ebony jewelwing
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bryanr/Bryan (107)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)  
on August 14, 2011 11:25:27 PM CDT
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Bryan - a dynamic range challenge. There is no detail in the wing, and the leaf behind the dragon fly has a lot of glare. Also, removing some of the empty space behind it would produce a stronger image from my perspective.
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Midnight Refinery (Rev 1)
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dugt/Doug (2,746)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on August 14, 2011 11:22:00 PM CDT
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Doug - I find the crop has improved the image - whether by simplifying it or just producing a better balance it is hard to say. I like the starbursts around the lights. I wish the top of the tower on the right was visible. Color balance seems good. the smoke/steam rising on the left adds a significant sense of drama to the image.
thanks for sharing.
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Great Blue Heron
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davev/Dave (11,854)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on August 14, 2011 11:18:17 PM CDT
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Dave - there is something timeless about your image. You have done a nice job keeping the bird sharp while allowing much of the rest of the image to be pleasantly blurred. I would like to see more of a catch light in the eye. Thanks for sharing.
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old piano
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serz1885/Sergey (2,212)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 1:10:06 PM CDT
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Sergey - it appears to be shot through glass or plastic, but as mentioned that adds a sense of age to the image. I'd suggest warming the white balance and darkening the highlights slightly to give more of a glow to the image.
Thanks for sharing.
Peter
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A road to "Jardin"
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shphil/Sergio (74)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 1:06:57 PM CDT
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Your picture tellls a story. I believe its impact would be greater if you reduced the exposure and made it more contrasty. Also some burning or vignetting around the edges would further focus the viewers attention.
Thanks for sharing the interesting image.
Peter
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Willemsbrug Rotterdam
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jmrosz/Jan (204,315)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 1:04:25 PM CDT
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Jan - a nice abstract with delightful colors, lines and angles. The focus is quite sharp. I must admit the sense of looking up gives me a bit of vertigo. The post processing appears to be excellent.
Thanks for sharing
Peter
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by the river
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garran/Roland (14,886)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 12:58:54 PM CDT
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Roland - the bench could be a leading line drawing me into the image, but the angle is too abrupt for my taste and instead is more of a barrier. My guess is that moving to the right a bit and angling the camera more to the left would have produced a stronger image.
Thanks for sharing.
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Lebanese Cedar
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r00st3r/David (607)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 12:54:55 PM CDT
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David - Too much is out of focus here. While you have captured an intimate feel of the cedar, the out of focus cones ae a distraction. Thanks for sharing
Peter
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sari,mavi
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izidamut/Gulsen (118)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 26, 2011 12:52:19 PM CDT
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Gulsen - I agree the focus is off. The composition and colors as well as the bokeh are great. Perhaps a little could have been cropped from the top.
thanks for sharing.
Peter
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working on the beach
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mareku/Marek (319)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 25, 2011 11:24:46 AM CDT
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Marek - for me the strong point of the image would be the character and story revealed by the face and that is hardly revealed. A tighter shot with fill flash if the subject consented would have resulted in a much stronger image in my view. but of course your goals may have been different.
Thanks for sharing.
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Birds in formation
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rep66/Ronald (1,446)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 25, 2011 11:21:34 AM CDT
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Ronald - very nice composition. The images of the gulls doesn't seem as sharp as would be ideal, and lighting is distracting with the reflection coming off of the water. You have certainly captured something of the behavior of the gulls.
thanks for sharing.
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Caracara cheriway (Juniors)
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fiorucci123/Mario G (31,210)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 25, 2011 11:18:57 AM CDT
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Mario I can't think of any suggestions. The plumage is sharp, the head and bill are sharp. The eye show a great catch light. Was the bird in captivity? It certainly appears to be perched, but may just be standing.
Nice job.
Thanks for sharing
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Tropical flowers
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kamnuan/Kamnuan (130)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 17, 2011 10:48:37 AM CDT
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Kamnuan - beautiful image of a beautiful flower. I like the ant in the foreground. The bokeh worked well here. Your depth of field seems just right. You managed the saturation and tonality well.
Thanks for sharing.
Peter
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Tree frog
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kamnuan/Kamnuan (130)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 17, 2011 10:45:25 AM CDT
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Kamnuan - my personal preference is to have nature images in a natural setting. For this image I would prefer cropping off the right half to center the frog in a portrat format. It would be interesting to see how it would look if you darken or change the hue of the background. I don't thnk that would be too hard to do in photoshop.
Thanks for sharing.
good shooting
Peter
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spring drops
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tkiper/Tugba (33,940)
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from waldhaus1/Peter (6,395)
on March 17, 2011 10:14:17 AM CDT
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Tugba - an inspiring image. Suggestions i'd make are: darken the lower left of the image a bit and brighten the flower itself. Another thing that would be interesting to se is a version cropped down just to include part of the flower, and the images in the drops.
Thanks for sharing.
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