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Posted 24/12/2010 - 10:10
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I think those stalks in the foreground detract slightly from the image. I want to see the bullet riddled sign (a common thing in rural NSW too).
Sharpness is great (must be one of those fancy K7 jobbies).
Anyway, have a good Christmas. We're in the minority here, enjoying a hot chrissie.
Regards
Sharpness is great (must be one of those fancy K7 jobbies).
Anyway, have a good Christmas. We're in the minority here, enjoying a hot chrissie.
Regards
Sam-Joseph
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Posted 24/12/2010 - 10:42
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This picture has a very cold feel about so was suprised to see where it was taken. I agree that the out of focus stalks are distracting, maybe a higher view point so they dont interfere with the sign or go for more depth of field.
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Russ.
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Posted 24/12/2010 - 13:30
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Me, I like it as is, reminds me of the cops waiting to nab you for not giving way, lurking.gives it a sinister edge
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Merry Christmas.
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Posted 24/12/2010 - 13:55
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An unusual striking image. It does have a sinister feel about it.
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Andrew
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Posted 25/12/2010 - 00:29
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cardiff_gareth wrote:
cold, stark, sinister, moving - whats wrong with it
+1cold, stark, sinister, moving - whats wrong with it
I like it, the colour processing especially. I don't really mind the OOF foreground.
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Posted 25/12/2010 - 05:16
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thoughton wrote:
I like it, the colour processing especially. I don't really mind the OOF foreground.
+2cardiff_gareth wrote:
cold, stark, sinister, moving - whats wrong with it
+1cold, stark, sinister, moving - whats wrong with it
I like it, the colour processing especially. I don't really mind the OOF foreground.
Wouldn't change anything. Like a still from one of those 'aliens in the cornfields' films.
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Posted 25/12/2010 - 08:42
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Thanks everyone for your comments. The sight of a traffic sign in a sea of grass, with not a road in sight, was too much of a temptation. A ghost town it was.
I bent down intentionally so that the grass and seed-heads were a feature in the image.
The processing was a nod to a Stephen King story called 'Children of the Corn' (only he could write something like that ).
I bent down intentionally so that the grass and seed-heads were a feature in the image.
The processing was a nod to a Stephen King story called 'Children of the Corn' (only he could write something like that ).
Posted 27/12/2010 - 15:41
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Fascinating picture i-Berg. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 27/12/2010 - 21:55
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I like it, i-berg.
Have you tried it in b&w?
Have you tried it in b&w?
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Posted 31/12/2010 - 06:42
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darkskies wrote:
Have you tried it in b&w?
Sorry to take a week to get back to this. I had not tried it, but have had the chance to sit down with LR now and convert it. Happy to get your thoughts on it.Have you tried it in b&w?
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