FIREWEED

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• ramthakur (32014)
• [2006-09-16 13:14]

Hi Pablo!
Looks like a piece of exotic art form to me, notwithstanding the wonderful note you have written on this weed.
The two-tone BG does wonders in highlighting the colours and forms of the subject.
Great image, indeed!
Thanks for sharing it.
Ram

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• Valf (522)
• [2006-09-16 13:30]

Hi Pablo,
Very good picture. I like the texture of the plant and the blue in the background (is it the reflection of the sky on water?).
Regards, Francois

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-16 13:48]

Una artística presentación Pablo con bella composición y POV.
Gran agudeza que permite apreciar los pequeños detalles del espécimen.
Personalmente en este caso, me hubiese agradado un encuadre algo más grande alrededor de la misma.
Saludos cordiales... Ricardo

An artistic presentation Pablo with beautiful composition and POV.
Great sharpness that allows to appreciate the small details of the specimen.
Personally in this case, I had pleased me a framing something bigger around the same one.
Regards... Ricardo

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• mbasil (3304)
• [2006-09-16 13:55]

I find this to be a really superb composition, Pablo. I really like the colors, and the soft white fluff on the curving stems is really amazing. I really like the tight crop, too.
Mike

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-09-16 14:11]

Hello Pablo,
Very nice and unusual close up.Well seen and composed.POV,clear details,use of light and framing are wonderful.
TFS....:-)

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-09-16 14:16]

That is really beautiful - so delicate

wonderful colours and a lovely composition. I love the light catching the seeds

TFS

Karan

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• wishnugaruda (16298)
• [2006-09-16 14:32]

Hi Pablo,
these seeds are so beautiful - first they have tiny pink flowers, than they look so abstract - I also made shots of them, but yours is much more better. I love the light and the warm colours, it's wonderful, thanks and have a nice sunday, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• SunToucher (10111)
• [2006-09-16 15:13]

Hi Pablo,
The clarity of this photo is just amazing. It feels so natural and real. The dark OOF BG helps to bring out the herp perfectly. The lighting and colors are really stunning and the tight composition is superb. Just plain beautiful.
TFS,
Niek

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-09-16 15:15]

wow
Artistic composition with great colours combination!
Great POV, colours, light, details, etc!
Great work my friend Ana:)

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• joaoberto (633)
• [2006-09-16 15:23]

Hi Pablo,
Very nice natural detail! Great picture with a wonderful light Excellent POV! Very nice work!

Regards,
João

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• Robespierre (1420)
• [2006-09-16 16:13]

Hi Pablo,
Nice choosen subject! Bright,warm colours and well detailed. Nice composition, wherby the background also helpes to accentuate the herb. Well done.
Regards, Ruud

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2006-09-16 17:05]

Bonita imagen. Agradables brillo y colores. Saludos, JL

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• markula (880)
• [2006-09-16 20:09]

Hi Pablo!
Nice shot. Too bad there was no way (I guess) to shoot the main subject against a more uniformed background without four layers of dark and blue and making it, instead, just two layers. I'm really afraid of wiriting critiques which say anything other than "great sharpness, exposure and composition", but I read Gert's comments posted here http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Sweden/photo71745.htm
and I have to admit that we should do more to help one another to become a better photographer. Which does not change a fact that you can see simple things in a special way and you're able to convey your point of view to others. Congratulations,
Mark

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-09-17 5:03]

Hi Pablo,
Wonderful colors and shapes with beautiful light and "inverse" background. Details, composition and reflection are fine!
Good note too.
Best regards my friend.
José M.

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• eruyanik (4746)
• [2006-09-17 6:57]

What a different and beautiful composition you have here. i love that all colours in the frame especially blue tones on the bg! Well seen and beautifully presented!
Thank you Pablo,
Ersin

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• marmottelolo (14687)
• [2006-09-17 7:30]

hi pablo
cette plante semble attendre un coup de vent pour l'aider a semer ses graines.
belles couleurs.tres jolie.
laurent

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• HELO (352)
• [2006-09-17 7:57]

bonjour
très belle photo
belle plante
très bons détails
et la couleurs du bg est très belle sinon très bon BG
heloise

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• Graal (5032)
• [2006-09-17 8:44]

Hi Pablo,
interesting macro, good colours and DOF, superb composition. I like it. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

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• jcoowanitwong (12063)
• [2006-09-17 8:54]

Hi Pablo,
Superb pov and composition. Perfect techniques. This could very well be a piece of artwork. Congratulations.
Regards,
JC

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• mlines (2859)
• [2006-09-17 8:57]

Hi Pablo. Good macro of this plant with excellent amout of detail showing. Murray.

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-09-17 9:01]

Hi Pablo,
This is wonderful! I like those details and composition a lot. This is a very beautiful macro and this BG is totally appropriated. Very nice with interesting notes. Thanks,
Claudine

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-09-17 9:52]

Hello Pablo,
I love this composition. Light, fluffy and brilliance comes to mind. Great sharpness on the wonderful cureved details. The colors work wonderfully together.
TFS..Sky

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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-09-17 12:59]

Hi Pablo,
Excellent photo my friend.
I like your sharpness,focus,colors,frame,note,pov,blurred bg and dof.Well Done.TFS
Chris

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• TBW (846)
• [2006-09-17 13:17]

Great shot of this plant!
I love the cool palette and how youve retained good detail even in the brightest areas. Very well composed too!

TFS
Torbjørn

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• clnaef (6814)
• [2006-09-17 14:41]
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• jrubiocasado (5666)
• [2006-09-18 10:34]

Hola Pablo.
Una gran composición y colorido la de esta foto tuya. Pero lo que más me gusta es el resultado de esas texturas algonosas.
Un abrazo y gracias por compartirla con nosotros.,
Jorge

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• izler (486)
• [2006-09-18 15:46]

hi pablo
very interesting herb. point of view, blured background, colours, light, details, photographer's note and frame are great
tfs
greetings
izler

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• Janice (18646)
• [2006-09-18 16:44]
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Hi Pablo the plant does look like it would spread quickly, what with all those seeds here on this one plant! I think they could become a pest in no time at all?
Well captured, the plant looks good against teh BG. well done,
Janice

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• edal (1849)
• [2006-09-19 4:00]

Hi Pablo!
As always, a very artistic shot! I see that your fireweed's "smoke" looks more like silk - some diffrence is natural over the tousand miles between our countries.
Best regards!
Anton

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• metcher (4258)
• [2006-09-19 14:24]

Hi, Pablo.
Nice shot and well seen. Creative, looks like photo art. But for my eye crop is too tight.

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• lovenature (5063)
• [2006-09-20 9:52]

This is so pretty Pablo!
The white fluffy seeds against the blue back ground is a nice contrast. The image is so sharp and vivid that being able to see all the seeds is amazing.
Janice :)

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2006-09-21 17:43]

Hi Pablo,
The beauty of nature never ceases to amaze me! Nice soft light, an excellent exposure, and great composition and framing have made a beautiful photograph. Excellent!
Scott

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• marhowie (232)
• [2006-09-25 8:25]

Hello Pablo,
Very nice. I like the detail, DOF, and interesting light I see in this capture. The BG is great also, and serves to put all the focus on this fireweed as well..
Very well done.

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• Glint (311)
• [2006-09-25 8:48]

hello Pablo,
these silky seedheads have a special beauty that you have demonstrated here very well. Autumn is a lovely time to be walking in the countryside. To walk along a lane between bans of Fireweed seedheads is a special pleasure. I love your composition and the background compliments the plant very well. very artistic image.
best wishes
Bev

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2006-09-28 1:23]

Hello Pablo,
Good idea to show the seed of the flower. Nice composition, the light is pleasant and the contrast on dark blue background works well. Artistic shape.
Congratulations and TFS

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• pitai (1197)
• [2006-09-28 9:20]

Hello Pablo, at first I thought that were feathers. The DOF is brilliant. So sharp and clear. So much details, great contrast, beautiful and saturated colors. Can ask for more. Just a perfect shot. Well done and TFs, Gabriel

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• dougsphotos (777)
• [2006-09-29 8:24]

Hi Pablo!

Great picture, a much better version than mine - http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/photo72866.htm
- which I think might be the same, thanks for identifying it for me!!

Wonderful detail and composition. TFS, Doug

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-10-16 19:35]

Bonjour Pablo
Cette photo est très belle J'ai du la manquer durand mon voyage de chasse
très bons détails et la couleurs du bg est très originale c'est une très jolie composition.
Merci et au revoir...JP

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• mrcrow (3002)
• [2006-10-21 4:05]
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hey boss..
do you use a tripod for all your stuff
they really are pretty sharp these and f9.1/160 suggest you might have hand held
the blurred background makes this stand out well
the shapes are truly natural
cheers
geof

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• oscarromulus (5639)
• [2006-11-23 17:02]

Pablo,
Your notes are very educative.
Your focusing of this subject is so good & so clear that I can see "details" quite well.
Well presented.
Well composed.
Best regards,
Mario.

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• Viera (484)
• [2007-01-02 3:44]

Hi Pablo,
interesting angle of view on this plant,
I like also your note and the background.
Superb photo.
Regards,
Viera

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• Shoot_Score (2370)
• [2007-01-30 21:08]

"Allo Pablo!

I recognized the fireweed immediately! What I learned from your notes was that this is a "herb"... All my life I have assumed it to be a "weed". Not only that, I was told by my mother never to bring home a bunch of these flowers, as my grandfather didn't want them anywhere near his cattle.
Supposedly the plants were poisonous to these cattle...
I don't think G'PA was talking about the poisonous seaweed cyanobacteri, see Lyngbya majuscula.

Now I learned that the "weed" is eaten by Dena'ina who eat the young stems and leaves raw or boiled, sometimes with fish eggs.

Thanx for sharing the photo and the Note. Jay

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• saeedabbasi (4512)
• [2007-04-17 0:43]

Hi dear Pablo ,
great shot.excellent details with nice BG.
excellent work.
Regards
Saeed

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• pierrefonds (4797)
• [2007-10-04 6:02]

Hi Pablo,

A good POV of the fireweed, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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• touristdidi (2480)
• [2007-11-07 20:27]

This is a really great photograph! All twisty and vibrant! The colors ae just perfect, beautiful!

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• krk (78)
• [2008-01-24 19:44]

Fantastic lighting. background added more punch to your picture. Amazing Macro. well done.

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• nirmalroberts (2852)
• [2008-01-26 6:26]

Hi Pablo,
Very artistic picture of this weed. Nice composition and colours. TFS.
- Nirmal