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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Landscape gallery on 06/02/14 at 02:42 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Post last edited by Stuart Williams on 06/04/14 at 12:38 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 John&Patty Benway on 06/02/14 at 08:57 am EST
Registered on 05/12/06, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Very nice Stuart, I like this very much, really holds my attention, so much to see and explore. Beautifully seen and presented.
John
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John & Patty Benway
Northeast Streams & Forest
Portraits Of Nature
Intimate part of a whole seldom ever seen for itself, only a part of a whole, sometimes, most times chaotic, but still the foundation of its larger part, and for its beauty and purpose should be seen and not overlooked.
J Benway
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 06/02/14 at 09:12 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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I like this a lot, Stuart. Nice lines, sense of texture in the hills and fascinating shapes.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on 06/02/14 at 09:30 am EST
Registered on 02/25/06, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Excellent depth to this one, Stuart. The perspective and your well placed composition makes this one work very well. 
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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 gary phillips on 06/02/14 at 10:33 am EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Wow, Stuart, this looks like a fascinating place to explore. I like the perspective from this high point . The details are wonderful and makes me want to explore this area further. Hopefully some more intimate comps coming. I really appreciate your insightful comments on my images and your gallery is a real treasure.
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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on 06/02/14 at 10:42 am EST
Registered on 07/17/11, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
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sweet! an amazing view, no nits from me.
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Washington, D.C. |
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on 06/02/14 at 11:09 am EST
Registered on 02/18/12, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Very well done. The larger version is sweet and the story helpful.. Thanks 
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Rick Turner
Dallas
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"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships"..
Ansel Adams
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Keep on Shooting!
God Bless Texas!!!!!!
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 06/02/14 at 11:51 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Stuart, This is very impressive to look at and I'm glad you posted it for us to see. 
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 06/02/14 at 12:10 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Beautiful rendition of this topography. The lack of scale adds to the abstract quality for me. Seems a relatively high key image in terms of processing. I'm wondering if you tried pulling the blacks and brights in on the histogram to add contrast? Might create additional punch to the folds. Does remind me of places in the American southwest. A visual maze, in a good way
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 06/02/14 at 12:35 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
thanks all.
@ harry - I am still experimenting with the tones in this and having fiddled around with another exposure (made a few minutes earlier than this one), i am not particularly happy with this. it is relatively true to the scene ... if i come up with something i am happy with, i shall post it!
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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 Bill Chambers on 06/02/14 at 12:47 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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This is so intriguing Stuart. So much for the ye to explore and yet, it's not too busy at all. 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 Youssef Ismail on 06/02/14 at 3:41 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
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Fascinating features. B&W was a great choice.
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If you contemplate the sublimity of The Sublime then all suspicion will sublimate into certainty about what you are seeing and what you saw and what you will see. The fog of illusion will then vanish and only Reality will remain without any doubt or suspicion. |
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 06/02/14 at 4:30 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Stuart,
I like the high-key tonal scale. Yeah, you could increase the contrast, but I wonder if the sense of light would be lost?
I'd be interested in seeing a repost with slightly more contrast, just to compare.
Sure looks like lonesome country!
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 06/02/14 at 7:05 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Amazing landscape Stuart. Love the detail in the larger view. I wonder if a little adjustment to the blacks (via exposure, film development, or PS) would accentuate the lines etched in the landscape making it even more abstract. Still enjoy the view as is since it is so different. Was travel safe there?
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 06/03/14 at 01:09 am EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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This is gorgeous, Stuart. While I could see playing with the contrast / dark regions and lines as a few have suggested, I really like the luminous quality that this image imbues; almost a glow that envelopes the entire image. Exquisite art in my opinion.
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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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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 06/03/14 at 03:56 am EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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Loving the labyrinthine patterns and textures here. I wouldn't have though a high key treatment be the first interpretation I would have tried but it works well and probably makes it stand out from what everyone else is doing these days.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 06/03/14 at 12:17 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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The shapes and textures are awesome. Great job of emphasizing them in your b/w treatment.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
Macro/Close Up Moderator |
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Comment posted by Andrew Waddington on 06/03/14 at 12:19 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/14, 44 Posts, 183 Comments
Great image, not often we see something from Turkmenistan. I wonder if you managed to get a long enough visit, I remember when I tried to access Turkmenistan I could only get about a 5 day visa.
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on 06/03/14 at 3:05 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/08, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Love the high key treatment Stuart, and those furrows and patterns really catch my eye! I could even see a crop of just the bottom 2/3rds for a great abstract. Nice work!
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Joe Campisi
Federal Way, WA |
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"It's not what we make, it's what we make possible!"
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 06/04/14 at 12:33 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
thanks, folks. here's the re-post, more deeply etched, darks darker ...!! thoughts?
@ preston - lonely? not a soul in sight - just wolf tracks and a few partridges.
@ eva - safe? couldn't be safer. i was there for 'work' - assessing the protected area that they were trying to establish - and was in the hands of good and competent people.
@ joseph - I have a couple of other exposure that emphasise some of the more abstract qualities of the landscape as well.
thanks again to all.
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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 Pat Sampson on 06/04/14 at 08:34 am EST
Registered on 05/19/07, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Stuart,
I like both images very much but prefer the first. The second seems more conventional and realistic to me while the first has an abstract quality I prefer. I also think Preston is right and that the first better better depicts the light.
pat
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 06/04/14 at 10:34 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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Thanks pat - yep, i tend to agree with you!
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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 Kane Engelbert on 06/04/14 at 7:35 pm EST
Registered on 06/14/09, 63 Posts, 291 Comments
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on 06/06/14 at 11:28 am EST
Registered on 01/26/07, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
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The depth conveyed here is absolutely amazing. The composition flows so well from near to far. I like the original, lighter presentation. The sense of distance comes across better, I think.
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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 John Williams on 06/07/14 at 01:27 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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Finally! I've been looking forward to your next post! This satisfies nicely. That's a special photo, of what sounds like a special place. What a web of lines you captured. My preference is for the original; it has a delicateness that the repost doesn't.
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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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