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Thanks so much for entering your images, everyone!
I can't believe we had 11 entries - that's great (and not at all small)!
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Martin,
I absolutely LOVE the sky in this image! That is the kind of sky that is so interesting that I would photograph it even if there were nothing in the foreground. Beautiful!
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Tim,
Dionysius' ear totally dwarfs the people inside of it ...... I can't even imagine how big the rest of him is!
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OldCrow wrote in post #18990168
Monument Valley AZ, wife and daughter at the base.
Don,
That's cool that your family got to travel to Monument Valley ..... long way from home!
I like how the one rock face has sunlight shining on it, while the other is in shadow ..... adds so much depth and dimension to the image that wouldn't be there if the huge formation was just front lit.
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Renata,
I especially like how the brightest, most sparkling thing in the frame is placed right in front of the deepest, darkest part of the frame. If the center thrid of the image were viewed, isolated from the wood above and below it, it would be a true chiaroscuro image!
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Ed,
This is quite fantastic! I can't help but to wonder two things .....
Was that man's face really there on the brickwork, or did you Phtoshop it in?
Did you know the woman and child, or were they just passersby?
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Chuck,
What a dynamic environmental portrait! When I see way-high-up places like that, it makes me want to be there so much!
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dangermoney wrote in post #18990473Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Death Valley National Park
Danger,
I just love the lines and brightness and shadow and curves ... an art teacher could teach a whole semester's worth of composition lessons with the shapes and shades that you have here!
When I see such images of sand dunes, I typically see blue sky behind them. The fact that you have such a contrasting landform - steep rocky slopes - in the background is a welcome surprise!
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Jason,
This is special. I know precious little about astronomy, but I get a sense that this type of image is only able to be captured on very rare instances; perhaps only once every decade or so. I surmise that getting both an eclipse and sunspots in the same frame at the same moment is quite special, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Dave,
When I see this I immediately think, "How did he do that?!"
Did you suspend the flashlights in mid-air? Perhaps with fishing line, and then you Photoshopped the fishing line out of the image? Or is it some other method entirely? Only answer if you want to ..... if you want to keep it a mystery, that's fine with me!
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darkslinger wrote in post #18991565Grate(r) and small
(a little artistic? comedic? license...)
Darkslinger,
That's funny! This makes me curious ..... what is the metal object with the things that look like tailpipe extensions? And what is the green object in the character's lap?
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Lesley.
I love your take on the double-meaning of "great", and that you chose to go with the meaning that we don't tend to think of in this context. And yeah, I agree ..... Hummingbirds are great!
The WINNER is Jason C, with "Moon, Sol, and Sunspots" ... because of the apparent rarity of the image, and the way it so well illustrates the contrast between great and small.
The RUNNER UP is Just Whistle with the Hummingbird, for the original take on this theme.
Thank you all for your patience with me in being a bit late getting this wrapped up.
I'm looking forward to whatever Jason has for us next!
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