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Photo posted by Mark Seaver in the Weekly Challenge gallery on 04/04/18 at 11:48 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Post last edited by Mark Seaver on 04/04/18 at 12:02 pm EST
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 04/04/18 at 12:01 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment last edited by Mark Seaver on 04/05/18 at 10:15 am EST
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The RAW only processed version, note in particular the changes in brightness of the river on the left, the sky through the trees, the brightness in the distance and the reduced contrast in the foreground bush that are part of the original post.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on 04/04/18 at 3:15 pm EST
Registered on 02/25/06, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment last edited by Paul Breitkreuz on 04/04/18 at 3:16 pm EST
Mark, you've made this image a really fine example in the use of the post processing tools I mentioned in my recently posted pano image. I can guarantee the 3 images I have prior to that stitched scene and the overall post processing to the end is like night & day. Thankfully.
I cannot stress enough the other point you make about being involved and commenting too. But, for me that has been beat to death and apparently will not change unless a hook is placed in the system. Alas, that seems to be all behind us at this point in the long history of NPN. The heyday of the masses working collectively is after all what brought about the strength of the community to share ideas. Overall, some of that was brought about by the infancy of the photographic social media participation. Many years have passed since that opening bell was rung.
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Paul Breitkreuz
Corona, California
Trailimages.com
NPN 2326
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care."
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 04/04/18 at 5:50 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Mark, this an excellent composition. Looks like tough lighting which you handled well. Lamar Valley was among my favorite locations in the park on my one trip there. I like the diagonal leading lines of the river and the fork. The bright foliage on the island really carries my eye through the scene.
I completely agree with regard to the value of NPN, and that all members should participate more. When I joined in 2004 there were lots more comments than these days, and likely more member, too. Personally, I would encourage all members not to be afraid to give their honest critiques on how an image can be improved, which for me is far more valuable than just an obligatory positive comment. After all, most of us know our images are pretty good, otherwise we might not even post. But it's the honest and intelligent input which makes this site more interesting and allows us all to grow as photographers. And at 71 years old, believe me, I'm still learning.
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on 04/04/18 at 7:57 pm EST
Registered on 01/28/08, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
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Well done, Mark. A beautiful example of one of the things that make this site so great.
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