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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Landscape gallery on 02/18/12 at 05:39 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 Dan Baumbach on 02/18/12 at 08:07 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
It definitely touches and moves me. The composition is beautiful. For my taste, I'd like it "printed" a little darker.
- Dan
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 02/18/12 at 08:55 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Stuart, Yes...it touches me too. The large version is fantastic! I loved looking at it for awhile. Nice work.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 02/18/12 at 09:20 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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I really like the motion this has captured Stuart. Works for me as is.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 02/18/12 at 12:16 pm EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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While I suspect your emotional attachment to this will be stronger because it is personal to you, it still translates much of what you said. The image and your words reveal the depth of feelings you have developed for Mozambique. The intimate quality of this demands introspection. Well done, as usual, Stuart. The only nit I have would be to crop or clone out the intruding rock at top left that pulls the eye just a touch and disrupts the flow of the returning wave.
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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 Stan Rose on 02/18/12 at 12:19 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
The top is a bit bright for me, otherwise this looks great! Love the little swirls in the mid section. FWIW, ordinarily im a nature purist, but when you mention 'toe', i think a footprint (or foot!) in this frame might have actually added something to the idea...just a thought 
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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on 02/18/12 at 3:04 pm EST
Registered on 06/18/09, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments
This is very pretty and original Stuart. I could see just adding a little bit of a vignette (or edge burning) to the top corners. I think this is a very artistic shot.
Michael
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Michael Greene
Fine Art Wilderness Photography
"Classically Capturing the American Landscape"
http://wildmoments.net
Latest Blog: Photographing Slot Canyons 2012 [url]http://wildmoments.wordpress.com/ [/url]
"Even divine mercy will not act independently of human desire" Dr. Lamar Vest |
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 02/18/12 at 9:42 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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While it doesn't do all that much for me as my connection to the ocean is pretty limited, I can definitely relate to personal photographs that evoke personal emotions.
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Comment posted by Peter Richter on 02/19/12 at 05:18 am EST
Registered on 11/10/10, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Stuart, this is an exceptional shot that has got an almost abstract quality for me. The tangible textures in the foreground, the movement of the sea and the vanishing elements in the distance are really story telling to me. Furthermore, the composition is perfectly anchored by the rocks in my opinion.
Peter
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Peter Richter
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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on 02/19/12 at 6:59 pm EST
Registered on 07/17/11, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
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love it stuart, agree to maybe try and bring some detail/contrast to the very top
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Navin Sarma
Washington, D.C. |
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 02/19/12 at 8:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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Love the range of tones, Stuart, your exquisite composition, and the nice water motion. What really bring your thought home to me is the subtle motion in the water and sand in the foreground. The large version is extraordinary.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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