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11/24/2004 01:16:20 PM |
Originally posted by alionic:
There is no justice is there.. cannot believe this finished so low.. higher than mine but still.. I thought it should of placed higher but you got some good comments and thats all that counts really. well done |
Alionic, you are so generous. I could see why your entry scored better than mine ... the subject is different, exotic, and exemplifies the enigma of the Japanese. The point of view is also quite interesting.
It is amazing that As The Crow Flies garnered a lot of comments, and as you said, that's all that counts (wink wink). Frankly, I am done with competition - in the one year that I have been a member, I have learned a lot from this site (and won two ribbons) - and I think, at this point of my development as a serious amateur photographer, one year of competing with similar photographers has served its purpose. :-) |
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11/24/2004 01:07:58 PM |
Originally posted by lyta:
I thought this would place higher. The effect hits you immediately as does the sense of motion. The 2 horizon thing - didn't even notice, but I thought it was a change in landscape - it almost seems like water - which is in keeping with your concept of "as the bird flies" and with the sense of speed and motion.
I think I also like this because I'm a poet and have written a poem exploring bird flight, from their prospective, and based on your image - I must admit I captured the idea quite nicely. It's nice to see a visual creation of the concept of flight. |
Heh heh. You are so right about the concept of flight - this was what I wanted to convey, and you are also right about the change in landscape - this was taken on the shore of Lake Michigan, so the second horizon is the lake :-).
Thanks so much for your kind comments. |
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11/24/2004 01:06:24 PM |
Thanks everyone for the comments before and after the challenge. You are so kind.
The "two horizons" thing is actually - the water mark of Lake Michigan. I took this on the shore that is sloping toward the lake. If I corrected the horizontal of the lake, the shore and the trees would be lilting to one side but it was a matter of judgement really.
Again, thanks for your kind words. |
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11/24/2004 07:10:32 AM |
I thought this would place higher. The effect hits you immediately as does the sense of motion. The 2 horizon thing - didn't even notice, but I thought it was a change in landscape - it almost seems like water - which is in keeping with your concept of "as the bird flies" and with the sense of speed and motion.
I think I also like this because I'm a poet and have written a poem exploring bird flight, from their prospective, and based on your image - I must admit I captured the idea quite nicely. It's nice to see a visual creation of the concept of flight. |
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11/24/2004 01:42:53 AM |
| There is no justice is there.. cannot believe this finished so low.. higher than mine but still.. I thought it should of placed higher but you got some good comments and thats all that counts really. well done |
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11/23/2004 11:16:08 PM |
| Excellent work here. The only niggle is that there appear to be two horizons in the image, seemingly tilted in opposite directions. You made the right choice by making the tree perfectly vertical, but the horizontal orientation points out the flaw in the horizon. Re-compose in the portrait/vertical orientation and you have a winner. |
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11/22/2004 03:48:22 PM |
| nice effect, you can feel it! congrats! |
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11/21/2004 10:24:53 AM |
| This photo made me dizzy...good on you. |
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11/20/2004 08:55:55 PM |
| This one gets a 10! Great title -- great feeling of motion! Well done! |
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11/19/2004 06:43:51 PM |
| Very cool photo. When I look at it, I feel movement. WOW! :-) |
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11/19/2004 05:43:12 PM |
| This picture almost makes you dizzy to look at, what a neat effect. |
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11/19/2004 04:37:48 PM |
| whoa. my eyes!!! I love it. |
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11/19/2004 04:03:09 PM |
| Always a very cool effect |
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11/19/2004 02:18:09 PM |
| gettin mighty dizzzzzzzzzzy |
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11/19/2004 01:55:02 PM |
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11/19/2004 08:41:34 AM |
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11/18/2004 10:47:02 PM |
| Interesting and creative, but hard to look at. 6 |
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11/18/2004 08:01:10 PM |
| Way cool shot. Feels like I'm moving. 7 |
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11/18/2004 05:01:25 PM |
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11/18/2004 11:33:34 AM |
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11/18/2004 11:03:59 AM |
| Interesting Mood. The first time I looked at it I thought about the film "Blair Witch". Good job. |
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11/18/2004 09:28:03 AM |
cool.. did you zoom while taking the shot?
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11/17/2004 10:57:10 PM |
| Creative shot. Very interesting. |
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11/17/2004 06:56:13 PM |
| Very interesting title! Looks like this crow will soon be hitting the tree straight on--- just kidding... Good use of a zoom burst. Very unique!!! |
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11/17/2004 04:58:18 PM |
| zoom while taking the picture right, make my eyes feel wierd... 6 |
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11/17/2004 04:11:06 PM |
| I think that you did an excellent job of capturing a sense of motion. Plus, you did a good job centering your zoom on the tree in the middle. |
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11/17/2004 02:53:02 PM |
thats awsome and u've been validated so i just want to know how,how,how!!!!!!!
great job awsome shot |
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11/17/2004 01:58:23 PM |
| Nice. Always like the flying effect of a single element lens (lens baby?), but composition here is very questionable, with the shot divided exactly into halves by the tree in the middle. Also, there is nothing in this picture that would be catchy. 4 trees, so what? |
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11/17/2004 12:47:34 PM |
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11/17/2004 03:41:38 AM |
| I like it. I dont know how many others will see what i see but i hope they do.-7 |
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11/17/2004 01:18:42 AM |
| did the crow have a camera :) cool shot |
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