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Photo posted by Igor Doncov in the Landscape gallery on 05/21/18 at 3:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 06/01/18 at 10:41 am EST
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Comment posted by Tim Gregory on 05/22/18 at 04:39 am EST
Registered on 10/08/08, 24 Posts, 26 Comments
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This is really good, really great use of black and white - it would look great hung on most walls, the sharp triangular shapes of the leaves has lots of impact, on the softer background - the contrast really makes this image work, I don't shoot flowers and never really have much interest in pictures of flowers - but this image really does catch my eye, really great work.
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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on 05/22/18 at 05:09 am EST
Registered on 03/01/15, 54 Posts, 453 Comments
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Splendid shot, love the repeating forms.
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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on 05/22/18 at 10:30 am EST
Registered on 04/21/15, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
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Igor, this is a lovely composition, and works very well in b&w. There is really nice detail in the brighter leaves, contrasting with the softness of the darker needles. A very small nit, but I would clone out the bright bit of leaf on the top edge, just left of center.
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on 05/23/18 at 11:46 am EST
Registered on 04/01/10, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
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Igor, one possible suggestion would be to select the leaves and make them slightly brighter, and inverting the selection to make the background needles darker. I think this would help separate the leaves from the needles. I like what you saw here.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 05/23/18 at 11:47 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful, Igor! I agree about the clone suggestion, but real minor. Very John Sexton look to the image (a highest compliment in my book). Very sweet!
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 05/24/18 at 11:12 am EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Another beauty, Igor. I too agree with the clone suggestion even though it is very minor it would be a definite improvement. No other suggestions. The leaves have a wonderful deep, silvery look that just draws me in. I haven't seen the color version but I feel B&W was certainly the appropriate choice. 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 Kah Kit Yoong on 05/24/18 at 12:25 pm EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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Wonderful intimate, I like how the black and white toning conveys a sense of delicate crispness to those leaves.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/24/18 at 6:36 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Igor, The larger version is a treat for me to view. A beautiful Fine Art image imo. Might clone the leaf tip at the top edge just left of center and then make a beautiful print!  I like the processing on this! Nick
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on 05/24/18 at 10:16 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/11, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
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I like this very much. The B and W treatment is great, with the big leaves almost looking silvery. I might consider burning the upper right leaf more, though, to de-emphasize it more. The combination of these two kinds of plants is excellent.
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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on 05/26/18 at 12:35 am EST
Registered on 08/04/09, 253 Posts, 455 Comments
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I like this Igor. Clean, crisp black and white, and as Harley said, very John Sexton.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 05/26/18 at 2:26 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Igor: Really well seen and superbly processed and presented. The large version is marvelous. Many thumbs up! >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 05/26/18 at 7:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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I don't really know Mr Sexton's work very well.
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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on 05/28/18 at 3:00 pm EST
Registered on 05/05/11, 161 Posts, 908 Comments
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Igor, this is very effective and beautiful. Very nicely composed. Love the tonal differences. I believe those "chimney brush" plants are Equisetum (horsetail). Great work Igor.
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 05/28/18 at 6:28 pm EST
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment last edited by Anil Rao on 05/28/18 at 8:18 pm EST
This is interesting in two ways. I love the overall design of the composition. It is crisp, with wonderful lines and shapes. In addition, the low-key presentation has been used to great effect. The dark areas play an important role by providing depth to the scene and offering a good dose of mystery.
Well done!
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Anil Rao
Santa Clara, California
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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on 06/07/18 at 5:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/03, 59 Posts, 986 Comments
Really lovely Igor. Great treatment and actually reminds me of some of Ansel Adam's plant images. Love the textures. I agree with the horsetail ID (Equisetum) for the 'chimney brush' plants, though I don't know which species. Don't know the lobed leaf plant.
Julie
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Julie
Bristow, Virginia
"How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures." Ps.104:24. |
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