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Photo posted by Albert Darmo in the Landscape gallery on 02/03/16 at 3:17 pm EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 02/03/16 at 10:32 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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I am glad you out enjoying the snow, Albert. This one doesn't have quite the same impact for me as the isolated plants in the snow, but I can see where you're going with this. I think my suggestion would be to clone the misc bits, particularly on the right side and also the weeds poking in from the top left. Other than that a very interesting image. I'm heading to Idaho in the morning so I'm sure I'll have a shot at some snow images.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 02/03/16 at 11:04 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Very creative, Albert. This looks like a pair of eyes looking back at the viewer. I also like the fact that you were able to keep some texture in the snow. I agree with Gary about cloning out some misc. weeds.
Ed
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 02/04/16 at 12:24 am EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Wonderful Albert! I love that you chose to leave this in color instead of converting to B&W; that little spark of color makes all the difference in the world in impact. As for a critique, I do wish it had a little more room on the right. I'm afraid I would have to disagree on the cloning suggestions - for me, the plants make the image have the degree of impact it does.
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Bill Chambers
Gulf Breeze, Florida
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"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 Harley Goldman on 02/04/16 at 09:28 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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This is an interesting one. It does looks a lot like eyes and is an unusual comp that holds my attention. I would agree with Gary that your prior post captivated me more, but I like this one too. I would agree about cloning out the bits along the top left edge.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 02/04/16 at 11:45 pm EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Albert, two thumbs up  on "winter Dance" but I must admit this one's not quite doing it for me.
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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on 02/06/16 at 11:17 am EST
Registered on 09/30/12, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments
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I like your take on this, although I think I would prefer more snow above the water than below.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 02/06/16 at 12:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Albert,
My thoughts are similar to the other comments. The water and break in the snow really does look like a set of eyes, which is pretty cool. for me though, with absolutely no detail in the bottom half of the frame, it just doesn't have the impact. The saving grace is using the gray background to frame this.
Well seen, just too much snowy real estate at the bottom for me.
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 Ryan Shain on 02/06/16 at 10:37 pm EST
Registered on 02/20/07, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
HI Alberto,
I like how this image looks like a face looking at me, and i am liking the minimalist approach in this capture. Overall, I find this image interesting, and I think it can work for some, and not for others.
Interesting work
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Ryan Shain
Joliet, IL
The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the ultimate potential of all things. To it, all things are possible.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 02/07/16 at 08:48 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Albert, I think it was a good vision on your part making this image. It does make one think of eyes looking back at you and that is pretty cool. I pretty much agree with the other thoughts on this one and go along with the cloning suggestions.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 02/07/16 at 1:34 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Albert, I think your pond is winking at you.  A fine minimalist view enhanced nicely by the scattered plants. I agree about cloning out those bits at the very left edge.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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