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07/01/2002 03:21:00 AM |
I photographed something else when suddenly the heron appeared. I hadn't much time taking pictures because he walked away after some time. I did some closeups but my camera doesn't have such a good zoom and this one already was zoomed in quite a bit.
jmsetzler: Actually the building in the background was brightly orange. I decided to desaturate it and only leave the green to stress the contrast between the "oasis" and the city more.
myqyl: Yes it was taken handheld. I don't own a tripod.
I also had to sharpen it quite a lot using the "unsharp mask" in Gimp. The original looked very "washed out". I struggled a lot with the moiree effect of the building in the background. That's also why I chose "unsharp mask" instead of "sharpen". It had better results.
Many thanks for your comments. I didn't expect such a high score but now I'm very happy with it :-)
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06/30/2002 06:04:00 PM |
| Nicely captured, the title fits it perfectly. |
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06/30/2002 09:25:00 AM |
| Good contrast of man against nature. |
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06/29/2002 10:30:00 AM |
| To me, the most interesting part of your picture is at the bottom. While I think I understand that you were trying to put the tree in front of the tall building, a close up of the bird, if possible, would have been nice, also. |
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06/29/2002 06:49:00 AM |
| Very interesting story story told by this image. 6 sjgleah |
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06/28/2002 06:13:00 PM |
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06/28/2002 12:55:00 PM |
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06/28/2002 05:58:00 AM |
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06/27/2002 10:34:00 PM |
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06/27/2002 03:34:00 PM |
| At first I didn't think too much of this shot (slightly boring), then I found the Heron (I'm a sucker for 'em) and your score went way up! Photo 9 City 9 total 9 |
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06/27/2002 04:52:00 AM |
| Nice idea. Shows another aspect of life in the city. The picture itself isn't that appealing though. Sorry. |
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06/26/2002 05:10:00 PM |
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06/24/2002 07:41:00 PM |
| This picture really does show a mood to me. I like it. |
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06/24/2002 04:32:00 PM |
| Nice cropping; good image quality. I like this very much. I like the way it displays our intrusion upon nature. Well done! |
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06/24/2002 04:29:00 PM |
Great shot, where is this at?
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06/24/2002 12:52:00 PM |
| How nice for the Heron, pretty. Nice shot good composition. |
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06/24/2002 12:12:00 PM |
| The heron in the city is a nice capture :) Is that a heron? Hmmm... not sure.. I also think i would like this shot a little more if the color was punched up just a bit... = 6 - jmsetzler |
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06/24/2002 08:04:00 AM |
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06/24/2002 07:20:00 AM |
| I like the comment on rural vs. urban boundaries. Yet I found the composition a bit unordered. |
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06/24/2002 06:04:00 AM |
| Nice shot! Did you have to wait long for the bird to pose? Could have been a bit sharper. Was this taken handheld? |
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06/24/2002 04:55:00 AM |
| If you could, I might have cropped down to include a portion of the tree and building, but emphasize the crane a little more |
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