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Postby Bob G on Sun May 11, 2008 4:06 pm

The access to these rocks is pretty treacherous

Which one of these should I print?

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Postby JeffGlue on Sun May 11, 2008 6:24 pm

#2 is amazing! Did you use fill flash in #3, I think it looks much better without (on my screen anyway! :D )
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Postby Pehpsi on Sun May 11, 2008 9:20 pm

I like the composition in #1, but the drama in the sky in the last two! Great spot you've discovered though, looks like hours of fun..
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Postby zafra52 on Sun May 11, 2008 9:28 pm

You could print all of them, but I like the second best. I can give you no reason for it. I just like it!
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Postby andy on Sun May 11, 2008 10:01 pm

I prefer #1 - more focus on the nice slippery rocks.
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Postby BBJ on Sun May 11, 2008 11:46 pm

Bob, i like them all but 1 & 3 are nice but is that a dust bunny that appears in both these pics to the left in the clouds? Or is just the edge of a cloud as it is not in #2.

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Postby ebarra8 on Mon May 12, 2008 1:44 am

I like the 3rd pic as it has more brightness on the mossy rocks.
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Postby PiroStitch on Mon May 12, 2008 11:24 am

#3 for me as there's a better balance between rocks and sky. #2 leaves me thinking that it should have been taken a bit lower to the rocks, which you've done with #3.

#1 doesn't provide enough drama in the clouds compared to the other 2.
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Postby gstark on Mon May 12, 2008 11:24 am

#1 is #1
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Postby Bob G on Mon May 12, 2008 5:28 pm

I have just printed all 3 of these @ 24" x 16" (25 x 17 paper size).
I had agreed with the main thrust of opinion of responses in this thread until after I viewed the prints.

From the prints:-
#3 wins by a fair margin because of the sky and the color of the green moss prints better.

#1 has good depth to it and the extra concentration of mossy rock area adds interest

#2 is not far behind but just doesn't afford the impact of the others.

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