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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Landscape gallery on 05/26/11 at 11:10 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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Stuart Williams
Lilongwe, Malawi
"one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" - henry miller |
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 05/26/11 at 12:11 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment last edited by Eva McDermott on 05/26/11 at 8:34 pm EST
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My thoughts exactly.... What, color? I like the layers of color and textures Stuart. I especially like the calm turquoise water.
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on 05/26/11 at 1:25 pm EST
Registered on 01/26/07, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Awesome image of a scene that very few landscapers would have considered worth a landscape photograph. Even the light does not quite look like that "sweet" light we all seek for. Nevertheless this has class and quality. I only see a tiny flaw (sky, left-centre). Could be interpreted as "god beam" but is that lens flare or a scanning issue? Maybe just a "god beam"... 
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Dietrich ("Didl") Gloger, Linz-Vienna, Austria.
Wista DX, 4x5", Provia and Velvia.
Canon EOS 5D,
EF 24-105mm; EF 70-200mm IS; TS-E 45mm;
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 05/26/11 at 2:15 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
thanks didl and eva.
eva - this is one of the windiest places on earth - it's a place of many, many extremes - and this morning was not exception. the wind has blown the water flat, only the faint lines leading away let one know that it is actually blowing!
thanks didl - glad you enjoy the scene as much as i did that morning. good eye to spot the 'flaw' i only spotted it moments before uploading and thought, well, let's see who will notice. you're too good!
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Stuart Williams
Lilongwe, Malawi
"one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" - henry miller |
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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on 05/26/11 at 4:16 pm EST
Registered on 08/24/09, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
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Very nice layers, as you note, and it's certainly not a location that is familiar to many. There are some very nice color contrasts here. I noticed the pseudo "god-beam" as well, I have to admit.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 05/26/11 at 4:36 pm EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
An absolutey gorgeous mix of colors. And simple enough to be a joy to gaze at. 
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Morris McClung
Parker, Colorado
Website
"If it is more than 6 feet from the car, it is not photogenic." Edward Weston to Ansel Adams
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 05/26/11 at 9:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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That's neat, Stuart. There is that abstract quality that you bring to many of your images that blends in reality in the most surprising of ways.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 05/26/11 at 9:51 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Stuart,
Excellent use of "colour" to craft this composition. Also, the texture and detail fade from layer to layer and I find that putting that all together makes for a successful image and one that not surprisingly is your style. The only minor suggestion (read personal opinion) is that I'm wishing for a tad more rocky foreground OR a slight crop of the sky to try and give each layer of that cake equal footing so to speak.
Nice work Stuart.
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 05/27/11 at 09:16 am EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
The layers and colors compliment one another beautifully in this scene, Stuart. Great eye to spot this.
Ed
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 05/27/11 at 1:39 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Oooh, I like this. Wonderful layers and variety of colors. Love all the rich texture of the FG area too.
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Bill Chambers
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Please visit Enchanted Light Photography
"You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” - Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 05/28/11 at 8:36 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
egads, color!!
I love the layers.
The 'flaw' looks major to me, but hey im hard to please... 
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