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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 6/15/2006
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Isn't the desert just filled with wierd stuff like this? Always something interesting to shoot. And here you've found one such example. I hiope maybe you'll come this way next time you are checking out the American west.
Good job. Any idea what the significance of the teapots are?
Best wishes,
Dave
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 5/8/2006
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Hi Petal,
The leftish part in this composition is more based on the scene than anything else here. As you say, the right side of the background scenery was much more interesting.
And... eh... thanks!
Cheers,
hugo
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 5/8/2006
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Fantastic and funny or should I say sad shot!! Funny because I never knew these grew on signposts, sad because it probably means no more use from here on, so no water... Great colors, angle/viewpoint and composition... well captured!! By the looks of it you're a lefty, but in this case the landscape on the right of the post was more interesting to look at I'll bet... like the shrub in between the two mountain ridges and the path comming from the right... great pic and I sure like your perspective on things... ;-D
En eh echt niet slijm... slijm, maar een pracht plaat die ik, als het er niet zo verdomd heet was, best graag zelf gemaakt had... ;-D!!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 5/4/2006
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Hi Danny, Thanks for the feedback, I rather like this one, too, and it sure is quite a surreal site / sight, all these pots and pans in the middle of nowhere..
Cheers,
Hugo
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Danny Brannigan
{K:19523} 5/4/2006
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A super image Hugo with a good saturation of colour and the monument in a very strong position within the picture space. It also has a touch of humour but not too much that it would allow the viewer to dismiss its photographic strengths.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/21/2006
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Hi Mike, Thanks! I like this "Fadel J-ed" image, it's exactly what I had in mind when I mentioned it. Much appreciated! I see you used the original , I think when I'm composing the final version, I'll go for a bit less nuancating in the sky...
Also, thanks for the sharpening tip, I'll definitely adopt that in my workflow, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/21/2006
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Hugo:
Set the upload sharpening to minimum, and perform the sharpening in PS for the 750 pixel image. PS does a better job.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/21/2006
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Hugo:
Subtle "bleaching", a little bit of toning a la Fadel J.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/21/2006
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Hugo:
My take on this.
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arif GAM
{K:760} 4/16/2006
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what is this????? But I like the blue sky!!!
regards
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Yutaka Itinose
{K:22586} 4/16/2006
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interesting! dear Hugo,very humourous, artistic,intelligent and hm hm shot.Nide!
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 4/12/2006
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hi Hugo
thanks for mentioning my name :), and very interesting dominant primary subject :)
great low angle picture, and nice use of polarizer for the blue sky
I was about to comment on the sharpness on the kettles, but I saw your reply to Ron, maybe right, the original picture must be better
have a nice day,
cessy
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Elahe S. Ahmadian
{K:8695} 4/11/2006
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perfect clarity and brightness, excellent colors and composition, very interesting subject.
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Quix Photography
{K:20204} 4/10/2006
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Bless... brilliant capture... something tells me it doesn't take long for the water to boil in those kettles!
Love the deep blue sky here & those kettles really add interest to this piece.
Well seen
Quix x
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Two sugars and a whiff of milk, please!..:)
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 4/10/2006
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tea anyone? :)
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/10/2006
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Hi Andre, when I googled on the cadillacs keywords, I found many photos in B&W, but as I'm not quite sure which photo you refer to, it's rather difficult to link you the ones I found. I can picture it, though, and those ingrediens would've made a very powerful photo...
Intriguing; this mysterious photo, with only a few known pieces of the puzzle!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 4/10/2006
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Hi Hugo,
One more note on those buried Cadillacs. I swear I remember seeing a B&W image of them when they were first erected. I think there was a time when they were all black and the image I saw has some great, dramatic looking clouds in the background. Far different than it looks there today with all the grafitti.
Andre
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João F * Photography
{K:41945} 4/9/2006
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Hugo an great image here well done my friend!!
My best regards
joão
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Hi Andre,
Thanks for the info very interesting indeed! I googled on it too, and that's a pretty unusual and surrealistic sight... Route 66 is defininitely on my wish list to visit. Very photogenic site!
I see the connection even more clear now. I think it's great how such things become an institution and continue for decades, evolving into a significant landmark, until people take away the cult and turn it into commerce by placing a fence around it...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 4/8/2006
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Hi Hugo,
I prefer the third myself, mainly because of the sort of strange documentation pictured that mentioned reminded me of those desert Cadillacs.
I think you will find this little exerpt interesting. If you do a search for "Cadillac Ranch" You will get all the info you could ask for on these fantastic monuments to waste.
"The Cadillac Ranch, located along historic Route 66, was built in 1974, brainchild of Stanley Marsh III, the helium millionaire who owns the dusty wheat field where it stands. Marsh and The Ant Farm, a San Francisco art collective, assembled used Cadillacs representing the "Golden Age" of American Automobiles (1949 to 1963). The ten graffiti-covered cars are half-buried, nose-down, facing west "at the same angle as the Cheops' pyramids." Visitors are invited to add their own graffiti."
I couldn't find an image of the way this "artwork" was originally constructed. There was a time when the cars had no graffiti on them. and that seemed more surreal to me. But adding graffiti, I suppose, makes them a living art work.
Andre
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 4/8/2006
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Hi Hugo - I was pretty busy the past two weeks. Would love to spent more time. Currently just trying to catch up with everyone! Take care and thanks for the time and effort you put in!!
Joggie
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Hi Joggie, thanks for the feedback. I think it's become a cult thing, initiated by the hippies in the '60's, but I might be mistaken. It creates a very surreal sight, all those kettles in the middle of nowhere. Guess I need to catch up on my research...:)
Good to hear from you from time to time!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Hi Manu, Looking forward to it! I'll send the both of you an email later today to discuss the "battlefield"...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Hi Andre,
That's good to hear, I think if the combination of the three, and the overview presents the viewer with a different idea or creates a different feeling than observed while viewing the individual installments, a triptych adds an extra dimension.
As a stand alone, I'm still indecisive which one is my favourite. For me, it's a tough choice between 1 and 3, as the second is too clean to match the other two.
Not sure if I know that photo you refer to, but reading the description, I think I see what you mean; rather surrealistic...
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Thanks Davide, I really enjoyed reading your description, it's exactly what I felt when being there...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/8/2006
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Hi Khaled, thanks for your reaction. Good to hear from you again, always much appreciated!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 4/7/2006
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A dominant primary subject indeed Hugo and an interesting one at that. A well composed "travel" type shot, showing something of man's interaction with nature. Im am not sure though why people would discard their kettles in the middle of a desert landscape in this manner - there might be an intersting story behind this - something like boiled brains?. Thanks for sharing.
Joggie
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Manu
{K:13082} 4/7/2006
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Hi Hugo and Mike
I feel a little challenge is on its way, perhaps? ...I'm up for it....let's see what we can bring to this table...!
Hope to hear from you soon
Manu
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 4/6/2006
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Hi Hugo,
You were right... Seeing all three as a concept, "mini show" makes a huge difference in the way we see the images. It certainly helps to understand the title Desert Perspectives.
I like the humour that shows through in this one. maybe best of the three.
Do you remember the famous shots of the 60's Cadillacs half buried in the sand? I'm not sure who the photographer was. The cars were all lined up buried nose first at about a 45 degree angle in the sand, with the back wheels and giant fins sticking up in the air.
Andre
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davide lupo-pasini
{K:8079} 4/5/2006
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very nice shot, my friend!
i love this death valley series, and the way u give the same feel i proved when i was been there...
these kettles, are a sort of self-growing ritual like many others around the world, that a traveller well know, every kettle it's a story
every story help to make a place a special one...
...even in the middle of nowhere;)
congrats, Hugo!
ciao
Davide
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 4/5/2006
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Wow - i guess this is the greatest installation in the nature/ desert i have seen. :) In a landscape big enough, with such distances and so dry area i can presume you easily get thirsty... coffee and the or just warm water are needed as well as lot of water. I´m curious about this installation...
Great find that make the dot over i so strong 
Jeanette
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 4/4/2006
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Another excellent use of this great lens Hugo...
Very intresting subject, nicely captured and composed.
Great eye catching my friend, God bless you,
Khaled.
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 4/4/2006
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With Nikon D2X, Nikon prefer to open up the Raw file the first time and do the cropping and resizing using their soft ware picture Project witch I use 1.5 version and even the sharpening of the image is much better on Picture Project than it is on Photoshop for Nikon Images .
It’s because I always do the initial work there I never had problem with soft focus on my Nikon D2X images.
I apologize for my poor English and all of the best to every one
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Oh, and you're right about the sharpness; I'm still struggling with the sharpening options in the image upload window. I'll work on the sharpening, thanks!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Mike, If Manu is interested, I'm all up for it! Sounds like a plan...:) Lets discuss this in a bit more detail soon...
Per attached a quick and dirty version of what I had in mind, but then applied to the whole series. It's a treatment I usually despise, but in this case, I think it might just work... It's way more than "less contrast", I'm more looking for a "bleached desert" kinda faded type of feel, if you know what I mean.
I would usually nudge up the saturation too, and that's what I also did, although selectively, the sky didn't need much, with these images.
This file is on it's way...:)
Cheers, and thanks for the feedback and a new "devilish" plan!
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Sam,
Thanks for the rework, and I agree, quite an improvement, and I like the subtlety you used, too.
I knew how to do it, but i did follow your step by step description, as it differs slightly from my workflow, quite interesting, and I'll definitely play a bit more with this approach.
One more question, Shouldn't step 5 go before step 4? (First, fether, then create the adjustment layer?
Another difference is that I normally use the opacity layer in stead of the eraser tool, but I see how the eraser in this workflow offers a bit more flexibility.
Thanks a lot, very helpful indeed!
Cheers,
Hugo
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 4/4/2006
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Again the feeling of great depth to this shot Hugo. Details are wonderful the sky is breathtaking and the textures in amongst th rocks is great. Well done to you.....all the best Ray
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/4/2006
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Hugo -
Darn, before I forget - your new images from the D2X are a little soft. I think the huge image size is getting a little soft in the reduction to 750 pixels and you may need to perform a sharp or unsharp mask before posting...
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/4/2006
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Hugo:
Not sure about flat tonal range - that means less contrast? Not sure what that would bring.
Since the desert tend to go strongly yellow and red with really bright, flat light, the colors wash out anyway. I tend to nudge the saturation up if I'm showing a color photograph.
The opposite approach is to play into the composition and the structure of the photograph - go all black and white and really pop out those harsh shadows. If you send me this one I can experiment.
Maybe it is time for you, me, and Manu to take a triple different approach?
Just an idea.
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Sam Graziano III
{K:14064} 4/4/2006
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Hi Hugo,
Here is what I came up with.
I know you probably know how to do what I did, But I will explain just in case there are Photographers here who may not know how to do this type of work flow.
step 1. Make a duplicate copy.
step 2. select the magic wand tool in the tool palette.
step 3. Click on the an area in the lower center portion of the shot. By doing that it selects an area which includes the Mountains on the left hand side.
Step 4. In the Create a new or adjustment layer, click and select Brightness and contrast, that will put a layer on top of the Duplicate layer.
Step 5. Go to select on the menu bar and Feather the selection area about 5 pixels or so.
Step 6. Lower the Brightness to about -35 and raise the contrast to about +6.
Step 7. Merge down the Brightness layer to the Duplicate layer.
Step 8. Use the Eraser tool (set at 13% opacity)if needed to get rid of any over dark areas.
Step 9. Merge down.
here is what I came up with. Let me know what you think. I know that every monitor is different and it may now look the same but I hope you like it and that this tiny tutorial helped some.
My very Best Regards
Sam Graziano III
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 4/4/2006
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A delightful find! The colors and lighting are good. That looks like some rugged country.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/4/2006
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Hi..
not.. much better.. no!.. is only a little different view-composition.. all the best Hugo!
cheers
roby
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Mary Sue, Yes, I did use a polariser. The problem is that it really needs to be used with caution, otherwise the effect becomes rather local with a wide angle lens. (you'll see the evidence of that in this photo, the sky in the middle is darker than around the edges) Good to hear from you! Thanks...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Sam, much appreciated! Thanks for the suggestion about equalising the mountains on the far right; I'll keep that in mind when I post-process this image further; Would you mind attaching your reworked version? I'd like to see what you have in mind.
I'll definitely be around, thanks for your comment!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Don, This wasn't too hard to capture from a low PoV, not even for old geezers...;) The sign stands on a 3 ft bank on the side of the road, rather elevated above the horizon. I guess it would've been more difficult to get this shot from an eye-level perspective...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Mike, I'm really, really, really sorry! Won't happen again, and I hate myself too....:)
Thanks for the suggestion! Just curious: Manu made an interesting suggestion of desaturating the first one, and making the tonal range more flat; I like that thought, and am thinking of doing that to the entire series; What do you think abgout that suggestion?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Bruce, thanks for sharing your thoughts; very interesting, and great to read what other people (in general) see in this series. Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Cheers, Manu, thanks for the feedback....:) Won't give you any BG info if you don't want to, but I'd advise you not to read back this comment in the photo; you might come across more information than you care for...:P
Take care,
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Pat, thanks for the feedback. As to the wide angle distortion, I didn't do anything to that, not even a minor crop; I guess it's the type of subject that reduces the wide angle effect; the 12-24 is aspherical. Very useful insight about the effect of the mountains; never looked at it that way, but I see what you mean. I found it rather difficult to select the right angle. I gues this is as close as I could get to a decent compostion. Much appreciated!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hey Gerhard, I agree with the lack of sharpness. Weird, I think the original is razor sharp... I'll need to trace back my actions to see what happened.
I don't know why people attach their kettles to this sign, but each year, people do, and the park rangers take them away once a year, apparently.
What I would like to know is whether this spot is called Teakettle junction because of the tea pots, or that people leave their teapots because of the name of the place. Anyhow, it definitely created a surreal sight in the middle nowhere...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Roby, Yeah! I saw that one, and it's pretty awesome! It's much better than my version....:) Thanks for your comment!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Joel,
Thanks for your feedback, it's always great to learn what others see in a photo; definitely one of the best things about photography, as there are probably as many opinions and interpretations of a photo as there are people analysing it.
I'm really happy that the surrounding shots in this series add to the whole, it's what I always try to achieve, with varying results. Means a lot to me!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Saeed, thanks for your feedback, much appreciated. The rather soft quality, specifically in the foreground is a bit strange. I need to trace back to the original file to see where it turned soft, as I remember this one being pretty sharp all over.
I see what you mean about the last two images being better at representing the "desert perspective". They're more consistent in their build up. Thanks, good to hear!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Markus, thanks for the feedback. I'm not quite sure about the story behind the teakettles; I think it's more of a cult than art or trash, but it definitely is surreal in the middle of the desert.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Ron, thanks for your to the point critique; I definitely agree on the sharpness in the kettles; quite surprising, thought they looked much sharper in the original; need to trace back and see what happened. The can, heh? Didn't think of that, but I see your point. Thanks for the feedback!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Tony, thanks for the feedback. I've taken a few photos from up close too, but somehow, it was rather difficult to find the right angle. This one has, IMO the strongest fit (composition wise) with the other tree, so that made the final choice rather easy.
Another lensbaby series, heh? Maybe, there are a few, but I'm not sure which direction to go next... I'll definitely upload another LB series sooner or later. Did you manage to get one?
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Kes,
Good to hear your thoughts. Not quite sure about the story behind the teapots, nor if this place is called teakettle junction because of the teapots or that people leave their kettle because it's called teakettle junction. But it's a pretty surreal sight in the middle of the desert, that's for sure!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/4/2006
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Hi Tjaart,
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. The saturation is pretty genuine, and apart from a slight level tweak quite similar to the NEF file. I did use a polariser in this photo, though; which may be the cause of the darker spot in the middle.
Eventhough a PL filter isn't very suitable for such wide angle lenses (I believe / noticed), if applied with subtlety and caution, it works rather well; in this case, it's just a bit too much, lightening the edges of the photo a bit.
Death valley sure is awesome; if you have a chance, GO!...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Mary Sue Hayward
{K:17558} 4/4/2006
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From a cultural perspective, this is not that far from the bottle trees we used to see on those long drives through the south and southwest US. I like Tony's suggestion that, after finding themselves in the waterless desert, they decided why bother with a tea kettle!
I'm impressed that you managed to hold all the elements of the image together. The sun is so hot and bright there, you did a remarkable job on the sky without blowing out other parts of the image. Did you use a polarizer?
Good job, Hugo.
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Sam Graziano III
{K:14064} 4/4/2006
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Hi Hugo,
I Finally got the time to comment on some of your fantastic work.
I Like the composition of this shot very much. Having been to Death Vally and knowing how clean the air is there. I know that the blue is NOT over saturated. You ability to keep fantasric ronal seperation in such a harsh climate is extraordinary!
Only nit if you can call it that is the Mountain on the Far left and the ones on the right could stand to equalized. But that is my tiny Humble opinion.
I popped your picture into CS2 and gave it a whirl. my result came out pretty well.
But I Look forward to your comments on my images and being able to make comments on your.
You have such a fantastic way of articulating your point and bringing to the attention of the Photographer something they might have missed when work flowing the shot. Like you did with my Monument Valley Shot "Tribute to Ansel Adams " I went back and evened out the sky and the BG Mountains. I would have missed that if you didn't bring that up. Thanks again for all your help and the sharing of your awesome images!
Best Regards
Sam Graziano III
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 4/4/2006
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You young fellows can get this low point of view. You don't have to worry about getting up. I like this Hugo, have a look at the teakettles and then on into the desert. Don.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 4/3/2006
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Hugo:
I hate the fact that you have a D2X. I think this is unfair to the rest of us without professional SLR systems.
You should be plagued with dust on your sensor for travelling through the desert - that would show honest toil and hard work, but instead you present us with a clean and sharp image. Horrible.
I hate that you have a wide angle lens and are able to find a location with wide open spaces to use it in. Shame!
I despise your shameless use of the rule of thirds to position the subject in the photograph in a dynamic and aesthetically pleasing manner. This is so well composed I could puke. Shame! Shame!
I laugh at your pathetic capture of an interesting object in surroundings. It only leaves me wanting to see more. Why must you taunt us with such images? Triple Shame!
Yeah - April Fools!
The only suggestion I have is to use the quick mask zone approach to maybe adjust the lighting a little bit, but overall I think people and myself like this one...
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Bruce Harper
{K:5305} 4/3/2006
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Very interesting series Hugo. The first with the fence showing man trying to tame this harsh landscape, the second showing nature's way with the softness of the flowers, and then with this one man admits defeat and has a laugh instead. Well that's my interpretation anyway.
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Manu
{K:13082} 4/3/2006
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Okay, Hugo...I've made my mind up...this one does it the most for me..!
I don't want the story I know that this is a special and quirky place...I want to make my own thoughts as to what and why this sculpture is there..the story is much stronger here than the other two.
The overal technicalities of color, comp and balance are excellent although just to be a tad picky..the left side BG is not as deep as the right side...but hey....such is life..!
Thanks for posting old chum
Manu
PS My money is Hugo....seconds away!
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Patrick Ziegler
{K:21797} 4/3/2006
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Nice one Hugo, I do like it. To offer a citique, it seems to be missing the wide angel distorted perspective I like so much in shots like this. Perhaps a differnt perspective or point or view might have found that and added some leading lines to the image. The mountains cutting across the background are competing rather than adding to the image. Perhaps if they where not so perpendicular with the post it might have been more dramatic.
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Maurizio Massetti
{K:30463} 4/3/2006
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Dear Hugo, this is a very good shot! Thanks for having seen my last one, I leave so much space on the left because there were much people on the right...
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Gerhard Hoogterp
{K:4863} 4/3/2006
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Nice composition. The image feels a tad soft though. Nevertheless a nice piece of work..
Why are all those kettles hanging there anyhow?
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 4/3/2006
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My Dear Friend Hugo,
please allow me to add this :
You are absolutely right saying that I do post a lot of comments on most of the images on UF, the reasons behind this:
1= as long as I view all of those images and enjoy seeing them ,then it is a must for me to appreciate what I have seen with a comment .
2= I feel so sorry that in such a very pleasant forum and with all of those Moderators around, not many of them adding comments which to me is a part of their duties here.
Moderators should engorgement all of the post and should technically help to value the work of the members.
Unfortunately this is not been done except by one or two moderators, mostly, JT and Chelsea.
These are the reason behind me posting comments, I do not expect to be a moderator here and my site is more than enough for me but I really like to see some more input from you people into the members work as there are many complains that no much comments been posted.
Finally my friend I wish you all of the best.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/3/2006
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so.. another outstanding landscape.. captured from the feet.. but is particular also the composition!!! i appreciated the softness in the foreground, and the calrity in the background!
you are a big.. you are THE CHA;MPION .. but i have sen also this one.. http://www.usefilm.com/image/1082194.html
do you remember?..
ciao amico mio..
cheers
roby
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 4/3/2006
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Hugo,
I like the can on the ground!
This is a woderful expression of contrast. Starting with your eye level, looking up at the sky, you can almost look past the obvious...a gigantic cross with tea pots hanging from it. It's a wonderful image..I would almost expect Charlton Heston to run by, being chased by apes in leather vests on horseback.
There's a great charm to this image, that is image is very much like your 'Inferno - part III' photo. There is the obvious that balances so well with the environment around it.
Very well done Hugo. I like this series very much. To be honest, The first image, with the flower, stood alone and felt very dry. Now that I see the surrounding shots from this series, I can absorb them all... and like them very much.
cheers!
-joel
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/3/2006
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A fascinating image Hugo . . . very well composed (as usual). You definitely do well with a prominent primary subject . . . a preference I concur with.
...Regards,
...Doyle I <-----
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 4/3/2006
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I think this image has the best composed elements, which really has its own characteristic, thanks to the angle chosen and the rare display on the road side. the Nikon produce cool colours and lovely atmosphere .The selective sharpness when uploading becomes a pain in the neck some time its over sharpened or soft.
I think the last two images are much better in representing desert perspective.
if you did not mention the place one can say is not far from Dubai mountains.
Saeed
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 4/3/2006
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An interesting and also funny shot, Hugo. But again, you see the difference beween nature and trash (or is it maybe supposed to be art?). In this case I apologize for my comment. What I like in this one are the shadows in the mountains which make them very vivid. If you ask me for a ranking of the three, I would say II - I - III.
Regards, Markus
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 4/3/2006
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Hi Hugo,
very unusual dominant primary subject =) It stands out of this deserted place very well and gives the eye a special focus point. nice one.
Thilo
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 4/3/2006
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B= is absolutely wrong, A= you should count for Dear Hugo, you are just trying to make me say you are one of my best friends around, well I will not say that now))))))))
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/3/2006
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Dear Rashed,
Considering you find every single photo on Usefilm perfect, great and / or pleasant, I gather my images must be really bad, as they're the only ones to receive a critical comment from you.
I can come up with two reasons:
A: your comments to me are the only ones in which you actually say what you think.
or:
B: You have a personal grudge against me for a reason unknown to me. In that case, I'd rather hear what's troubling you.
The B option seems more plausible, as you are a knowledgeable photographer, and I know you can come up with something that actually makes sense.
Hope your recovery is going well. Sorry to hear about your accident.
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Ron Wilson
{K:18362} 4/3/2006
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I like the composition and the exposure. The kettles could be a little sharper. I woild have removed or picked up the can on the ground, :)
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 4/3/2006
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Brilliant image Hugo- love the colours and contrasts. Like the stones for their textures. Great idea to capture this image- makes it so interesting.
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Tony Smallman
{K:23858} 4/3/2006
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A photo that would seem to tell a story,in a presumably waterless desert why drag a kettle along,time to lighten the load!This photo has a solid and pleasing structure but I think I would have got in much closer to the Kettles against a well saturated blue sky ,I like the colours and shapes there.I look forward to the next in this series-hopefully with a lensebaby!
Have a great day,Tony
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 4/3/2006
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Gidday Hugo!
the old wood amidst the pots stars for me, a sort of third contrasting element after the stones and the paint.
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 4/3/2006
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Immediate questions arise upon viewing this photo...you've got me wondering if this is a memorial to teapots that didn't make the journey over the mountain...or ???
So you've done a good job - made me stop and look and wonder.
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Tjaart van Staden
{K:979} 4/3/2006
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Hi Hugo. Great shot with excellent lead-in and contrast between the natural landscape and human insistence to clutter the solitude with some hackneyed reminder of their passing.....
I disagree with Rashed's comments regarding the saturation knowing that when you spotmeter on the brightest spots to prevent the whites from being washed out, the contrast of blue is especially higher... (you can see the same effect on some of my images where I use no filter on the 12-24, spotmeter on brights and recompose. The sharpening effect on useflim is however causing a filter like effect on my screen in the blue portion, almost a polarising effect from ps...
Death valley stays on my future travel list though...
Cheers, Tjaart
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Piero Somma
{K:13399} 4/3/2006
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wonderful shot in Hugo style!
perfect composition...
ciao
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 4/3/2006
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The sky is heavily manipulated, and the image luck the correct contrast, I have noticed that the overall colors saturations is not within the permissible ratios, other wise it is a nice image. All of the best my friend
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 4/3/2006
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Hugo, just fantastic! Great comp and colours! A wonderful perspective image! Once again, a top class image!
Cheers
Phil
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