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Postby Ben on Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:23 pm

A photo from a recent camping trip

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Postby dooda on Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:33 pm

Good picture. IT's got foreground, background, and something to take me from here to there. Plus it's sharp as a tack which is nice. Is it just a tad oversaturated. May just be my monitor.
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Postby owen on Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:32 pm

I love this shot. Are the colours in the water fish or something or are they something you added in yourself?
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:45 pm

Well done Ben - I will go exactly with what Dave has said except for saturation, it’s spot-on :wink:
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Postby dooda on Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:50 pm

Good call chris, except for disagreeing with the oversaturation...



Just switched monitors and the saturation is actually pretty good.

I take it back. hehe, I should go to bed.
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Postby big pix on Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:28 pm

Good pix........the saturation is spot on as my 20inch apple screen has just been profiled using eye one photo

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Postby mudder on Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:33 pm

G'day Ben
Lovely feeling to the image, terrific highlights in an interesting foreground and catching lines in the water leading up the little creek...

Nicely framed...
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Postby BBJ on Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:05 pm

Hi Ben, I like the shot i gather maybe the the lines are from the flowing water i guess, could be wrong but looks good. Well done.
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Postby meicw on Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:07 pm

Hi Ben. I agree with all the above. Good shot. and well composed and exposed.
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:47 pm

Nice pic :)

An excellent study of eddy's and currents.

Is that a black dust bunny i spy in the middle of the picture or something else?
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Postby Ben on Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:28 pm

Thank you for all the encouraging comments. The white lines in the water are due to the long exposure. There is foam floating down from the rapids at the top of frame into the eddy of the swimming hole.

Yes a dust bunny appeared, I go camping to see Aussie wildlife and the damn introduced species are everywhere!! I will eliminate it.


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Postby KerryPierce on Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:25 am

Very cool pic, Ben. The only thing missing is a couple of nude bathing beyoutees. :shock: :D
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Postby Ben on Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:27 am

That night after a bottle of red there was talk of a dip but i was spanner water.


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Postby Neeper on Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:29 pm

Very cool shot. Is it fish or bugs?
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Postby flipfrog on Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:48 pm

wicked image!
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Postby Ben on Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:05 pm

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It is the foam from the rapids swirling on top of the water.

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Postby Matt. K on Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:47 pm

Hi Ben
Thanks for posting your image. A nice waterscape and the colours are very natural. Composition has been exploited to the max and exposure spot on. You gotta love that camera....oh...and the photographer had a bit to do with it too. :lol: :lol:
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Postby Ben on Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:35 pm

Thanks Matt, I try.

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Postby mic on Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:01 pm

Very Very good :wink:

I second everybody's comments Ben.

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Postby storm on Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:59 pm

I love the contrast between moving objects and stationary ones. it really captures the moment. Nice and crisp!

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Postby Ben on Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:01 pm

Thanks mic and storm. It was a beautiful spot, nice and calm, two hours later it was full of people and dogs swimming around. I think i might print it for my wall.

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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:21 pm

That's a funky image Ben, especially with the little water trails.
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Postby Manta on Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:46 pm

Ben,

I can't add to the comments already here except to say this is a truly standout image. Everything about it draws you into the story; you can almost smell the forest. Magazine covershot stuff. (Dust Bunny Monthly?) :lol:
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Postby Kristine on Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:02 pm

Ben

Nice shot. I know this has already been stated by other members; the composition and colour are excellent.
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Postby SteveGriffin on Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:20 pm

Ben,
what lens, apeture and exposure did you use. Fantastic image BTW
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Postby Ben on Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:36 pm

Thanks for all the encouragement, im blushing.

Steve I checked the exif and the settings were:-

Kit Lens at 18mm (only lens I own currently)

6 sec at f22 on tripod.

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