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PART 2 *** This Week Through YOUR m4/3 2015.08.01

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The elk shots are OK but in both I find that the colour of the elk and the colour of the background are too alike to let the animal stand out, I find they just lack impact.

Of the mountain shots I prefer the first with it's nice diagonal lines but would suggest a couple of things which I find offputting but others may not. The first is the slightly yellow cast on the snow which looks to me like the WB is off but simply may have been the light at the time. The second is the deep shadows which I keep peering into to try and make out what's there.

I've seen better shots from you. I always struggle with 'technically competent but ultimately not that interesting' stuff. I eventually give in and delete unless I want to keep it for the memory of a time or place.
 
I prefer the first of the two mountain images. Both are nice views but I prefer the lines in the first to those in the second. Both are pleasant to look at but neither is outstanding. Both need something more to elevate them.

I prefer the posture of the animal in the second but neither image is particularly appealing to me.

As an aside, I offer these opinions only because you asked as I generally do not provide unsolicited advice. If you had not asked you would have gotten "Two nice mountain views, especially the first."

Andrew
 
BURKINA FASO in Hollywood

A little Sunday morning whimsy!
A little Sunday morning whimsy!
 
A well taken set Nigel. Must be a sign of the times but I find the art work on the ceilings disturbing and am glad I don't have to look at something like that day in and day out. I do enjoy a visit though!

Andrew
 
Other than the Newcastle image, an unusual set of church images. Churches have a lot to offer photographers. Here many are closing their doors as numbers decline and new variants spring up.

I like the last best. The burned out tea lights are perhaps a metaphor.

Andrew
 
In the second set I like the first one more than the second due to the pose of the animal.

In the two mountain shots as I have said with similar mountain photographs that you have posted, I find the lack of a foreground to anchor the shot and also to give scale to the photograph disturbing.

Do not worry if the foreground is out of focus, it might even be better that the foreground is out of focus in some cases as it may help you even more to give you an illusion of depth and space in the photo.

Here are a few examples of including foreground that you might find interesting as pictures speak louder than words when talking about photographs in my opinion.

http://nigelvoak.blogspot.it/

I got down low to get the stream to give me an interesting foreground
I got down low to get the stream to give me an interesting foreground

Boring foreground with a leading line to make it more interesting.
Boring foreground with a leading line to make it more interesting.

A fairly classic use of foreground.
A fairly classic use of foreground.

Here the black bottom is the foreground anchoring the picture.
Here the black bottom is the foreground anchoring the picture.

Here the foreground is the main subject in front of some boring mountains.
Here the foreground is the main subject in front of some boring mountains.

Here the foreground in the lower right corner is more than a kilometre away, but it is still the foreground to the mountain, the trees give scale to the picture
Here the foreground in the lower right corner is more than a kilometre away, but it is still the foreground to the mountain, the trees give scale to the picture
 
Those frescos are all just astounding. What a fantastic place.
 
One man's weed etc. It does look pretty :-)
 
The way you've presented these is really clever and makes it much more cohesive than just a string of individual images.
 
You captured the colour, light and textures really well. I wonder if anyone could get to it if they needed to use it?
 
What a beauty and great processing - the lights and reflections really make it pop. I saw an old pick-up today and thought of you. It was left hand drive and had these lovely rounded lines. I wasn't able to see the make sadly as it was on a side street as we passed on the main road. If pressed I'd say it was probably pre-war.

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I always struggle with shots taken at dusk to know how much to lift the shadows. I think I would have lifted or added a little more exposure here to highlight the patterns, especially in the mound mid-ground. But then I wasn't there.
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Yaelle
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"No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen." - Minor White
 
Thanks. It took a bit to recover the highlights.
 
It's fun but am I missing a cultural reference? Burkina Faso is a small west African country though admittedly I did have to use Google to find that out :-D
 
The head was a gift from a friend from Burkina Faso after he'd taken a trip home; the 3-D glasses somehow have been living on the head for a few months and I'd just come to think of them together!
 
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Thanks for another wonderful historic photographic tour. I especially like #2! It appears old Gonzaga had other thing to do besides hunt at the lodge.
 
thanks.

the closest street is about ten meters, and access is blocked by a chain link fence and heat pumps. The easiest access is from a parking lot on a cross street, through a wooden gate and sitting area.
 
The 39 and 40 Fords are quite desirable amount collector and custom car enthusiasts
 
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If you had not asked you would have gotten "Two nice mountain views, especially the first."
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What I got instead was much more helpful. Thanks. Consider it a standing request. :-)
 
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