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The pond, a leaf
Image Title:  The pond, a leaf
 
 By: Giuseppe Guadagno  
  Copyright ©2006



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Photographer Giuseppe Guadagno {K:33980}
Project #52 Patterns in Nature Camera Model D2X
Categories Florals
Nature
Macro
Film Format
Portfolio The pond
Microcosm
Lens Nikon  200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro
Uploaded 7/15/2006 Film / Memory Type Digital RAW
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 230 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 32 Rating
Pending
/ 2 Ratings
Location City -  Rimini
State - 
Country - Italy   Italy
About In the pond this waterlily's leaf is lying on the water in a half shadowy, fresh place; an ideal landing ground for the dragonfly.
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There are 32 Comments in 1 Pages
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Mireille Heirendt   {K:7258} 7/15/2006
Giuseppe, glad to see this masterpiece back...
was already wondering why you removed it.
Awesome minimalistic composition...straight into my favs!
Mireille


Galal El Missary   {K:84194} 7/15/2006
Simple .... Excellent , Great composition & tones .

Galal


Meldijana Omerbegovic   {K:4089} 7/15/2006
Beautiful green and so delicate blue ...very nice image,Giuseppe.
Kind regards
Meldijana


Rashed Abdulla   {K:154604} 7/15/2006
Looks very dreamy image here , very pleasant colors and so creative, I really enjoyed viewing this image, all of the best my friend


Dino Lupani   {K:15101} 7/15/2006
Geniale composizione, molto belle e naturali le tonalità, bravo davvero!!!!!
Ciao e buona domenica
Dino


Christine Lewis   {K:2758} 7/15/2006
I really like this Giuseppe, the tiny dragonfly on the edge of the huge leaf, it looks like it's on the edge of it's world there and a little afraid of what it might find. A super image,
Chris.


Gregory McLemore   {K:25295} 7/15/2006
A very beautiful capture displaying amazing symmetry, well done.


josep alsina   {K:19880} 7/16/2006
Delicada composición y una excelente foto.
Josep


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/16/2006
Josep, è domenica e sono finalmente riuscito a guardare con calma il tuo bellissimo portfolio. Il tuo soggetto preferito, il mare, è a me molto caro essendo nato e vissuto sul mare (anche se in questo periodo della mia vita i fiori assorbono tutta la mia attenzione). La qualità delle tue foto è splendida, veramente. Ho visto pochi fiori e questo mi fa apprezzare ancora di più i tuoi frequenti commenti alle mie foto. Grazie per questo, mio omonimo. Verrò a vedere più spesso le tue foto.
Buona domenica.

Giuseppe


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/16/2006
Mireille I often have to cancel and re-upload a picture because the image "I see" on UF is darker und less satured in comparison to my screen (I use Spyder2). Who knows how people see our picture in their screen!
Thanks for the nice comment.

Giuseppe


Engy Farahat   {K:11591} 7/16/2006
Great capture Giuseppe. beautiful composition.
excellent texture. and lovely colors.
well done

ng..


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/16/2006
Thanks Engy, I am glad that you like this picture.
I visited your home admiring many excellent new entries.
I hope to see some other nice flower of yours.
Ciao Engy.

Giuseppe


N3ma Allah Hisham   {K:4826} 7/16/2006
so simple and beautiful Giuseppe .. at the first moment I didn't what is it..then I see that small and tender dragonfly .. great moment and wonderful jop..
you are making excellent deal with nature..you are doing so well..waiting for more )


Jeanette Hägglund   {K:59985} 7/16/2006
Simply GREAT minimalism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it!

Jeanette


Ms. Mel Brackstone   {K:6455} 7/17/2006
You really do have a way with these pond animals Giuseppe, beautiful shot, with excellent detail and colour. Love the way you've framed it as well, overall a marvellous photo. Congratulations........Mel


Emanuele Capelli   {K:6110} 7/17/2006
ciao Giuseppe...la foto è a dir poco stupenda..la predominanza del verde rispetto alla libellula è molto bella..sono molto interessanti anche i canali linfatici a vista..bellissima foto...sembrerebbe perfetta...ciao e buona scattata..


Bill Voizin   {K:10493} 7/18/2006
The beauty is in the simplicity of the image. However, I know you had to work to accomplish this look of simplicity. Well done sir! Regards--Bill Voizin


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/18/2006
Hi Bill. Thanks, I am glad that you like the picture. What do you means with "accomplish" the simlicity? The image is untouched. I did the normal work: adjustments to contrast, saturation, sharpening; in the right angle I increased the darkness and finally I cloned the ugly little dots. Is that what you mean?
Thanks again.
Ciao Bill.

Giuseppe


Bill Voizin   {K:10493} 7/18/2006
The "work" to see the image before you snapped it...the "work" to actually take the picture...is all I meant Giuseppe. It is a wonderfully surprising image, especially with the dragonfly so trying to hide from the camera! Regards--Bill Voizin


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/18/2006
Excuse me Bill, I had wrongly understood.
Thanks. Cheers.

Giuseppe


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/18/2006
Excuse me Bill, I had wrongly understood.
Thanks. Cheers.

Giuseppe


Eb Mueller   {K:22993} 7/19/2006
Startling composition with masterful positioning of the insect subject. The eye seems to roam the expanse of the lily pad, almost leaving the frame until the surprise of the insect. I believe that the black framing at the lower right, helps to keep the eye in the frame and balance the large expanse of the lily pad. Excellent and novel composition, Giuseppe!
Eb


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/20/2006
Ciao Emanuele, grazie per la tua attenzione. Ho visitato la tua esposizione ancora in costruzione ed ho ammirato belle foto, molte di fiori,la mia passione. Teniamoci in contatto.
Ciao.

Giuseppe


Linda Bique   {K:74033} 7/20/2006
Oh how beautiful, it must seem like the edge of the world to the dragonfly. Beautiful light and textures in the lily pad and such a delicate (once again) composition with the tiny dragonfly on this enormous leaf..you do beautiful work Giuseppe!! Ciao!!


Leo Régnier  Я£   {K:62962} 7/20/2006
WONDERFUL IMAGE MY FRIEND!!!
Really deserves an award!! Congratulations!!
Leo


gianna piano   {K:13841} 7/22/2006
Ironica e scanzonata. Mi ha regalato un sorriso.
gianna


Alessandro Capelli   {K:34260} 7/27/2006
Vedo che mio anche mio cugino Emanuele ha commentato questa tua foto..davvero stupendo il verde di questa foglia..rilassante perchè un po' in ombra..ottima attenzione alla convergenza verso l'angolo sinistro superiore delle venature della foglia..contrapposte alla libellula..il tiangolino nero dall'anteprima incuriosisce!
Ciao, Ale


Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:97660} 7/30/2006
Hi again, Giuseppe!

I went back to your second last grour of four and this one simply amazes me! So little is necessary to achive a great photo. BTW, may I assume that you love that fresh green background as the natural canvas in front of which you compose your beautiful natural scenes?

Anyway, again a typical wonderful, peaceful and dreamy image from Giuseppe. Great shot!


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 7/30/2006
Nick, in fact as you choose four pictures ALL with a green composition at full screen I must suppose that YOU like green background! But I too.
Thanks.

Giuseppe


Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:97660} 8/11/2006
Indeed, you caught me here, Giuseppe! ;-)

Now seriously, it seems that I really am biased towards such captures of nature. I have read once that the green in nature is the most relaxing color for our human eyes. Could it be that we like such scenes simply because we evolved in this nature? It could be.

From the physical point of view, our eyes have the greatest sensitiveness at the domain of the visible spectre that corresponds to green, yellowish-green. (These are the colors that we can detect last, when we do not detect any other colors any more because of low light conditions.)

Perhaps people that admire nature have often this preference in common? Interesting!

Cheers and have a nice weekend soon.

Nick


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 8/11/2006
Nick, if you have a quick glance at the first page in my place you will soon note the all the pictures with more comments and visitors are fully made of yellowish green.
Thanks for the overtime you made for me. Now have a good and pleasant rest in the weekend.

Giuseppe


Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:97660} 8/14/2006
Indeed, I see! What an interesting thing! I think, my friend, that nature has much more influence even in our gusto than we think it does. And so the question arises, what if all "freedom of choise", be it even for liking or disliking a photo, is in fact determined by the way we evolved through natural laws?

Interesting! Very very interesting!

Oh, and by the way, *no* overtime! It is just the delight of exchanging minds and opinions. And *this* is enough reason for sitting, looking, writing, thinking.

Ciao,

Nick


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