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Postby Potatis on Mon May 01, 2006 1:27 pm

This is a photo that was part of a failed Pano. I think it does fine by itself.

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Postby sirhc55 on Mon May 01, 2006 1:44 pm

Doug - a lovely shot well executed. What part of Mosman :?: :) :)
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 01, 2006 1:46 pm

Doug - I really love the muted colours in this shot - I even like it cropped (I scrolled on the monitor) to just above the tree line, giving a pano of just the distant mountains and the colourful sky :)

Would have loved to see the complete pano !

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Postby Potatis on Mon May 01, 2006 1:50 pm

Chris this is the Southern part of Mosman. It's within walking distance from home, provided I have no trouble walking 650kms or so. It's a bit hard to make it for the early morning shots, I must admit. :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon May 01, 2006 1:51 pm

Potatis wrote:Chris this is the Southern part of Mosman. It's within walking distance from home, provided I have no trouble walking 650kms or so. It's a bit hard to make it for the early morning shots, I must admit. :)


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Postby Potatis on Mon May 01, 2006 1:53 pm

Thanks Rel, your idea of a crop is a great one. I did a quick look the way you mentioned, and it would work very well.

I'll see if I can salvage some sort of pano... I had probs matching exposure, but I did get a very wide view.
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Postby avkomp on Mon May 01, 2006 2:44 pm

this is a great shot.

light is sweet and the layer effect you have captured works well also

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Postby marcotrov on Mon May 01, 2006 2:59 pm

Doug the layered composition and the pastel tones really make this image. I love the way the the slate grey coolness of the middle ground hills is separated by the warmth of the foreground tree tier the golden horizon. Terrific shot.
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Postby NikonUser on Mon May 01, 2006 3:14 pm

I really like the sky colour and subtle detail in the distant hills.

Looks like it would have been hard to expose right... Did you use Shadow/Highlights or any such tool on this image?

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Postby wmaburnett on Mon May 01, 2006 3:16 pm

Gorgous, i love the graduation of color through the photograph,
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Postby Potatis on Mon May 01, 2006 3:40 pm

Thanks very much for the comments everyone. I like the layering effect too. I might see if I can get rid of the hang gliders ramp in the bottom left hand corner too. How anyone can run off a cliff is beyond my comprehension. Even with a hang glider.

NikonUser, I did need to use the shadow/highlights tool for this image. The foreground was a little dark.
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Postby CraigVTR on Mon May 01, 2006 4:07 pm

Potatis wrote:I might see if I can get rid of the hang gliders ramp in the bottom left hand corner too. How anyone can run off a cliff is beyond my comprehension. Even with a hang glider.
People reckon us motorcyclists are crazy. BTW very, very nice shot.
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Postby suzanneg on Mon May 01, 2006 11:27 pm

Gorgeous shot, the colours, the layers, and the exposure, create a stunning picture.
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 01, 2006 11:41 pm

Doug,

I agree with Rel. I think the rocks add little to the image and a crop of the bottom so the image started with the trees (not quite as severe as Rel suggests) would work a lot better IMHO
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon May 01, 2006 11:45 pm

I love the rocks, but that's just me. I can't believe the different from my LCD to the my work CRT. On the CRT it looked but a little subdued, but now on the LCD it just sings!
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Postby Steffen on Tue May 02, 2006 1:14 am

Doug, what an unusual array of colours, almost surreal. It didn't quite come out on my monitor at work, but here at home - wow! I like it a lot!

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Postby Glen on Tue May 02, 2006 1:28 am

A great image Doug :D
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Postby Slider on Tue May 02, 2006 7:23 am

Great shot. :D Love the colours and the rich foreground. Very nice.
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Postby Sheila Smart on Tue May 02, 2006 10:19 am

Beautiful shot. Love the layers and the sky is superb.

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