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Mehul Chimthankar
{K:18655} 4/11/2006
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Hi Susie,
Very Well Captured ...the title makes it even better...
Mehul
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Ace Star
{K:21040} 2/27/2006
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hi Susie! sorry for not being here actually i dont comment on portrait photography that's why commenting on this one :)
this is massive image with so much depth in it ... i really liked it :)
goes to my fav
wish you all the best
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 2/23/2006
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excellent landscape and scene... good composition.. nicely captured.. good work
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 2/20/2006
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Great idea with the framing of the mountain! the light feels very good. The little dust spot is easy to remove in PS.
Eb
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Yoshiyuki Tanaka
{K:13580} 2/19/2006
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I needed time to realize that the "sisters" were the mountain peaks seen through the swing ropes! A beautiful capture that lightens the heart!
YT
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Angela Freed
{K:10061} 2/19/2006
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Very nice shot. I love the concept and your blues are beautiful. I would just love to be sitting there on that swing watching those mountains. You are lucky to have that view to look at. Great work.
Angela
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Sergio Cárdenas
{K:25028} 2/18/2006
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Excellent composition and very beautiful landscape.
Excellent composition Susie
My best regards
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Mohamed Banna
{K:34237} 2/17/2006
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very nice blue
great angle and composition
very ncie presentation
well done
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Sian
{K:2487} 2/17/2006
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Hi Susie. What a wonderful place to swing from! The view is gorgeous and the persepctive through the swing makes it very interesting. Oh, and because you said sisters and I don't know your local geography, I was looking for a sister... and I found one -or thought I did for a sec- the little figure standing near the water (thru the swing! ;-) )... and then I realise it's not the sister at all! Do I feel silly!  ) This is a wonderful mountain view!
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 2/16/2006
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Beautiful landscape with lovely details. Love the snovy bue mountain on the background, very pretty detail. The sky is perfect blue, great gradation, nice lights tones and dramatic dark silhouette of trees. Excellent contrast, great photograph of nature. Very well done dear Susie! Great one! :)
Best wishes!
Robert
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 2/16/2006
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Hi Susie,
Out of the goodness of my arrogant little heart, I've decided to ask you back next week for another try ;) (Simon reference) I very seldom watch any of that show, BTW. It's just whenever I do, that guy is always going against the popular grain. He plays the perfect jerk in that respect :)
One of the great things about digital is since you have a tripod set-up anyway, it costs you nothing but a little time to shoot any number of combinations of the exact same scene for your own comparison.
You won't get frustrated... you will just discover all kinds of great ways to create your images.
Andre
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 2/16/2006
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Hi Simon...er..Andre! )
I appreciate your point of view and it certainly is valid. I never thought of it that way. Isn't photography great? A photo can be looked at and seen through so many different eyes.
I'm having a blast playing around with aperature settings. It's like a whole new world to me. (I'll probably get myself SO frustrated soon...)
Anyway, thanks for being candid. I really like that!
Susie
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 2/16/2006
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Hi Susie,
Here I go being Simon again!
Everyone else is praising the sharpness and crispness throughout. Front to back with the F22 aperature. And, I know that is the intention. So, yes, you have achieved that.
But, for me (and only me it seems) it doesn't seem natural for everything to be in focus. I guess it's because I was always taught to try and use DOF as if it were your eye that was looking at the scene. Since your eye is physically incapable of focusing on the mountains in the background, and the swing at the same time, it doesn't seem right to me.
Just my misguided 2 cents.
Andre
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Ninni Termine
{K:8990} 2/15/2006
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Very pleasant Landscape and also good DOF. Succeeded experiment !
ciao
Ninni
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Czeslav Gavinkovski
{K:6800} 2/15/2006
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Great view and nice natural colors.Love the compo.
Best regards,
Czeslaw.
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Larissa Nazarova
{K:12118} 2/15/2006
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Beautiful, nice view, great composition, i love mounts and dof.
My regards, LArissa
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 2/15/2006
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hi and hope your val-day was enjoyable...i like the view thru the swing and the FG interest...i think F22 is a good choice to get all front to back in focus but feel BG is softer than what i would expect to see with that setting...maybe that is a difference with digital vs. film?
Still a nice overall comp and what a perfect place to put a swing!
regards,gayle
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K Blair
{K:1589} 2/14/2006
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Wow what a beautiful photograph, this would be great to see everyday looking out the back window. I love the colors here.. well done K
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/14/2006
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a lovely scene ..what a wonderful view from a backyard ..beautiful blues sky.best wishes nessa
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Bruce Harper
{K:5305} 2/14/2006
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Looks like it would be a great view from up there, you'll just have to climb it again now Susie, taking your camera gear with you ;) Mind you its a pretty good view from here too, what a back yard.
I think the tree line in the centre need to be lightened a bit to bring out more details, but an interesting composition that makes one think about what it would be like as a child growing up there.
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brit warren
{K:1516} 2/14/2006
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Great depth. Colors are great.
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 2/14/2006
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Qué lugar!!!. Preciosa composición. Felicitaciones!!!
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Kanwarpreet Singh
{K:1868} 2/13/2006
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Nice details all thro the image! Great composition susie! Lovely & natural colours!
Happy Valentine's Day Susie! :)
Regards.
kp
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Pat Snelling Weiner
{K:1920} 2/13/2006
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I really like this....great dof! Brave soul climbing that....wow! Keep up the great work! Pat
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Ann Nida
{K:45248} 2/13/2006
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Super DOF here Susie. Razor sharp from front to back. Lovely rich colours and nice framing of the mountain through the swing. A lovely scene and to think you climbed to the top. WOW! I climbed a mountian once but it was less than 3,000 feet and I couldn't walk for days after that. In my defense it was a stepp 3,000 feet though pulling myself up with chains along the track for a lot of the way. No snow like this one though. Good job on both the beautiful photo and the climb Susie.
Cheers - Ann :)
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NN
{K:26787} 2/13/2006
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Hi Susie ... such a perfect place for a swing! A splendid sight with great depth; good work!
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 2/13/2006
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Hi Susie...great shot with lovely colours. Lots of good advice flying around and that of Adnan is particularly pertinent. Experiment, experiment. Take several shots and vary your shutter/aperture settings. When my health permits me to go landscaping I would hope to remember all that I once knew from my early experiences. Photography, in any field, is about what pleases YOUR eyes in the first instance and the bonus is when other people agree with your shot decisions.
I love this scene and a part of me chooses to wonder where the children are that use this swing and did Susie have a crafty go when no-one was looking:):):) Best wishes as always my sweet...Ray
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 2/13/2006
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Wonderful picture- makes me want to just keep looking further over the hills! Really like the colours.
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WAEL HAMDAN
{K:7476} 2/13/2006
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Beautiful idea ... great job
regard
wael
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 2/13/2006
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Nice mood , great composition & colors , Best wishes .
Galal
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 2/13/2006
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nice depth, Susie
excellent use of f/22, we can see far far away
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/13/2006
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Hi Susie! Great image! I like the creative framing of the mountain through the swing ropes, and I love the clarity throughout. Heh-heh, can I join you in the F22 Club? I'm using the A-Dep mode, that does this through auto-focus. I know you like to manual focus, but just in case, it's there. I find it most useful especially when it's cold and my eyes are watery. I'm also using it for still lifes to keep everything in focus left to right.
Very creative composition, top to bottom! Best regards, Ina
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 2/13/2006
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You know I love this one, Sissy! Sorry it took me so long to comment...busy day you know! :)
Really nice shot...good eye to spy this one! I love the frame, but personally think I would prefer it without the drop shadow...I'm not sure why. I think you need to let Dan and Shelly know about this one!
Kath
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Tracey Main
{K:7290} 2/13/2006
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Wow wonderful view and great shot Susie, very well composed people would kill to have a back yard like that, especially photographers Trace...
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Gregory McLemore
{K:35129} 2/13/2006
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Great capture, creative with a touch of humour in the title.
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 2/13/2006
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Excelente y solitaria composición.
Felicitaciones!
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 2/13/2006
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Hi Bill,
I did use a tripod with this. I try to on all my shots now except for people candids. I didn't used to and it really does make a difference! )
Susie
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 2/13/2006
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Hi Brian,
The lens I have does have an image stabilizer. I think it really helps, especially on handheld. I did use a tripod with this one though.
Thanks for your input. I love getting tips like these. Oh, and I didn't use a polarizer. I have one, but haven't started experimenting with it yet. )
Take care!
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brian underdown
{K:-960} 2/12/2006
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hi susie let me say that using F22 yeilds some beautiful results,it gives an even balance and keeps the focus clean throughout.sometimes using a polariser at F22 can make an image to soft however increasing the exposure can also counteract the loss of light.is that lens you use an image stabilizer ?? also if you use a polarizer remove it for a stronger sharper focus.
hope that helps a bit and as for the photo above you captured an interesting view and having a strong foreground subject has really helped to make this a different view. not sure on the framing effect but its what you like that counts and theres no arm in experimenting.
cu
brian
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Bill Ciavarra
{K:10216} 2/12/2006
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Beautiful landscape..did you have to use a tripod with this aperture?
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 2/12/2006
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I like this very much! The colors, light and details are wonderful. I like the way the mountains are framed by the ropes.
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 2/12/2006
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...nice composition and a very beautifully perspective...that pleases me well...fantastic mountain world is this here,Susi!!!
best regards,
Winfried
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Robin W
{K:16308} 2/12/2006
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Keep going Susie...I think this is fantstic! Love the composition, great detail and lovely rich color. Nice, nice, nice!
Thanks for the kind words on mine!
Take care...Robin
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 2/12/2006
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Hi Susie, I think you have it.. Everything looks great, sharp front to back. Such a beautiful area. You are doing fine with type of setup. I think you might have a dust bunny on your sensor, it is that spot in the sky on the extreme right side. I can give you some info on how to check this and clean the sensor if you need help. Looking forward to seeing more of this great work. Don. Forgot to tell you that I like the mtn peak framed by the rope of the swing.
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 2/12/2006
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Wow, what a great shot Susie! So creative, I love it. The DOF looks right on to me. Great job!
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 2/12/2006
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alot of powerds in this image , very great expouser , the depth of field is perfect here and all of the amazing details , composition and colors ,my friend ,you did a great job , all of the best my friend..
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hdw Photography
{K:6630} 2/12/2006
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Beautiful colours and well shot Susie.Well done.Best wishes
hilton
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Metin Kayacan
{K:2238} 2/12/2006
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Hi susie WONDERFULL COMPOSITION.Best regards.
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Shirley Grove
{K:5514} 2/12/2006
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Hi Susie
Great shot - I was of course scanning the foreground for human sisters before I read your 'about'. :)
Congrats on tackling that peak on foot - wow!!
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Weston Dru
{K:3243} 2/12/2006
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Hi Susie!
Generaly all parts looks sharper, but becose of high F settings image have a lot less fine details (you lost on dynamic range)
In my opinion there is no need for F22.
But still great image !!
Best regards
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