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Posted: **Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:44 pm**

Friday afternoon we went to the Esplanade in Cairns. One of my favourite Friday afternoon walks the Esplanade pool area. Overcast so not too many people around, great. My attempt at arty farty

The second is a candid of the bar staff at one of my fav restaurants with one of my most loved lenses 35-70F/2.8.
Critique welcome on the images and treatment.

cheers
marco

Posted: **Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:50 pm**

like No1 , the dark cloud adds to the empty feel

Posted: **Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:53 pm**

like number 1 colours work well for me.

was thinking torpedo when I read the title of steel fish though.

Steve

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:24 am**

Thanks for the feedback Big Red and Steve. I was a little lucky with timing the shot without the throng of tourists that normally frequent the place. Regarding the second one timing sucked

as a fraction of a second the two bar workers were talking and having a chin wag with character but I missed the opportunity but I still liked the scene.

cheers
marco

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:15 am**

The steel fish photo is great. I love the colours that came through on the pic.

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:21 am**

I love number 1 it is beautiful, great sky colors!
~William

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:46 pm**

Thanks for the comments Huynhie and William. I'm pleased you like the image too. I don't normally attemt arty design type images.
cheers
marco

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:31 pm**

Marco -Number 1 is brilliant - very surreal

Love it
Rel

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:45 pm**

Marco like the others I love No1, very nice capture.

I also liked the Esplanade the way it was pre Kevin Burns :wink:

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:57 pm**

Yes no. 1 is an outstanding shot. No. 2 is really sharp pic with lots of detail.

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:03 pm**

Go the fish! Great shot Marco. Would look fabulous OCOYW
(On Canvas, On Your Wall)

Posted: **Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:42 pm**

Thank you Rel(I love #1 too), John (It is an attractive spectacle now but pre Kevin Byrne was definitely more nartural and soothing environment :wink:

), Nito (I just wished I could have caught the two bar staff having their lighthearted exchange only seconds before but by the time I got the camera up they were back hard at it- I just love the sharpness, colour rendition and feel of the 35-70 f/2.8. It's got to be one of my favourite lenses) and Manta (I'm considering doing a print of that first one

)
Thanks to all for their comments
cheers
marco

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Steel Fish and one of my Favourite Restaurant

Steel Fish and one of my Favourite Restaurant