A Mazing photos

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A Mazing photos

Postby bwhinnen on Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:46 am

Well not really, just a couple of abstract images I took of the miniature hedge maze at Cockington Green during our recent visit to CBR... But at least I made you look :P

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Thoughts on the angles? These are not cropped either they are just resized, with a wee bit of sharpening (I hope) and some fixing of levels...
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Re: A Mazing photos

Postby aim54x on Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:42 pm

They do look a-mazing! How big were they in life?
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Re: A Mazing photos

Postby barry on Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:08 pm

#2 is the one for me. I find the OOF background in #1 a little distracting.
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Re: A Mazing photos

Postby hrpremier on Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:00 pm

I agree with barry. Pic 1 with the out of focus background adds interest but it draws attention away from the faoreground and makes it hard to look at. Number 2 for me. Top notch images. Well done.

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Re: A Mazing photos

Postby carla_d on Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:08 pm

i like #2 as well. i like the detail of the water.
the angles of both are great. very even and rect-linear. this is something i'm always misjudging through the lens, so am always impressed when someone gets it right the first time.
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