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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185017} 1/25/2006
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Hi Joggie, not only silent, but also probably very slow...:) Great natural colours, and a very well composed close-up shot. Yes. nature sure is beautiful...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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FERDINAND DOTREMONT
{K:6599} 1/25/2006
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Very well seen and captured, great colours, good sharpness.
Congrats.
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Giuseppe Guadagno
{K:33999} 1/25/2006
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Featured Critique
Sometimes the title makes the picture. But your pick has more merits: colours, composition, the usual clearness and a tridimensional feeling that comes, I suppose, from the three levels composition an the stark contrast of dark outlines and highlights on the "leaves". Is that right?
Giuseppe
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Ann Nida
{K:45230} 1/26/2006
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Oh how unusual. Before I read your desription I was sure this was underwater coral. It has similar elements to coral. Anyway it is indeed a silent invasion as it appears to be creeping ever forth toward the tree in layers. Wonderful patterns and great contrasting colours. I really do enjoy your work Joggie. Also congratulations for making the front page critique today.
Cheers - Ann :)
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41275} 1/26/2006
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Thanks Guiseppe, firstly for your valid comment and secondly congratulations with you featuring as critique of the day. The three dimensionality that you refer to is exactly what I tried to accomplish here. I was using the built-in flash and the ringflash for most of my uploads until now. One of the problems with both is the unidirectional quality of the light, often resulting in a flat image, especially with subjects like this one where you cannot separate the subject from the background through selective focusing - the subject becomes the background too.
The Nikon SB-R200 close-up flash system allowed me to put one of the two small flash units at an angle to create some soft shadows and the three dimensions you noticed. Not yet where I would want it - I was alone and would have liked somebody to hold a reflector on the other side to soften it up just a little bit. I am currently testing the system for a review article for Nikon (South Africa) and are still new with the system. Hope to improve it in future. Thanks again for your keen interest and helpful comments.
Joggie
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41275} 1/26/2006
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Thanks Ann, what is interesting is that the biggest living organism happens to be a fungus and some of the oldest are estimated to be lichens. They are also excellent indicators to air pollution and are used for monitoring air quality.
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Ann Nida
{K:45230} 1/26/2006
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That's really interesting Joggie. they must be very sensitive to be used for monitoring air quality. Good use. Thanks for the info.
Cheers - Ann :)
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Giulio Rotelli
{K:28412} 1/26/2006
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wow, l'anteprima non rende onore ad una foto del genere: si capisce che ha una bella scala cromatica, ma fino a che non si apre non ci si immagina quale sia il livello del dettaglio.
un piacere per gli occhi..
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41275} 1/26/2006
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Thanks Guilio - much appreciated.
Joggie
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91003} 1/26/2006
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hi and congrats for FP FC image!...wonderful entry for the nature pattern project...love the earthy hues,the textures and how you composed...great exposure and post edit work,Joggie.....best regards,gayle 7+
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Nigel Watts
{K:11093} 1/26/2006
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Perfect title, amazing photograph
Never know with your photographs if they are macro, micro or from under the microscpe
Nigel
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Marian Man
{K:69922} 2/9/2006
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congratulations dear Joggie!!! made front page again!!!!!!!
Marian
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:179570} 2/17/2006
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well my friend. many congrats for the front page and the particular natural texture
cheers
roby
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Fabio Keiner
{K:43709} 5/26/2007
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excellent and very beautiful
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Malules Fernandez
{K:6325} 10/16/2008
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Excellent!! Congratulations!!
a hug,
Malules
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