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Ratafluke β Pointing To The Moon
Published: 2006-12-12 07:18:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 1300; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 28
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When the wise man points to the moon, all the fool sees is the finger.I hadn't even planned this shot, only took some photos to test my camera after it had taken a fall. The concept just hit me when I looked at the pic in the computer.
Reminds me a tad of the postcards from Grafikwerkstatt Bielefeld . (Check 'em out, they're great!)
PS: Gonna submit it for =onewordphoto 's GUIDE challenge. After all, this is about giving and receiving guidance.
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Das gefΓ€llt mir, die SchΓ€rfe ist super gewΓ€hlt und rΓΌckt die Γste in den Vordergrund.. Trotzdem wirken diese gerade durch den Hintergrund, einerseits natΓΌrlich durch die tollen Farben, aber auch eben durch die UnschΓ€rfe. Einzig und allein den Mond hΓ€tte ich wahrscheinlich mittiger oder noch etwas weiter nach auΓen gesetzt.
Ansonsten aber gut gemacht!
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Love the way the colors make you feel in this photograph. Very beautiful. =]
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Thanks a lot for comment & fav
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It's not a problem at all
I should be the one thanking you
=]
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It is very calming and beautiful.
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Thanks a lot (for the fav, too!) I feel the same about the photo
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Wow, beautiful colors, it's so pretty
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Lotsa lovely (al)literations ;] Thank you!
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The focus is awesome
I like how it leads to the clouds and moon in the background
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Thanks for checking out and commenting! I love the shallow DOF, too
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Thanks a lot, I got really lucky with those clouds
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Thanks for checking it out!
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This shot is an absolute poem. It's lovely, and the saying that accompanies it is just about perfect.
I love those strong lines and sharp contrasts between the branches (perfect depth of field, by the way), and the dreamy, surreal-like sky, in blurred colors of blue and pink.
The concept is original and appropriate, and the composition is so agreable to the eye it makes the shot soothing.
There is a japanese-painting style to this, actually.
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Thank you for your wonderful comment, and the fav!
It's great to read such detailed feedback to my photo. Thanks for noticing the DOF, I'm really happy with the blur in the farther branches. I don't know anything about Japanese painting, so I'll have to take your word for this :]
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I love the focus and the colour and I agree with of how the tree looks skeletal. I also really like how the branch is a silhouette, which captures the shape of the it.
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Thank you so much for the fav
Skeletal - that sounds kinda dead and sad. To me, the soft, beautiful colors give this photo almost a spring-time atmphosphere, even though the photo was taken in November ;]
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You're welcome
I find that the branch looks skeletal and old whilst the sky looks young and colourful, if you get my meaning
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I see - a contrast, yea! :]
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it's nice....I like the difference between de focuses and the colours too
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Yes, so do I. In the branches, right?
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I like the compo and the concept. Lovely colours. I really think that the colour is adding a lot to the picture. And the frame is fantastic. It matchs the photo very well. Very, very good my friend.
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Thanks a lot 
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This is so beautiful. And, you know, the moment I saw the tile I thouhght of that saying you've written down. It really fits the photo even though I think it's good if the text would only be in the description but it doesn't really disturb the photo itself so it's good there as well.
I love the pastel like background, its smooth and gentle colours. Not to forget the blurred moon. The sharpness on the foreground is great and the branch, it isn't hard to associate it with a finger. Good job.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts 
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This shot is simply eye-catching. The contrast between the foreground and background is what makes it a winner. Perhaps I'm just a sucker for such photography? I love the prominent skeleton of the tree. Very nice.
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Thank you so much for the fav 
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