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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 6/14/2006
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Hi Lindsey, thanks for your comment; travelling is one of my passions; the world is such a beautiful place...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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lindsey cornish
{K:148} 6/6/2006
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hey and thank you for your comment..your images are beautiful..it really looks like you have visited some amazing places in your life! im jealous haha! i love how you have put some of your work as a series..the colours are intense and it all comes together beautifully
linz
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Lori Stitt
{K:75282} 4/16/2006
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Hi Hugo,
WOW...I've missed some of your work. Looking at your photo page of thumbnails the three side by side of the 3's really look awesome. (bio page)
Incredible colors, and of course wonderful details. (love your camera) Pano is wonderful.
I'm rushed for time tonight, so I can't read all the comments, which I usually enjoy doing.
My first thoughts (if I had to nitpik, which I don't HAVE to, but you usually like to hear) are, maybe an earlier time of day or later, for longer shadows. ANd I would love to see the bottom photo with the sun on the top.
But, knowing you as I do, you must have a GOOD REASON for not having it that way.
This is REALLY NICE!!!!
Lori :)
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Joćo F * Photography
{K:41945} 4/15/2006
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Hugo another great combo composition very creative too my friend !!
Cheers
joćo
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Omnia Mamdouh
{K:5107} 4/15/2006
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Wow,nice images, i like the first one,the contrast between the sky,mountains& trees is so nice.Well done
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/13/2006
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Hi Mohamed, thanks for the comment! I think the middle one in all three is the strongest image, at least that's what I wanted to achieve. I guess it worked!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Mohamed Banna
{K:34237} 4/13/2006
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a very nice collage
great blue
mazny nice compositions
i like the middle one
well done
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Mireille Heirendt
{K:7258} 4/12/2006
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Hi Hugo,
First, I absolutely need to find out about this vertical presentation-it's great- but I guess I need to read for quite some time in my CS2 books...if only I had more time to spend on...
Second, I love your way of exploring places considering the different angles of the three pictures.
Third, this is such a spectaculor/magic place-thanks for sharing.
Excellent work, Hugo!
Thanks for your comments!
Regards, Mireille
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Now you mention it, I see it too... That's not supposed to happen, as it isn't there in the resized version I uploaded... Strange! Curious what happened here! Thansk for explaining, Sal!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Salvatore Rossignolo
{K:13559} 4/12/2006
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Look at this screen capture . This dramatizes what I see.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Hi Joggie, thanks forthe feedback.
I do first resize to somewhat smaller than the max allowed aspects, and then add the frame, so the overall image, including the frame, stays within the UF limits. (I usually use a max aspect of 800 px, where UF allows images upto 850) But if I look at the JPEG's I upload again, and compare them to the resized JPEG prior to uploading, there are noticeably more artefacts. The sky in these images wasn't masked, (see also my second reply to Sal)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Hi Doyle,
The minimum aperture is not mentioned in most cases, With this lens, it's f/22.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Hi Sal,
Come to think of it, I didn't mask the sky... Did that in the large one of the Racing Rock one, and there it does show.
I see what you mean, though. I think it's gravel on top, as the top edge of the crater is'nt quite as "pointy" as it looks. Not sure if I'm making myself clear, but maybe the attached photo taken from the top edge of the crater will explain. The edge slopes down a bit before becoming steep.
Is this what you mean?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Hi Sal, Yep, I noticed that too, thought I'd cloned them out, but I did miss a few.
The transition between sky and crater is the result of a a failure to properly mask the sky... Have to pay more attention to that.. Thanks!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Good point, Bruce...:) Luckily, it wasn't that warm that day, but apparently temperatures reach over 50 degrees C in summer... Not the most comfortable times to be sunbaking, but I like that thought, and holding it
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/12/2006
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Hi Doyle, Usually, the manufacturers include only the maximum aperture value of a lens in their (short) description, and if you consider the correlation between maximum aperture and the speed (not sure if this is the proper English phrasing, but I mean the maximum amount of light that passes throught the lense at a specified luminosity and time) it'll give you an indication of the type of lens, also in combination with it's capacity of DoF.
With this image, you would have gotten the same image regardless of the maximum aperture (rather than limitations...:)) of the lens, but it's the way to indicate the type of lens used...
Never actually thought aobut it this much, and maybe someone can come up with a better explanation?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 4/11/2006
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Great triptych Hugo - this is surely a very photogenic place. The middle shot is the strong one with a great composition and DoF. The placment of the man gives a perspective of the area. I like the parallel bands of colour and texture, intersected with strong vertical erosion lines. I see you stil have the same travel wih the sky and the jpg conversions.( just a thought - do you resize, then do the frames or the other way around. The first option could lead to files thats too big and which have to be resized by UF, possibly leading to the loss of quality)
Together the three photos give a very dramatic presentation of the essential features of the area. The top one I think, represents the way most people would look at the scene - out of the window of the aircon car, passing as quickly as possible. The middle one to me, speaks of closer exploration and appreciation of details. The bottom one tells me you did not just past through quickly but stayed a while to experience the true nature of the place. Excellent work - thanks for sharing.
Joggie
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/11/2006
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Hugo -
Thanks for taking the time to educate me on these details . . . it's appreciated and quite clear now. I had not realized that there was a value in listing the lens limitations . . . only the settings actually used. The 12-24mm (12mm) was clear. f/4.0 listing of only the max aperture does not have a minimumm aperture (f/11?) listed and so I just didn't conceive it was a range. Never-the-less, I do appreciate your taking time for this!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Salvatore Rossignolo
{K:13559} 4/11/2006
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Another nice composition Hugo. Something is bugging me on these shots, look carefully at the transition from rock to sky on these shots and you'll notice that closest to the rock there is a "perimeter" if you will of slightly darker blue attatched to the rock and the appearance of some banding in the blue of the sky. BTW the up-shot fisheye of the crater is pure genious in terms both of the creativity and also the sun with the accompanying lens flares. Bravo!
Sal
P.S. Get a sensor cleaning.....you've got spotz.
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Bruce Harper
{K:5305} 4/11/2006
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Scorching? - When your subject is wearing long trousers and a long sleeve shirt - Where's the sunbaking bikini wearing girl?
Another interesting series, and amazing coverage from the 10.5. Nicely done.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/11/2006
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Thanks so much Hugo . . . you have been a REAL help in developing my favorite hobby (for now). I must say the answer more than satisfied the question. I have always valued your comments. I wonder, however, if there is any value at listing the maximum, e.g., f/4.0, of the lens you are using. Does it make a difference? From the same location, with the same settings and time . . . would we not have the same image regardless of the limitations on the lens? Or is this a typical info block so that others could see the limits?
Thanks for your patience and responses . . . it's the only true value of usefilm!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 4/10/2006
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Great job of a wonderful series, very pleasant to view, all of the best my friend
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Roberto Carli
{K:13689} 4/10/2006
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Original and well composed,really a beautiful place to shoot.
Best
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi Laura, thanks for the feedback.
the presentation sure is too tall to view without scrolling on most monitors, but other than making the images too small to appreciate, I don't know of a better alternative, or am I overlooking something?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi Mike, thanks for the great feedback! Very useful!
Placing the strongest photo in the middle is an intentional choice.
I don't think the third would do as stand alone at all. What I like about it is that it actually shows both sides of the crater; the 10.5 is a great lens! In this case, I used that image as detail photo, not illustrating the crater, but the scorching sun as metaphore for the heat in the desert and the beating sun.
The top one is rather plain, but I think it works nicely in combination with the two others, and to divert the attention to the middle one, don't you think? Don't think that one would work very well as stand alone either, but it's informative, I believe. See what I mean?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi Ace, thanks for your comment!
LOL! That would take more than one year! And I think the other Usefilm members would be quite thankful that I don't upload all those images. Would be rather boring, don't you think?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi John, thanks for the feedback!
Seeing more space aliens, heh? Hmmm... Makes me think. You're not on something, right? Just kidding of course.
It's virtually impossible to capture the vastness of Ubehebe in one shot, and the same basically applies to the Racetrack, and frankly, most of the DV splenour. That's the idea behind this series..
The reason I placed the image of the sky and sun as third image is to maintain the build up in the three triptyches in coherence with the first one. From top to bottom, two perspectives with the portrait format photo as main feature, and a detail close up of the dominant subject (which is in this case the beating sun into the crater)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 4/10/2006
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nice series... love the wide angle lens.. and the blue sky is beautiful... great work
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi Doyle,
thanks for your feedback.
Interesting thought, and a rather logical one, too. The reason I placed the image of the sky and sun as third image is to maintain the build up in the three triptyches in coherence with the first one. From top to bottom, two perspectives with the portrait format photo as main feature, and a detail close up of the dominant subject (which is in this case the beating sun into the crater) As usual, this series is composed of three uploads.
The meaning of:
Nikon 12 - 24mm f/4.0 @ 1/125th at f/11 (12mm)
I used a Nikon 12-24mm lens with a max aperture of f/4,0.
Shutterspeed was 1/125th second, at an aperture of f/11.
The actual focal lenght of the zoom was set at 12mm.
Hope this expains your question.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 4/10/2006
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Interesting crater. Colors and lighting are good. The height of the presentation is too tall to view without scrolling.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/10/2006
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Middle shot to me is the strongest of the three.
The third is conceptually pretty neat, but alone and without a title I'm not sure if people would know it's a crater?
Sorry to say the top looks rather, err.. plain. I think it's because the second has such a nice mixture of foreground rocks, midground figure, and background.
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Piero Somma
{K:13399} 4/10/2006
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goooood studio!...great technique, great HUGO!..congrat.
ciao
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Ace Star
{K:21040} 4/10/2006
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when i checked your images on your web site i was wondering if you post 1 image a day it will take 1 year LoL! u know Hugo keep this collage thing coming
good work :)
wish you all the best
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 4/10/2006
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Back to pristine nature again I see, Hugo. Why am I the only one to see space aliens in places like this?
This is an interesting way to present images that can not take in the scale of a scene in a single frame. My path is to do an essay but Usefilm is not set up to present those.
Did you put the open sky image on the bottom to book end the straight shot with curves shots or do you like putting the sky on the bottom for fun?
John B
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/10/2006
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A brilliant study Hugo . . . with great color. The composition is good and the tri-partate sections are wonderfully conceived. I do wonder, however, if there was any method to deciding which would be the top and which would be the bottom image. Due to the image of the sun, it would have seemed like a natural decision to include the bottom where you now have the top and the top where you now have the bottom. It's simply a compositional curiosity . . . not a critique of the image itself. Also, I'm curious about the meaning of "f/4.0 @ 1/125th at f/11 . . ." I understand everything except the "at f/11".
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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WRITWIK CHAKRABORTY
{K:791} 4/10/2006
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What good imagination. Very good thinking. Writwik
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Again, I'm attaching the full size pano you get to see if you become a donor.
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