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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Landscape gallery on 06/14/11 at 10:00 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 John Williams on 06/14/11 at 10:07 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Now that's one of the better BW I've seen in awhile. It almost looks like a snow scene. I love the choice to go with the stark tree and the softer details in the rest. The large amount of sky really adds to the same effect. The large view is amazing, and I'd love to see a massive print some day. Very evocative Stuart, well done! 
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
Battle Ground, WA |
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 06/14/11 at 10:32 am EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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I like this a lot Stuart! The composition is excellent IMO, and the exposure is right on the money. Very graphic. Well done.
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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 Koveh Tavakkol on 06/14/11 at 11:20 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 41 Posts, 608 Comments
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Very nice high key on this B&W. Looks like a beautiful area to photograph.
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Koveh Tavakkol
Denver, CO
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 06/14/11 at 11:54 am EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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You have captured the starkness of the environment very well. I think the B&W works well here because it helps convey the feeling of the image.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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The mountains and the seashore scream at you, but the prairie whispers and you have to stop and listen.
Don't shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like. David Alan Harvey |
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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on 06/14/11 at 1:02 pm EST
Registered on 08/24/09, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
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Very impressive! You have certainly conveyed the conditions quite well. Excellent work.
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on 06/14/11 at 3:10 pm EST
Registered on 01/26/07, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Man, you really impress me with your work. Top notch regarding trechnicals, and more important: top notch regarding artistry, aesthetics and vision. I guess I sound like a fanboy, I guess I am...  
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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;
www.dietrichgloger.at |
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 06/14/11 at 5:35 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
This is one awesome b/w image. You really captured this place Stuart. Beautiful work!
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 06/14/11 at 6:18 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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I very much like this one! Great sense of isolation with the comp, nice kind of high key presentation. Very well done.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Cristiano Xavier on 06/14/11 at 7:29 pm EST
Registered on 05/30/11, 10 Posts, 24 Comments
Solitude .
Nice composition and BW treatment.
Maybe a little bit less sky... no , forget about it .
It's perfect.
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Cristiano Xavier
www.cristianoxavier.com
Brazil - Belo Horizonte -MG |
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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on 06/14/11 at 9:59 pm EST
Registered on 03/13/07, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Well, B&W was the way to go here for sure. Such nice tonality in this. Details are wonderful as well.
Chris
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Chris Chamberlain
Vacaville, CA. 95688 |
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 06/14/11 at 9:59 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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You've captured a fine image in a desolate place, Stuart. Every thing here suggests desolate and dry, but in a way that is quite appealing.
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 06/15/11 at 11:28 am EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
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Very lovely, Stuart. Aside from the main tree, which is a beautiful specimen indeed, I love the inclusion of the faint background and the clouds. Together they provide a sesnse of balance that really completes this image.
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 06/15/11 at 12:34 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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I like your high key presentation Stuart. It really showcases that beautiful tree and its struggle for life in such harsh conditions. The delicate details in the larger view are gorgeous.
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 06/15/11 at 6:58 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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That's a nice tree and it works very well in its square frame too.
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