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I passed the test, but I know I did a lot of "extra steps" to achieve what I wanted. I need to learn A LOT MORE.
Nikon D50+Sigma 17-70mm
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][Español]-El Gran Pez
Cuando vi este árbol inmediatamente me recordó la película de "El Gran Pez". Ya viéndola en la casa no me gustó tanto en realidad la foto, pero me gustó para practicar con ella mi edición, una especie de auto examen.
Lo pasé, aunque me hice arreglos muy rudimentarios, estoy seguro que había forma más sencilla de lograr lo que hice y en menos pasos.... necesito aprender mucho más.
Nikon D50+Sigma 17-70mm
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wow you captured everything perfectly i love the composition and lighting / colors. very well done. BEAUTifuL!
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Thank you very much. To be honest the color were tweaked on photoshop, that is why this photo is on the manipulations category, but hey, if you didn't notice anything fake that means I did a good job!
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Nice movie, isn't it?
Thanks for the comment.
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Me agradó, las ramas lo hacen interesante, creo que la sombra de la esquinas superiores como q es demasiada... pero bueno ya sabes q me fijo en esas cosas q tal vez a tí no te parezcan.
TKM!!!
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thank you, I visited because i was going to start bitching about Tina's bird photos... she sent me!
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Ha I was hoping several of you would!!! hehehehe I am Totally responsible.. I coerced her into posting them!
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Esta chido, creo que el sol le dio buenas sombras, pero también complico la toma, lo que no me gusto es como se oscurecen los bordes superiores, como si trajera filtros. Buen trabajo, te la rifaste
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Muchas gracias, el viñeteo en la parte superior fíjate que se lo agregué yo en posproducción. Quizá ya estaba pero de manera sutil, pero yo lo acentué, sentí que ayudaba a la toma en este caso.
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Hola!
Soy ~Hertterdan , encargada de las Mexican Weekle Deviations!
Quiero informarte que ésta deviation ha sido elegida como parte de las MWD, espero estés muy orgullos@!!
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as requested...my opinions....
Taking a picture of a tree is a special challenge. The tendancy is to centre the tree, which breaks the rules of art. It this case, breaking that rule still works, but in many ways, it is the color of the clouds that the picture seems to be about so I wonder how the image would look if you stepped back, or zoomed back, placed the tree in the right 1/3 of the frame and let the clouds take more of the image space.
Of course none of this may be possible, it all depends on what is to the right and or left of the tree.
This is the challenge of photography....you can't just move something out of the way.
Cutting the tree off is not a problem from an artistic perspective. It all depends on what you are trying to say with the image. Sometimes, it is a good idea to let a "part" represent the "Whole". This is a problem for many beginning photographers and it is one I talk about in my class. There is a tendancy to see the wonderful grand scene. So they try to take the whole thing in one shot, then, when they see the results, they kind of wonder what it was that they originally saw. So in some situations, a small part can be used to represent the whole larger item and the effect can be striking.
Regardless of what I say....I was not there when you shot this image. As a result, it is not really appropriate for me to critique it because I do not know what challenges this image presented you with. In the same situation, I could very well have done the same thing as you have here because there were no other options. So you need to take the comments into perspective because they must be balanced with the realities that you faced at the time of shooting.
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thank you so much!
I would love if you give my this kind of comments in every photo, because you know, I'd love to learn more, a lot more, but even when you encourage advance critique on your photos you usually get the typical "nice pic" or just anonymous favs... and hey, they feel good, but I dont learn anything from them
It's people like you, with lots of knowledge and experience, the ones that can help people like me that are not happy being just snapshooters and would like to improve in their technique and/or expression to become more artistic. I've already read a lot about technique in books and forums and all that, but you know, sometimes you need some feedback, someone to tell you "hey, I'm not getting your message here" or the opposite, that your photo made them FEEL SOMETHING.
I understand what you said, that you weren't there, and giving critique may be difficult... but can you help me when you have the chance? you know, spotting obvious mistakes, pointing out things that could've improved my compositions and everything you think may help me.... pleeeease?
Thanks a lot for your time
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you are welcome.
Giving critique is a very time intensive venture. I am frequently asked for a more detailed overview, and while I will respond when asked, it does take a great deal of time to thoughtfully reflect on someones work. As a result, I have to be selective. I respond to a great many people, propbably more than I should given my available time.
It was however a pleasure to reflect and respond on this particular photo for a number of reasons. Firstly is the manner in which you asked....it was just hard to say no. Secondly was the subject, not easy although beautiful when done right. Third, you already seem to have abilities that you are trying to hone, so it seemed only fair that I should give an opinion when asked.
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Now I feel even more flattered, thanks for your time.
Whenever you can or have a little spare time I'd appreciate any other comments on my photos.
Thanks
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If you ask from time to time, (and not too often) I will respond. I would rather leave it up to you, so that you can choose which images you would like me to consider.
If you have time, I have just posted a new image myself. I am trying out a number of artistic concepts with it. Your impressions cound be helpful. [link]
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Yeah, that sound great!
I will choose carefully then, thanks for even considering that
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De hecho sí pasaste la prueba, la vi y dije: WOW.
Te quedó súper padre
Digo, a mí me parecía bonita, pero así me gustó más
Te quiero!
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que bueno que te gustó! sabes que la hice pensando en tí pues se que te gusta esa película
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Síiiii, yo amo esa película, y te amo a ti también 
Por cierto, tengo una duda, pero me recuerdas para preguntarte, es sobre el "darkroom"
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thanks for the comment and favorite!
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