Julie
Registered: February 2009
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Wed January 13, 2010 7:54pm
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Ominous skies and such gentle colors in the foreground. Outstanding.
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janper44
Registered: December 2009
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Wed January 13, 2010 7:59pm
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The contrast between that of the stormy sky and the highlighted (nearly saturated) nature of the landscape works to create a sense of visual balance between the top portion and the bottom portion of the image. The contrast between windmill and the darkened nature of the stormy sky serves to make that particular structure stand out strongly in the image. Fresh is the adjective I was trying to find as to the feel of the landscape.
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PhotoSteve
Registered: February 2009
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Thu January 14, 2010 11:49am
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Janper said it better than I can. Well done.
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Diane
Registered: February 2009
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Thu January 14, 2010 2:47pm
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I love the eerie "just before the storm" l;ighting here giving rich saturation and your signature finite details. Super capture, Vic.
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Paul
Registered: October 2009
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Thu January 14, 2010 3:23pm
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Two excellent images, Vic. My preference would be for this one due to the windmill which provides a focal point which seems to be lacking in the other. In both cases you've done a superb job capturing that unique stormlight.
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lrw1966
Registered: November 2008
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Thu January 14, 2010 5:16pm
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Vic, Hi:
I like this very much. Your compostion shows the storm moving in and the strength of the wind. The colors and details of the towers are very nicely done. Beautiful work.
Thanks
Larry
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Mick
Registered: January 2009
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Thu January 14, 2010 7:29pm
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I agree that this is the better of the two shots for the reason Paul states regarding focal point.The broody sky and the light that always seems to precede a storm is amazing .I do like how the light emphasises the red Hawthorn berries.
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Helkoryo
Site Admin
Registered: November 2008
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Thu January 14, 2010 11:36pm
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Hiya Vic
Well so much has already been said here but i would like to add that the textural detail and colour tones are awesome  Wonderful shot
thank you for posting
kind regards Helen
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Tincup
Registered: September 2009
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Fri January 15, 2010 2:02am
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This is what I'm talking about - Yes, there's the great focal point, but the contrast between the windmill/forground and the dark sky is much more pronounced, and very effective. Great colours and wonderful details.
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Sat January 16, 2010 3:05am
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Love the lighting an colors. Great dark sky behind, really makes this stand out.
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olddingo
Registered: November 2008
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Wed September 1, 2010 10:20pm
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Those hawthorn berries really stand out Vic as does the mill against that angry sky. Nicely composed with good detail in the distant trees,
Dave
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