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Photo posted by Igor Doncov in the Landscape gallery on 05/30/17 at 4:13 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 05/30/17 at 6:42 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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Very nice comp with the variety of colors and textues. For me it feels a bit flat in midtone contrast.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 05/30/17 at 6:55 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful variety of plants and color. I might clone out the bright red leaves on the bottom edge, but minor stuff. Real nice.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 05/30/17 at 7:14 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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Very nice. I like the colors and comp. Everything looks sharp also.
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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 Wayne Jones on 05/30/17 at 7:56 pm EST
Registered on 04/18/07, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
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Good work seeing and composing this delightful scene. The reindeer lichen provides a beautiful contrast to show off the red leaves.
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Wayne Jones
Upstate New York |
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The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. William Beebe, 1906 |
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/31/17 at 09:29 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Igor, You did a wonderful job seeing and then setting up this composition. The reindeer lichen is always so interesting and a joy to see for me. I love the colors and I think the fact that they aren't overly vibrant makes this even more appealing. A beautiful and natural feel very well done.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 05/31/17 at 09:32 am EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
Igor, this is a beautiful intimate scene. Lots of great color and texture to explore. Good flow of red throughout the scene.
I agree with Harley on cloning the red leaves that poke into the bottom, but that is very minor. I could also see a small bump in the darkest shadows on the tree.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 05/31/17 at 12:52 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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I just love intimate scenes like this Igor. Superb detail and composition.
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on 05/31/17 at 12:54 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/11, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
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This is a lovely look at the Alaskan undergrowth, and it must have been close to fall. I like the raindrops on the leaves, the colors and patterns, plus the tree trunk at the top which anchors the scene. Beautifully done and it is easy to identify as Alaskan if you have ever been there. I'm curious if the white stuff is lichen or flowers.
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 05/31/17 at 1:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Kathy,
Reindeer lichen. It's the coolest stuff. At certain latitudes it forms carpets between the trees. The best areas were close to the Arctic Circle. The Kenai Peninsula has some but not great carpets. There seemed to be less once you crossed the Brooks Range on to the North Slope to Prudhoe Bay.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on 05/31/17 at 4:37 pm EST
Registered on 05/18/07, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Wonderfully subtle colouration and an eye-catching array of textures - very fine image 
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 06/01/17 at 06:45 am EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment last edited by Ian Cameron on 06/01/17 at 2:19 pm EST
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Wonderful colour palette Igor and beautiful to look at. I have to say the tree is so dark at the roots that I would see if you could eek out a lot more shadow detail as the contrast between the very softly lit foliage and the tree seems to abrupt in such even light. I actually like your mid tone contrast and feel it is about right.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 06/01/17 at 07:51 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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A wonderful, artistic image of the Alaska groundcover, Igor. I have gone back and forth on the inclusion of the dark tree trunk. Everything else about the image is superb.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on 06/01/17 at 09:15 am EST
Registered on 04/01/10, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
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Even just the bottom half makes a nice image. A Christmasy mix of colors.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 06/02/17 at 12:53 am EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Very nice intimate, Igor. The mix of colors and textures keep me engaged. I'm a bit on the fence about what to do with the stump. It does anchor the scene, so I might be tempted to clone the twig that bisects it. I like it as is, just trying to think it through.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 06/03/17 at 3:36 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Tons of details in the large version for the eye to wander around and savor, Igor. This is a wonderful intimate landscape. I too would clone out those couple of red red leaves along the bottom edge. Just a personal preference of course.
Ed
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 06/03/17 at 5:20 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Igor, this is a fine look at the "tundra". The red leaves are spread well throughout the scene. The backdrop of reindeer moss, lichen and other greens complements those leaves very well. I could also see this without the tree trunk, but it works very well as presented.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by John Williams on 06/07/17 at 11:58 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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What a beautiful mixture Igor. Despite the chaos, this comes together ever so nicely. (...and, it would make an awesome jigsaw puzzle!)
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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 Igor Doncov on 06/16/17 at 08:13 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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Actually this does seem a bit too busy as I come back to it. You can buy into it mentally or not. I don't think it's one of my better images. Image appreciation is so subjective. It can change from day to day.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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