot is the layering of the colours and shades from foreground to background.
Dave.
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Critique By:
Gabriela Tanaka (K:16594)
1/4/2006 6:51:13 AM
Very beautifully treated, James!The result is a subdued image, almost eerie atmosphere of winter! Well done!
Gabriela
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/3/2006 12:02:21 PM
The lighting here is very good, James! It seems to be reflected down from the bright cloud to the ground in front of the first row of trees, and then there are many varying shades to the background. Well seen and captured.
Dave.
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Critique By:
Federico Bottaini (K:3616)
1/3/2006 8:05:52 AM
wonderful light!
ciao!
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Critique By:
Photobrazil da Silva (K:-25)
1/3/2006 7:56:24 AM
beautiful landscape, nice light
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/3/2006 7:22:01 AM
Hi James; Cool to see how the light in this image attracts the attention to a point where it becomes the primary subject. Superb scene and atmosphere.
I was curious to see what happened to the feel of the image if you created this into a pano. With the hindsight of the attached image, I don't think it would do any good.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/3/2006 4:51:10 AM
Hi James, In essence, the comments I made with the previous shot do still apply, BUT! I think the vertical composition offers a lot more to the viewer, changing more to the photo than the aspect alone. The details in the snow are more distinguisheable, and the right bank of the river plays a more dominant role in the composition, diverting the attention from the issues I mentioned in my previous comment to you. I find it very interesting to observe how such relatively small issues can create such a huge difference. That applies to the composition, but probably also to my state of mind...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
Mattia L. (K:7625)
1/2/2006 11:14:58 PM
Love this winter light, beautiful!
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Critique By:
Chris Holland (K:395)
1/2/2006 10:07:39 PM
This picutre made me say "Oh wow". It's beautiful
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Critique By:
H L (K:11377)
1/2/2006 6:10:34 PM
Great angle! Beautiful scape.
Cheers!
Harry
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Critique By:
A.L Carter (K:567)
1/2/2006 5:32:49 PM
Sunrise and sets on a winter stream is magical. You captured it "beautiful". Thanks for sharing!
Al
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/2/2006 5:19:31 PM
Very nice composition, James! Excellent exposure for the snow, you've got great texture there.
Thanks for your comments, too!
Dave.
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Critique By:
James Hager (K:6285)
1/2/2006 4:48:41 PM
Thanks for your detailed critique Hugo. I know what you mean about "including too much" --- I wasn't really happy with any of the compositions I tried because I couldn't reduce the image to only hold the good parts. (I just posted another composition that I thought came about as close as this one.) The sky is quite hot as you pointed out, mainly so that the snow would look about right. The high key look intrigued me, so I didn't try to bring it back closer to reality. However, your comment got me thinking that maybe I should have controled the sky better.
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Critique By:
Dhimant Vyas (K:2509)
1/2/2006 4:35:17 PM
Wow, too good!
Cheers
Dhimant
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Critique By:
kl puckett (K:1202)
1/2/2006 4:34:19 PM
love the soft texture of the snow and the mist. the light is great too.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
1/2/2006 9:04:47 AM
Beautiful shot of the running water, and the mist rising from it, James! Nice composition, with the stream curving around into the image.
Dave.
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Critique By:
Paul Lara (K:88111)
1/2/2006 7:12:20 AM
What a high-key beauty, James!
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Critique By:
Weston Dru (K:3243)
1/2/2006 6:21:14 AM
Wonderful shot James! Just of kind i like a lot.
Its unbelivible clean.I cant see any traces of post proccesing, have you done any?
Regards and happy new year!
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Critique By:
jacques brisebois (K:73883)
1/2/2006 6:14:54 AM
great winter picture. Very nice fog and composition, great light. Well done.
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Critique By:
Hugo de Wolf (K:185110)
1/2/2006 5:37:49 AM
Hi James, my first reaction to this shot was one of awe. Increadible how you pull it off, every single time. As if you're able to produce masterpieces by the dozen.... And it is another very strong shot.
But (sorry, can't stop being tedious and nitpicky...) The longer I look at it, the more I feel there's something unusual about this photo. First, I think the sky is a bit washed out; Of course, it's nearly impossible to prevent with the strong backlighting, but the area right above the shrubs just to the right of the photo seems a bit manipulated and too bright in respect to the overall subtility of the tones. Secondly, I feel the space on the left side of the image allows the viewers' eye to escape a bit. The secondary stream seems to be a bit redundant, if you see my point. Cropping a bit closer to the tree on the left would, IMO balance the composition better (or panning to the right, but then again, I'm unaware of what elements that would include in the composition)
For me, the prime point of attention is the icy river, and the pastel tones, together with the fog against / through the treeline, which make this photo tick. I can 't suppress the feeling that you included a bit too much in this shot to fully appreciate the beauty of it. Hope you get my drift,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Critique By:
sanjeev jain (K:8763)
1/2/2006 5:35:20 AM
excellent capture i like the lighting effect here almost like a pearl is shinning......
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