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How's the serenity....

Postby andy on Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:35 pm

Feedback is much appreciated.

Unfortunately I had to crop these a little due to black corners - the step down ring i use for lens reversal always gets stuck!


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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby biggerry on Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:19 am

How's the serenity....


I was expecting a line from the movie 'The Castle' next!

I like #2, would make a nice background, I have a similar shot without water from a bonsai that we have, makes for a soothing desktop....
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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby Pehpsi on Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:18 pm

Really like #1, especially at bigger size. Looks beautiful..
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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby andy on Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:27 am

Cheers Pehpsi.


biggerry wrote:make a nice background
- Yes i've already tried all three of these as a background! It's a satisfying feeling using my own image as a background :)
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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:59 am

My favourite is #2, love the wet gritty rocks and sand. I'm also a fan of the first for the repetition in the ripples.

#3 The OOF area in the front looks a little too hot and distracts from the rest of the image, I'd be inclined to crop it, possible even pano style and take out some of the white reflection in the top of the frame swell, as for me it doesn't add much.
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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby andy on Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:30 am

He's back!

Cheers Craig good advice - I hadn't even noticed how distracting the "OOF" was - but now it really bugs me.
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Re: How's the serenity....

Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:45 am

andy wrote:He's back!

Cheers Craig good advice - I hadn't even noticed how distracting the "OOF" was - but now it really bugs me.


Well overdue, but it feels good to be back, I just need to post some images soon!
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