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 by sirhc55 on Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:51 am
Drum roll pleeeeeeze. Today I am picking as winner of the PotW, a shot that when I first viewed it I immediately thought that someone was using Bryce to trick us all. But, it was a photo and in the best tradition of Bryce it made the person think twice as to whether or not it was real. I love this photo because it made me think and the more I looked into it the more I loved it. And, to make it even more worthy it took a landscape into the world of portrait format, and it worked. I hope you do too. Traaaalaaaa and the honour goes to Martin for this photo:  Chris
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by Matt. K on Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:28 am
Inspired choice Chris. Goes to show you really do look closely and apply some expert analysis.
Martin, you're not supposed to win one of these after being a member for such a short time....well done!
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by aim54x on Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:42 am
congrats Martin!
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by gstark on Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:00 am
Great choice of a great shot.
One thing that strikes me about this shot is the ... perspective .... for want of a better term.
In the centre left of this image we have the big rock, with the wash of water flowing over it. And then in the foreground we have the large expanse of wash. From this, I get a strong feeling of movement, almost as if I am falling into the image. Does anyone else see/feel this?
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by CraigVTR on Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:24 am
Yes, the movement and the lines draw you in to the image.
Well done Martin.
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by sirhc55 on Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:22 pm
I agree with you Gary. The other point that made me think was the 2/3rds from the bottom up. If you ignore the sky and sea it is almost as if you are peering into some massive canyon with waterfalls all around.
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by chrisk on Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:19 pm
What I see is a refreshingly unprocessed image. Well done and a nice choice.
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by gstark on Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:31 pm
Chris, sirhc55 wrote:If you ignore the sky and sea it is almost as if you are peering into some massive canyon with waterfalls all around.
Indeed. It's almost a sensation of somehow falling into this image. Martin, Crop this square, perhaps completely removing the expanse of water in the top section of the image. The more you look at this image, the more remarkable it becomes. g.
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by biggerry on Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:32 pm
nice choice - well done Martin, great start to the forum mate.
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by ozimax on Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:10 pm
I said this image was nice at the time, and I have not changed my mind. Great stuff Martin, and well chosen Chris.
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by M Allen T on Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:14 pm
G,Day Guys.
I have only just logged in and posted some shots from the weekend for review. I decided to look at the POTW for some future inspiration.
I was not expecting to find my picture was chosen.
I am humbled to say the least as there were some beautiful shots taken by both Gerry and Rodney at the same location and other forum members through the week.
Shocked, excited and amazed are all I can Say....Thank You!
Ps I will look into the square crop and see what it looks like, Thanks.
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by zafra52 on Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:30 pm
Nice photograph. Congratulations!
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by surenj on Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:29 am
Congrats Martin. 
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