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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 4:47:07 AM
Looks like we grew up in the same time period. I think those days (despite the problems) were much better than today.
Thanks for sharing these memories. Also brings back some for me ~ *James*
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Photo By: Wolf Zorrito
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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 4:44:20 AM
Excellent shot Wolf (and historical as well since Pan-Am no longer exists). You dont see this perspective too often, especially today where it's almost forbidden to pull a camera out anywhere near an airplane.
Take care ~ James
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| Photo By: Wolf Zorrito
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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 4:42:08 AM
Nice capture Rino.... the wings appear transparent. Have to admit I havent seen a butterfly quite like this one, definitely interesting.
Take care ~ James
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| Photo By: rino sirio
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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 4:40:00 AM
Nice colours Luca. I miss taking this type of photo myself, although I do have some interesting ones from a trip that just ended that I hope to put on UF very soon.
I hope to see more of these from you soon.
James
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| Photo By: Luca Peccerillo
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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 4:37:53 AM
Hi Luca, this is a nice shot showing daily life in an Italian town. I really do enjoy seeing these photos that evoke peacful feelings inside of me.
Take care ~ James
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| Photo By: Luca Peccerillo
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* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 3:37:33 AM
You're right Alison. While I was on this old street taking photos, this girl was not pleased I was taking her photo. After this one I just left her alone. Usually the kids in China will jump in front of the camera, but sometimes not.
James
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
10/5/2008 3:33:18 AM
Hi Alison. If you dont already, try shooting the photo in RAW, then you can play with the white balance a bit. I think the colour temperature here might be adjusted somewhat (lower).
Also, how long was the exposure? Do you have any others without the sculpture?
Actually interesting that I happened upon this photo today, I will be going to Hong Kong a little later today and might shoot some photos while there...
Take care ~ James
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| Photo By: Alison DuFlon
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* James * (K:20200)
9/22/2008 3:50:43 AM
Hi Alison, Chaozhou is a very old city, first established about 1700 years ago. The wall may have gone around the entire city at one point in time, but all thats left now is a section along the river that's a few kilometres long.
It's still in very good condition (obviously restored) though. I'll upload another photo showing part of the wall as well.
James
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| Photo By: * James *
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* James * (K:20200)
9/21/2008 1:52:07 PM
Amitava... they do taste great when warm and fresh. Which lasts for about 30-60 minutes. Then it`s like eating a brick.
James
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| Photo By: * James *
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 6:44:44 PM
Nice work Alison, good title as well.
James
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| Photo By: Alison DuFlon
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 6:42:51 PM
Having just read all comments again, it seems the title refers to the style of house.
James :)
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| Photo By: Stan Hill
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 6:41:25 PM
its definitely a nice abstract-like image. I dont know the meaning of the title though...? Looks like a small countryside home...
Nice work ~ Best wishes ~ James
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| Photo By: Stan Hill
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 5:24:07 PM
technically, a very very good photo here. the sepia-like tone suits it well. nicely presented rino.
warmest regards ~ james
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| Photo By: rino sirio
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 12:52:46 PM
not bad at all. definitely a nice city for photography.
James
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| Photo By: Amitava Banerjea
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 12:50:17 PM
Hi Amitava. Unfortunately I only spent a couple of days in Xi'an. There's lots to see and do there but I rushed myself for no good reason. Most definitely want to visit the city again and spend more time there.
These images are fine but would love to get there with my D200 and shoot them in RAW, the improvement would be substantial I think.
Thanks for the comment ~ James
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| Photo By: * James *
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:50:13 AM
hi john. the image itself is good i think. i think you could improve it slightly by adjusting the brightness/contrast. increase contrast +5-8, decrease brightness by an equal amount maybe.
in fact, i just tried this (attached below), also used smart sharpen and saturated a little bit. I also noted two dark spots in the sky just right of centre (eliminated in my attachment). maybe your sensor needs cleaning as well.
james
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| Photo By: John Hatz
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:38:33 AM
wow, for a mobile phone this is very good work. As another poster pointed out you should use a real camera to duplicate this image.
Good work ~ james
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| Photo By: Ali dewchi
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:36:56 AM
Beautiful. And delicious. Not always easy to get good lighting on these, i've tried and got too much reflection in the past.
James
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| Photo By: Amitava Banerjea
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:35:18 AM
excellent composition amitava. and great subject, i have a similar photo in my portfolio, the bread in xinjiang.
well done ~ james
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| Photo By: Amitava Banerjea
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:32:31 AM
hi lugal. i'm very happy to be able to see your images from turkey. i've visited turkey quite some years ago but couldnt get to van (its quite remote as i remember). But i would definitely love to visit this area in the future.
Lovely photo here. best wishes from china ~ james
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| Photo By: Lugal Sar
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:30:13 AM
this is very interesting, never seen a photo quite like this one before. where exactly were you when you took the lower shot? and what is he climbing into?
best wishes ambenis ~ james
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| Photo By: Arben Mallaki
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:26:37 AM
hi luca. i never expected to see such landscape in italy. my travels in your country are limited so its no surprise i havent seen this. i think its very well done (although a bit dark in that upper left corner). seems to be an early morning photo... that would explain it i think.
nice work and warmest regards ~ james
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| Photo By: Luca Peccerillo
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:23:52 AM
rice is one thing thailand has a large abundance of. i learned last year that thailand is the worlds largest rice exporter, even china buys hundreds of thousands of tons of thai rice annually.
as for the photo, nice. len, i think you should put together a composite photo of the planting, growth and harvest of the rice.
take care len ~ james
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| Photo By: Len Webster
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 11:21:17 AM
hi shahab. very nice macro. technically the photo is very good, and you have presented it very nicely.
warmest regards ~ james
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| Photo By: Shahab Sadeghi
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 10:57:46 AM
Hi Amitava... that's just river debris I think (if birds nests, those would be very large birds). The water level varies between seasons and that junk clustered around the bridge supports is just leftover from when the water was higher.
I thought of trying to clone it out but it seemed like too much work.
Thanks for the comment, as always.
Jamexs
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| Photo By: * James *
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 10:31:46 AM
i've taken a few of these myself. i like to get them just as the sun is coming up and you can make yourself look 5 metres tall.
james
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| Photo By: Real Gone
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 10:30:27 AM
very well composed and excellent colour. well done ~ james
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| Photo By: Real Gone
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* James * (K:20200)
9/20/2008 10:23:23 AM
nice work here. you have a very interesting style and the model helps as well.
warmest regards ~ james
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| Photo By: Steven Vigar
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Critique By:
* James * (K:20200)
9/9/2008 12:03:43 PM
beautiful bird, the colours are excellent. unfortunately, the only one i've ever seen is on the froot loops box.
james
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| Photo By: Amitava Banerjea
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* James * (K:20200)
9/9/2008 11:54:40 AM
thats well done. very sharp and a kind of hypnotizing pattern in the centre. i like it.
james
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| Photo By: Alison DuFlon
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