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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/28/2006 2:41:48 AM
Thank you Markus. How have been your Holidays ?
Golden waters may look good on a screen, but I wouldn't drink it nor take a chace in swimming in it either.
I should talk about my new jobS. First I'm working on the conception and implementation of a continuing education program for college level teachers in pedagogy. My focus is on the integration of IT. I have worked on the analysis of competencies in this field, and from there have designed an integrated set of courses. I also have scenarioed and experienced some of these courses. At the same time, I collaborate into an online courses offer based on the concept of rapid and light e-learning. This is 3 days a week. For the remaining 2 days, I manage a small research in the form of a metasynthesis of conclusions drawn from experiments of IT integration into college courses : what works and what doesn't. This has draw me into the wrinting of articles and the giving of lectures. And to top it all, I've been reworking "Copilote". You remeber that piece of software that helped teachers in the analysis of their content matters and the production of self-asessment material for their students. The software is now obsolete, but not the methodology. We have found that CMapTools, a java based programm developped and distribute by [http://cmap.ihmc.us/], is able to incorportae the basic principles of our methodology. I have been involved in the deployment of that software for the college level teachers of Québec.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/28/2006 2:08:14 AM
Well, Don, this first snowfall should have happened a month ago.
Thanks for the suggestion. I thought of a square cropping, but I've chosen to keep the path pointing into the lower right third. A bit empty though, I got to admit.
Here's one I took a few minutes before :
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/28/2006 1:58:39 AM
Thank you Elisa for the link. I really like the mood Violetta is creating in her work.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/28/2006 1:57:36 AM
Thank you. It's beauty is maybe something exotic - but then not bacause even though winter and snow are part of me, at 59 I still feel the exictment of a kid when the first signs of them fall on us.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/28/2006 1:52:56 AM
Thank you Shirley for your kind comments. Fluffy snow it was - large damp flakes and faint wind. A magical moment.
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Critique By:
The Pilgrim (K:64989)
12/27/2006 11:40:45 PM
Sweet action Christian! I tried this with some
twigs once but the effect did not come out this good. Trees maybe would have been a better subject. I like that technique for getting a fuller shot sometimes when needed to fill in
sparse areas.
Fantastic work Christian!
7++
Paul E Brumit
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Critique By:
The Pilgrim (K:64989)
12/27/2006 11:36:19 PM
Ohhh Really a great effect Christian! I love it!!
Stunning composition and action in the water!
Very good on the depth of field and stunning lighting for the capture!
Congrats Christian!
Ps......I'm very impressed with the awsome images in your portfolio. Don't be in a rush to visit mine as Im just getting it started again from scratch! Plus, Ive not the talent you have for this photography. Although maybe one day I can
hold my head up and maybe hear a " Would you take my portrait " now and again! That would be
the tops for me!
Take care and again congrats on the stunning work
Christian!
Paul E Brumit
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 11:06:51 PM
Thank you Paul. Actually, I was pretty off on the exposure. As the snow was very wet, I acted quickly and had the camera set to P. Consequently, the pictures were underexposed by almost a stop. I corrected them in postprocess. Noise in the shadows was not really a problem, since there are almost no shadows.
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Critique By:
Shirley D. Cross-Taylor (K:174040)
12/27/2006 10:53:08 PM
Very nice, Christian!:)
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Critique By:
Shirley D. Cross-Taylor (K:174040)
12/27/2006 10:52:41 PM
That is sure some fluffy snow...again very lovely, Christian!:)
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Critique By:
Shirley D. Cross-Taylor (K:174040)
12/27/2006 10:51:47 PM
So lovely, Christian!:)
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:37:06 PM
She was checking on me and was very alert, though not panicked. I was with my wife, we stopped talking and just went by. She ran straight to yer youngs the second after.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:33:12 PM
Hi Don. You bet they added a bonus. But let's say the truth : this park is just outside Montreal, on a island just about 20 min from downtown. It's a 30 min drive from home. Deers are almost piling up there. It's a problem 'cause they don't have natural predators, nor are hunted by man. They will not tolerate being approached closer to say 30 feet or so, but they don't really fear humans. So bring in your telephoto (I've got an AFS 300mm I bought used this fall) for a lot of fun. On this day, I was with my wife, back from visiting my daughter and had but the Panasonic DMC-LX1 with me. But I'm pretty happy with it. It can work in RAW mode at reasonable speed, and I like the wide 16:9 ratio.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:24:57 PM
Mile grazie amico mio. Aguri a tutta la sua famiglia.
I am so glad you like it, and even happier to meet you again here.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:23:01 PM
Thank you Biljana. May all the best be on you.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:21:26 PM
Thank you Paul for your kind wishes. I extend mine to you too. I'll be back to your portfolio soon, I just had an eye on it and was impressed.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:19:40 PM
Well, let's hope (if it's you wish) that the system will be on you before the 1st. Promise us that you will then post something conveying your vision of winter.
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Critique By:
Christian Barrette (K:21125)
12/27/2006 10:16:24 PM
Well thank you for stopping by. Until snow starts to fall, Nature here looks pretty grim after the first colds have burned all the vegetation.
It was beautiful indeed, but quite soaky as the temp was about 1 or 2 C (around 34-35 F). The snow was all wet and it was sticking to everything. You can see in my various shots the effect of the huge flakes caught in the air.
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Critique By:
Don Loseke (K:32503)
12/27/2006 9:19:07 PM
A beautiful winter wonderland. The deer are the added bonus. Don.
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Critique By:
Don Loseke (K:32503)
12/27/2006 9:16:40 PM
That is a great capture Christian. I bet it was just a quiet as can be when you took this. The snow sure dappens the sounds. The deer sure stands out with this great background. Don.
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Critique By:
Don Loseke (K:32503)
12/27/2006 9:14:46 PM
Now this doesn't look like global warming?? I really like the mood of this picture. Have you tried flipping this horizontally? Might give the composition a different perspective. Don.
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Critique By:
Roberto Arcari Farinetti (K:209486)
12/27/2006 8:41:00 PM
cooooolllllllll..
bravo!
roby
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Critique By:
Roberto Arcari Farinetti (K:209486)
12/27/2006 8:40:39 PM
FANTASTIC.. is so natural habitat! .. i agree with elisa..
well captured Christian..
take care
roby
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Critique By:
Roberto Arcari Farinetti (K:209486)
12/27/2006 8:39:37 PM
wooww very fine , very wildlife.. cheers my friend..hope all is well
roby
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Critique By:
biljana mitrovic (K:48110)
12/27/2006 10:08:26 AM
Wonderful photo!
Congrts.and 7+++ for snow And photo offcourse
Biljana
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Critique By:
The Pilgrim (K:64989)
12/27/2006 9:24:38 AM
Another very nice capture!
Nice depth and a wonderful winter
capture!
Best wishes and a Happy Holidays to you and your family.....
Paul E Brumit
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Critique By:
The Pilgrim (K:64989)
12/27/2006 9:21:59 AM
Very nice capture! This is really an excllent exposure in not so easy condition. You have maintained really good details in the highlights
and your sharpness is point on! I really love the
feel in this photo. Very nice work!
Congrats and thanks for sharing!
7++
Paul E Brumit
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/27/2006 7:33:08 AM
A magnificent tree, indeed like a snowy firework! BTW, take a look at Violetta´s many beautiful willow trees, for instance:
http://www.usefilm.com/image/1233192.html
:)
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/27/2006 7:25:26 AM
These creatures are so cute. I can imagine how they are fascinated by nature´s new winter dress, just like us humans! A lovely shot!
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Critique By:
NN (K:26787)
12/27/2006 7:18:11 AM
Oh, lucky you! Still no snow where I live. Just read in the newspaper that the beginning of icy winter is later than ... ever! If you consider the beginning to be the day when the Institute of Marine Research starts its daily info, that is. And it probably starts next year ...
Your composition is nice, taking the viewer across the snowy landscape. The deers are a lovely bonus. Beautiful!
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