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Postby rokkstar on Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:46 pm

This was shot at one of the wineries we visted when I stayed with Stubbsy.

I like the shot but not sure whether it is any good. C&C welcome.

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Postby sheepie on Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:53 pm

All I can say is Thank God you didn't make it Black & White!

Lovely Matt - nicely finished off. Must have been BEFORE the wine tasting, as everything is level and nicely in proportion.

That's one pretty cool tree eh!
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Postby Nnnnsic on Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:01 pm

A really nice image, Matt.
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Postby ABG on Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:21 pm

Very nice Matt. A simple image that works very well
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:56 pm

Matt

I like this image, but it only gets 8/10 since I subtracted marks for the strong vignetting in the corners :wink:
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Postby Geoff on Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:38 pm

Beautiful Matt - I expect frequent postings of this callibre when you move back to the cold old UK!! :wink:
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Postby rokkstar on Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:29 pm

stubbsy wrote:Matt

I like this image, but it only gets 8/10 since I subtracted marks for the strong vignetting in the corners :wink:


Thank you Peter. I actually like the vignetting - do you think it detracts too much then?
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Postby sheepie on Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:32 pm

rokkstar wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Matt

I like this image, but it only gets 8/10 since I subtracted marks for the strong vignetting in the corners :wink:


Thank you Peter. I actually like the vignetting - do you think it detracts too much then?


Don't listen to him Matt - the vignetting finishes it nicely :)
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:54 pm

Listen to him Matt! The dark sky is slightly overdone. :D :D :D
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:01 pm

rokkstar wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Matt

I like this image, but it only gets 8/10 since I subtracted marks for the strong vignetting in the corners :wink:


Thank you Peter. I actually like the vignetting - do you think it detracts too much then?

I certainly do Matt - it's the first thing I noticed about the image. The vignetting at the bottom isn't too bad but the top vignetting makes the sky look wrong. Maybe try dodging it a little.

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Postby Glen on Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:30 pm

Matt, Very nice image. What I can't believe, 9 comments and no one has pointed out you have called an image of two trees - Lone tree!
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Postby rokkstar on Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:46 pm

Glen wrote:Matt, Very nice image. What I can't believe, 9 comments and no one has pointed out you have called an image of two trees - Lone tree!


Oh yeah!

What a fantastically trained and detailed eye I have :roll:
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Postby ABG on Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:46 am

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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