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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 3/5/2007
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Welcome back my Dear :) althou I thought you would stay there ;) !!!
Hugssssssssssss, Srna
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/5/2007
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Dear Srna ,
I had the wonderful time in Maui!!! Thank You so much for these Warmest wishes and huggggggsssssssssss !!!!
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/5/2007
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Thank You Erland ...
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/4/2007
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Hi Marlyce,
I am back in Oregon now.. and I am grateful to you for commenting but even more for your kind words of missinig me..ha!! It is nice to be missed..
I missed You and your partners great advice soooooooo many times during this wonderful trip !!!
I hope You are all well and happy. Just starting to catch up with replys and a posting here and there now ....
Thanks again ,
Michele~
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Erland Pillegaard
{K:34147} 2/28/2007
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Beautifult picture
erland
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/24/2007
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Thank You so much Paul !!! I was having a coonfused day on that image.... but I hope to bring back good tropical images ...
thanks for the info on S curve too.
Take Care my friend,
love,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/24/2007
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Thank You so much Alicia. I will be gone for 10 days...
Michele~
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The Pilgrim
{K:65058} 2/24/2007
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Very nice landscape shot michele...
I like ps7 curves to adjust for flatness
in an image......There is something called
the S curve that really works great to pop
a flat landscape shot and is easy to work.
However your fix worked quite well too!
Nice job!
Congrats
Much love
Your friend
Paul.
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 2/24/2007
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Magnífico paisaje... preciosa composición... Felicitaciones Michele, me encanta!
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Marlyce Chastain
{K:4071} 2/24/2007
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Nice composition. Know everyone has already told you so much.....I just wanted to say will miss you while you are gone.....have a wonderful time.
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 2/23/2007
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Michele, I would miss you so very much !!!
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME !!! :):):)
Waiting for you :) !!!
Warmest hugssssssssssssssssss and the best time in your life in Mauiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!! :):):)
Srna
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/23/2007
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No, not at all my friend.. You have not caused me any trouble !! I do agree with what you have said about our choices and styles of learning from each other dear Srna. I am getting ready for working, and then packing , and watching the weather for more snow ... (!) As I have to cross a mountain to get to the airport ... for .... MAUI !!! HERE I COME!!
Warm Hugssssssss ,
Michele~
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 2/23/2007
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Have I caused you some trouble dear Michele ? :(
Srna
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/23/2007
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Thank You nessa...michele~
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/23/2007
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Good landscape scene ..like the layers in the forests and woods ..nessa
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 2/23/2007
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My dear Michele, I am not so young, I am 38 years old :) ... I do not think that we do not have to learn and accept suggestions about photography, but we do not have to make such a big deel of it ... when we like something as it is that is nothing wrong, we have to be selfconfidence and to stand behind our creations cause yours are coming from your heart. You are very sensual person and your heart is on the first place ... you know what do I mean :)
Happy to have meet you !!! :)
Hugs my dear, keep on going !!!
Your Srna
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/23/2007
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Ok Robbie... this makes sense to me. Thank you for explaining --- You might think it's obvious to everyone, using software.... but not always to me... You my friend may be wild + crazy... Me, still questioning everything !!!
Thank You...
Mahalo,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/23/2007
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Thank You Pablo ... I appreciate Your comment very much my friend.
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/23/2007
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Hi Doyle !! Thank You for comming by .
I really do like the improvements that you have made on this image.
I liked the water to remain sort of muddy as it just stopped raining and you managed to keep that ... I am understanding why I need Elements better now..
I appreciate your suggestion of using the shutter delay, unless I am using a tripod for sharper focus... everything else I've been doing.... and I don't use automatic , even if maybe I should once in a while ...
Anyway Thank You as always for your help, and time , and patience.
-All the Best to You Doyle, as I maybe leaving as soon as tomorrow afternoon since the for-cast is for possible snow on Sat.
Mahalo My Friend,
Michele~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/23/2007
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Michele . . .
Nicely composed and a great scene all around. I would adjust the lighting (surprise!) as some have already mentioned . . . but not general contrast since that blows out the whiter area and darkens the darker area. Midtone contrast would be a better option (if you can do that). I adjusted midtones, darkened highlights and lightened shadows. I also took out the bright blue spot where the log goes into the water.
Generally . . . a slight increase . . . even a moderate increase in saturation is good for landscapes. Too much, though, and you lose detail. You have an amazing scene here. Your camera should have had this in a much sharper focus all around. Landscape setting . . . not automatic makes a significant difference. Without a tripod you have two other options as well. First - brace yourself using a tree or on a rock or log or something to help steady the shot. Second . . . you COULD set it on a rock or something . . . compose it there . . . and use the delay on the shutter release so nothing touches the camera when the shot is taken. OR . . . you could get a tripod!! LoL!
You're doing some good stuff . . . Look out Hawaii!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 2/22/2007
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exquisite tones. marvelous landscape.outstanding. 7++++++++++++++++
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 2/22/2007
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Much better Michele,don`t forget that`s what software is for to improve your image.Leaving your images as natural as possible might not be a good idea if it isn`t good and can be improved.
Take care
Robbie
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 2/22/2007
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Excellent landscape, I would perhaps have contrasted little more.
Well done dear Michele.
Pablo
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Thank You Annemette for your wonderful comments. I agree with YOU, our passion, enthusiasm, happiness, and DEFINITELY having Fun is the Only way to go !!!
Your Friend ,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Hi my dear Srna. How did You get to be soo wise and You are soo young too? I do appreciate all advise, and then I like to do what my heart says... but I sometimes like to please others too much I think ...
Thank You for sharing your constant wisdom as mine seems to ebb + flow at times... !!!
Huggsssssssss Always,
Michele!
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 2/22/2007
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Dear Michele
I´m glad we can exchange both advice, fun and thoughts.:-)
Your image is way better after you added contrast, very beautiful!
I know what you mean. Often the most beautiful images are not real. Long shuttereffect, different lighting, exposure etc. makes photos amazing, but nothing like the real world. I think that the best thing to do is take the photos that we like ourselves while we keep on learning. I think that enthusiasm, happiness and being playful is a great way to go:-)
Take care
Annemette
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 2/22/2007
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You would always stay in between my dear Michele if you are listen too much what others prefers or advice you ... listen your heart ... that is not an advice ... that is what is inside of you :)
Beautiful realistic image ... as it is in the Nature after the rain ...you saw it and felt it like this ... this moment !!!
7 +++
Srna
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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I WISH !!!! Thank you Dave for your commment my friend !!
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Dear Annemette,
I love to hear Your suggestions Always !!!
Robbie also suggested more contrast, and brightness... I am grateful for Your critique and have tried to do this ... I have this dilema at times to show the image just as it is . It was really very muddy water Annemette.. ( but ugly image) or to spruce it up to make it pretty..(?) I guess I left it in between !! LOL!! Anyway please speak your mind always with me as I do learn much from you and hope that I can help you in anyway at all one day ..ha!! This is why we are here , Right ?
Much Appreciation my friend,
michele~
PS I am adding a spruced up image of this for You to view...
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Hi Robbie,
Thank You so much for your helpful comments and reminders and pleasant tone even if you are having to repeat yourself.... I was trying to leave the image as natural as i could with-out over-doing ( which I sometimes do) and perhaps just left it flat as you said. I get confused as to show 'what I see' as is... or to make it a 'prettier picture' (?) sometimes I just don't know . Anyway on this one I figure to enhance it a bit anyway, and of course to use a tripod....
I don't know why Martin thinks he is my Teacher ... so it was hard to get too upset on his remarks.. I do need a new tripod and this is for sure.
I am enclosing this image with more contrast, and brightness adjustment to see if this is now a better picture in your eyes.
Thank You for Your time Robbie . I appreciate it very much !!!
Best wishes,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Thank You Riny... it really is a nice place to go fishing, esp. after the rain !!
Warm Wishes, from Oregon, USA
Michele~
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 2/22/2007
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Well, aren't you just getting to be the landscape photographer! Nice scene!
Dave
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/22/2007
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Thank You Painter Clint !
Michele~
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 2/22/2007
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Such a beautiful scenery. I would like to see that log and the red tree/bush closer and maybe add some contrast? I hope you don´t mind me suggesting this, Michele. We´re both on the learningpath, and I think we learn a lot from giving each other advice.
Take care
Annemette
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 2/22/2007
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Beautiful scenery Michele,in that condition I hope you will start to use a tripod so you can shoot at a lower ISO for better image quality.
Your images looks very flat,needs contrasr/brightness adjustment.Hope Teacher Martin
will be more lenient on you!!!!LOL!!
Please shoot on a tripod whenever possible on your trip and at the lowest ISO.
Enjoy the trip.
Take care
Robbie
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 2/22/2007
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A beautiful and well done image with a very thoughtful landscape, Michele! Looks like a nice place to go fishing..LOL..
:)
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Clint Tompkins
{K:1347} 2/22/2007
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Ah! Michele, nice capture! It feels!
Painter Clint
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