Rise Above
by paganini

Comment:
Well because I can't display large format sizes (beyond 640 pixels), it always get resized to 640 unfortunately. I'd prefer 640 + the border, but that won't work on here.

Comet Falls
by paganini

Comment:
Most people like the color version :) Wish I had a tripod (these were taken last year around August)....

Originally posted by Journey: Beautiful capture of nature. The mist really does it for me. I might prefer the duotone rendition of this if you had used THIS crop for it as my eye loves that water on the bottom spilling over the edge and misses that in the duotone version. Although i like the mystery in the duotone version it seems indeed just a tad too flat. I would have liked either version of this but now that you have shown both, i can't quite settle on either one. As is, i prefer this color rendition.

Comet Falls (Duotoned)
by paganini

Comment:
Mount Rainier is awesome... nice place to be in July/August.

Originally posted by GeneralE: I did see the color version and like it a lot too. Hope I get to go to this place someday...

The Light Inside
by xertion

Comment:
not duotone image.

Comet Falls (Duotoned)
by paganini

Comment:
Actually the light is just like this. You can see from the color version (another photo) that the light is bright on top. The sun is covered with mists and clouds at this elevation (i.e. the cloud level is this low, around 4000 ft above sea level), and there was a break in the cloud, thus the high exposure on top of the scene.

Originally posted by GeneralE: On my monitor the highlights and lighter midtones look a little too bright for my taste...I think a little darker would add to the atmosphere and maybe bring out a little more detail in the rocks on the far side. Like the setting and composition a lot...

Window peep
by Robro

Comment:
nice. 9

Moonlight over the harbor
by johnmk

Comment:
nice hue shift, just not for me. 2

Christmas in May
by mariomel

Comment:
Is this thing over-saturated? It looks so plasticky. 3

Butterfly Fantasy
by dsidwell

Comment:
Thanks David. Sorry this has caused soo much controversy :) when I made the comment (and I probably should've made it during the challenge but didn't have the time) it was referring to my initial reaction at the image which was "Wow, what a good nature shot"... then realized it wasn't nature shot but presented this way. That's my gripe, it wasn't personal but probably should've left the comment during the voting instead of after.

Originally posted by dsidwell: Actually, I don't think Paganini's thoughts were "sour grapes" at all. In his defense, he has great reason to be pleased with his work on the site, and I encourage you to explore his good work. I just think he disagrees in theory with this type or style of photography.

Impressionist canvas
by Gordon

Comment:
I didn't say I don't like the shallow DOF, but i am saying shallow dof don't work too well on DPC. I gave him a 6, that's above average already :) It's definitely better than most other studio flower shots. But, in nature, as in studio, you still go for the best images that you can get. Broken flowers aren't one of them.

It's like this shot (and other shots like it for the Flora entry) which will not do well on DPC and i didn't submit it because of it. Instead I submit a soft (boom, automatic deduction for being soft) waterlilly photo for the FLora challenge.


Message edited by author 2003-05-21 17:29:12.