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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Man & Fauna gallery on 07/29/11 at 08:23 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 08/03/11 at 09:04 am EST
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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 SandyRichardsBrown on 07/30/11 at 2:49 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Very striking image!
The circle of fire is both captivating and saddening.
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
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"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on 07/30/11 at 9:31 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 226 Posts, 1532 Comments
This is really engaging, due both to the ring and the mist or smoke as you point out. Nicely seen and executed!
For fun I did a "screen crop" to eliminate the left side and turn this into a vertical. There's almost a dizzying sense that the ring is falling through space, something seen from a space telescope perhaps. I don't know if it meets your goals for the photo, but that vertical crop has interesting possibilities! 
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on 07/30/11 at 11:03 pm EST
Registered on 01/24/11, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
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Mordor, indeed. This has a sinister feel to it and the large version is startling in its clarity. You can almost see the pulse of the heat. Excellent image
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 07/31/11 at 03:14 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
thanks for the comments.
hank - you're right and i do have a vertical version (slightly earlier, slightly brighter ...) and you're right there are intriguing possibilities! thanks.
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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 SandyRichardsBrown on 08/03/11 at 10:12 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 08/08/11 at 8:29 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
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Id go vertical--much stronger IMO. Interesting shot!
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