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CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
edited April 12, 2015 in Landscapes
The same saguaro appears in all four shots, photographed from different places on the same morning. Criticism would be appreciated. I have trouble with these kinds of images.

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4

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Don
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2015
    Interesting comps Don! Last one is rocking for me!
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    ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2015
    #2 is my favorite as I think the warm background colors really set off the saquaro. I like the abstract nature of #4. Is that with your infra-red camera? Nice set.
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    CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2015
    Taz, Wayne, thanks. Yes, the last is infrared. I worked up a black and white version of the last composition taken with my regular camera, and the infrared version was much more interesting.
    Don
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    roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2015
    A nice set. I like the warm light of 1, The pastel colors of 2, the IR and detail in 4. I would consider flipping 4 horizontally, just a thought. thumb.gifthumb

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    CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2015
    Thanks, Phil. I tried rotating 4 and it looked like a vertical shot that had been rotated, but the feedback is appreciated..
    Don
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    bocoboco Registered Users Posts: 710 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2015
    mooie reeks van een fotogeniek onderwerp.
    grt,boco.
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited April 4, 2015
    Very nice study of the cactus in good light, Don. #4 is very unique. It also reminds me of a certain Johnny Cash photo. https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/johnny-cashs-finger/
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    CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2015
    Thanks very much, Joel.
    Don
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    joe-bobjoe-bob Registered Users Posts: 368 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2015
    #4 is my favorite. I like the lighting and perspective (and B&W).
    Johnny Cash?
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    JCJC Registered Users Posts: 768 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    #2 and #3 for me.

    (The last is great, but stands on it's own, for the comparison, I like 2 and 3 over 1)

    I like the sunlight on the plants in 1, but it's not enough to make the image for me, I feel a little bit cramped in the foreground under the saguaro, and the rest of the color is better on 2 and 3, plus, I think 2 and 3 show how beat up the cactus is more.
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    CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Thanks, JC. I've come to prefer number 2. There's nothing much wrong with number 1 but nothing much right with it, either.
    Don
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    2day2day Registered Users Posts: 27 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2015
    #4 is fantastic!
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