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Rainforest - beautiful, lush, dank, dreamy, fantastical, all those things. The morning, sun starting to break through, illuminating this canyon deep in the forest. Capture the experience!I used a technique here, I call my 'condensation method'. I blew a layer of fog onto my lens four seconds into a six second exposure. This creates a soft halo around the highlights without sacrificing sharpness. It is an in-camera trick that works well in light such as this. It is similar to some variations of the photoshop 'Orton' effect. For me, it enhances the mood.
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ok so where are the Fairies>?
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The condensation trick worked perfectly. I've seen a lot of nice forest photos, but this might be the greenest.
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods-- featured [link]
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so that condensation method; is that copywrited?
i would love to be a fly on the wall during your process in the field and post.
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Please tell me where this was taken! The first word that came to my mind when I saw this photo was "Eden"...I'm not a religious person at all, but when I saw this it truly looked like a more perfect place than humankind could ever create.
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Oh, hey, that's clever. I've had that happen to me accidentally a few times for sure and have enjoyed the results, but it never occurred to me to just do it intentionally. 
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What a wonderful capture ~ this place just breathes ~ lovely work! 
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This is precisely the stuff i like most and strive to achieve myself! Cool method!
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This is beautiful. Reminds me a little of Keith Parkinson. Also feels as if something is watching me behind one of those lush green plants.
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How did you blow the fog? Straight on the surface of the lens or from side just in front of it?
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Gorgeous.. you could make calendars with your photos.
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This has to be Heaven on Earth!
This photo (An all your others) are AMAZING!!
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I love the slight glow around everything; it makes it feel like the forest itself is emanating magic.
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brilliant...absolutely brilliant. appreciate sharing your technique!
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wow .. it's like imagination ..
i like it so much
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Brilliant and well-done. Thanks for sharing your tips!
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are your images HDR or all just longer exposures. they are all, every one, fantastic.
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The technique you used is really interesting 
Here it really lead to a verey dream-like look, definitely fitting this location. It almost looks somewhat alien, like in some of those films where people get lost in jungles which look nice first and then get really dangerous...
Nice work
Daniel
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awesome shot and great explanation wish I would have a DSLR allready to try this. This place looks magic I nearly expect some fairies lurking hidden
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Hi! You have been featured in a news article here:
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That's a wicked cool trick!!! It looks so dreamy! 
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Your work has been featured here: [link] !
Hope you enjoy this...
Luca
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Wonderful shot... wonderful focus. It is so impressive! I love composition, magical atmosphere
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The gloriousness of this astounds me, and I will definitely be trying your (hopefully un-patented
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Your work is so amazing. I'm in such awe of your style, and how willing you are to teach. Attending one of your group classes is a goal of mine in the future *G*
I plan on taking some photography classes at LBCC, or OSU. Do you know anything about the courses they offer? If so I'd love any suggestions you have on them (My interest is animal/pet photography)
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One of the nicest waterfall pics I have ever seen it defines magical WOW!!
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Very beautiful! I like how theres so much green in so many different shades.
*Not from the inner geek*: As a technicality, this isn't a rainforest. It's a mossy forest.
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Very nice effect. Thanks for sharing the tip; I'll have to try it sometime.
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Amazing shot, and really cool technique! Do you have any other shots using this method?
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