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Photos from the "Manta" Meet

Postby macka on Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:33 pm

C&C appreciated. :D

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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:46 pm

Love the last one, Kris. :up:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:55 pm

#2 :up:
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Postby mattyjacobs on Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:59 pm

Yeah, I love the shadows on the wall of number 2.

But they're all fantastic photos!
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Postby Geoff on Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:00 pm

C&C are u kidding?
They're all great Kris!
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Postby gstark on Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:33 am

Kris,

Like Leigh, I love the last of these, but, just for fits and giggles, crop about half of the water from the bottom out of the image. Tell me what you think of it then. ;)
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Postby Bindii on Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:29 am

Lovely light....especially in the 2nd one...I like it a lot...and the first one...love the clouds....the last one would have to be my favourite though...:)
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Postby Glen on Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:44 am

Kris, fantastic :D
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Postby Oscar on Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:50 am

My fav here is the stairs - love the effect from the lighting.
Like #1 next as I find it a lovely brooding moody shot.

Hey, these are all nice - well done, Kris.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby radar on Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:04 am

Great to have met you on Sunday Kris,

I really like number 2, very nice angle and lighting. The clouds and lighting in the last one are also great. For the first one, love the colours in the sky but just a bit more detail on the building, not too much, would have been nice, but that's me.

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Postby the foto fanatic on Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:30 am

I think #2 is great too, Kris.
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:34 am

Kris
You are developing a style. Nice work.
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Postby MATT on Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:43 am

Kris, love the sencond image, lovely light and feel to the image.

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Postby macka on Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:14 pm

Thanks for all the comments/suggestions. :D

It was a lovely afternoon/evening out - great to have met some new people and get out and about with the camera which is always fun.
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Postby Yi-P on Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:28 pm

Lovely stuffs Kris!! how i could have missed this meet :shock:
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Postby colin_12 on Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:33 pm

These are great Kris.
I've yet to attempt nught or evening shots. These and the others seen on the site give me an urge to go out after suset.
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Postby Manta on Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:48 pm

Beautiful work Kris! You're really in tune with that Tokina of yours.

I've literally just walked in the door after the drive back so I haven't even looked at my shots yet.

It was great to finally meet and get out and about with you all on Sunday evening. Thanks for putting on a spectacular night for us!

I'm looking forward to the next time already.

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Postby stubbsy on Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:23 pm

Kris

Apart from the great ones you took inside the church a while back )with your new WA lens I think) these are a quantum leap in quality and style from your previous work. #1 is the weakest for me and #2 the strongest, but they are all great
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