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Postby jdear on Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:03 pm

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**EDIT - 29/04** - ADDED FOLLOWING PHOTOS...

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gotta love the ole CPL!!
pity about the distortion of the 2nd one... both taken at 20mm.

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Postby rokkstar on Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:16 pm

I dont like to swear but those are f**king awesome. Man they look straight out of getty images.
Totally cool.
Was there much PP?
They are just right to me, and I love them. I would kill for something like that

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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:18 pm

JD - excellent
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Postby dooda on Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:58 pm

I love these. The sky really shines. It is difficult to relay what the sky is doing on the picture from reality. You've done it really well, and I'd have to say, they look right professional.
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Postby dooda on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:04 pm

I love these. The sky really shines. It is difficult to relay what the sky is doing on the picture from reality. You've done it really well, and I'd have to say, they look right professional.
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Postby mic on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:12 pm

Great shots JD :shock: WoW :shock:
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Postby Neeper on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:22 pm

What is CPL?
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Postby Geoff on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:24 pm

JD - You should be really proud of your efforts here..fantastic shots, both of them..another couple I'd love to frame and hang on the wall..well done!
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Postby SoCal Steve on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:30 pm

CPL = Circular Polarizing Filter which has saturated the colors, especially the skies.
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:30 pm

Neeper wrote:What is CPL?


Cir-Polarizer filter
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Postby SteveGriffin on Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:07 pm

Just Wow! I think that I have to have one of those CPL thingys.
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Postby Killakoala on Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:30 pm

Magnificent. That polariser really makes those pics launch themselves out of the screen. Great images. I hope you are justifiably pround of them
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Postby kipper on Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:39 pm

Cyberatheletes Professional League

....oops wrong CPL.
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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:35 pm

Great photos :) I love looking at the world with polarised sight ;)
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Postby stormygirl on Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:37 pm

:shock: WOW :shock:

These are just stunning! I love everything about them. Colour, composition, and the clouds are magnificent! I'd be putting #2 on the wall!
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Postby jdear on Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:38 am

HEY GUYS!
thanks for the feedback!

My fav would be #1

PP was minimal for #1, but the others mostly included USM, Dodging & Burning, Levels, and Shadows and Highlights. I may post an original scan of one image so you can see the difference - I nearly wrote some of them off!

I loved twisting the CPL and watching the clouds jump out from the lake!

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Postby mudder on Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:00 pm

I haven't been on the forum much altely but I'm glad I logged on to catch these, the saturation is stunning... Reflect_6 would have to be my favorite...
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Postby shutterbug on Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:12 pm

Top stuff
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Postby MCWB on Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:20 pm

Saturation rocks, and with great composition, the result is simply stunning! Great stuff JD!!
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Postby focus on Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:19 pm

good color
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