The Clouds that Made the Picture

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• horia (14900)
• [2007-04-03 8:25]

Hi Emma and a warm welcome back!

Nice to see another splendid picture from you!
Congrats on your new lens and filter...they seem to produce an amazing quality in your hands :)
The composition here is outstanding and it balances the two main elements very well: the sky with it's terrific clouds and the water with some beautiful rocks emerging here and there. In between them - the fantastic mountains that watch over the entire area :) Superb!
I really like the wide-angle view here and also the great saturation the polarizer gave you.
The textures on the rocks from the FG are also magnificent and the excellent DOF gave you some exceptional details allover.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2007-04-03 8:26]

Hi Emma,
this composition is fabulous. What a gorgeous landscape and the POV is spectacular.
The scenery with the fabulous textures and colors is amazing. Very well captured and presented.
Sky

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• delic (898)
• [2007-04-03 9:15]

Hi Emma,
Wonderful wide-angle effect with the presence of the clouds. Balanced fore- and background, coupled with the reflection, gives a very nice composition. I'm impressed by the size of the filter, too. Well done. Regards,
Hakan

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-04-03 9:38]

hi emma,
what a beautifful landscape, excellent poc, very well composed shot, loved the reflections on water,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Chicco_pv (221)
• [2007-04-03 9:59]

It's a very nice pictures it seems a painting
enrico

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• hester (11638)
• [2007-04-03 10:05]

Hi Emma

This is just beautiful, the clouds certainly give drama and interest. Perfect exposure, lovely POV and great composition. I love the details in your FG interest.

TFS

Karan

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• Alex99 (18531)
• [2007-04-03 10:53]
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Hi Emma.
What a wonderful picture skillfully taken with wide lens. The pictured scene is really amazing. I don't know where is sky and where is water. Terrific reflections. Transparency of the shot, clearness and beautifulness of colours, sharpness of the whole image are great. Superb art work. Bravo and my congratulations.
Alexei.

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• Debz (3307)
• [2007-04-03 11:23]

Hello Emma, this is a beautiful, prize winning shot! It is perfect in every way, balance and perspective is excellent. The colours are deep and vibrant and the reflections crystal clear. Having the rocks in the foreground really give it an organic and wild feel. The polarising filter did its job. Excellent composition.
tfs
debz

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• jmp (8411)
• [2007-04-03 11:37]

Hi Emma,
You've eliminated the difference between water and sky. A mix of underwater and over air clouds makes a very beautiful and fantastic view. Light is also great too.
TFS, José M.

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-04-03 12:02]

Hello Emma
What a wonderful Landscape,
Perfect lighting and composition,
Superb shot.

Regards
Fartash

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• mikou (5269)
• [2007-04-03 12:10]

Hi Emma.
This wide picture is amazing.Yes,I agree with your title,but no only clouds.Also splendid composition with very good point of view and interesting foreground.I like beautiful contrasting colors and perfect reflection in water consistent with reality.Also very interesting remnants ices among stones in foreground.Thank you for sharing this fantastic landscape.
Best greetings Milos.

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2007-04-03 13:06]

Hi Emma,
Don't those wide angled lenses do amazing things to clouds? The images become so dramatic. There is just so much movement drawing one into the scene. Sharpness and natural color are wonderful.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2007-04-03 13:43]

Both the lens and the filter have been used to great effect in this first outing with them, Emma.
Congratulations for acquiring such a versatile set and using it so well.
The picture is a beauty from every point of view.
Ram

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• uleko (2787)
• [2007-04-03 13:50]

Hello Emma,
Wonderful landscape - the clouds producing drama and the still water peace. Excellent DOF, sharpness and beautiful colours. I like the warm sunlight on the stones in the foreground and the cold feeling of the white line of ice. (I think the name "Clach" must originate from the Vikings. One of our favourite nature spots here is called Sondre Klack, a steep hill!)
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2007-04-04 6:28]
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Hi Emma,

excellent shot from one of the most beautiful parts of our country. You've made my mind up, i'm going to the mountains this weekend! Perhaps Wales...
May i ask what price you paid for that w/a lens of yours? i am looking to get the same at the moment.

Hope to see some more like this form you.

tfs,

Paul

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• pauljk (226)
• [2007-04-04 17:03]

Hi Emma,
Stunning landscape with excellent detail throughout. Love the foreground rock placement. Good colour balance.
Cheers
Paul

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• demeve (5989)
• [2007-04-04 18:17]

Hi Emma, I loved the landscape, what a picture you got here, wonderfull, I might go to the UK in may I hope I can get some of this wonderfull postcards..

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-04-04 21:13]

Hello Emma

I love these shots with the big blue skies and amazing mirror like reflections.A beautiful image with excellent focus and sharp details.Excellent colour saturation.TFS

Rob

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• thor68 (5642)
• [2007-04-05 8:35]

the power of 10mm! wonderful landscape-shot, emma! :-)
the highlands are beautiful as ever.
terrific composition with the stones in the fg leading the way
through the amazing mirror-lake to the mountains in back touched by a fantastic light and wonderful dramatic clouds above.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2007-04-05 9:07]
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Hello Emma!
Welcome back! Amazing photo! I love the depth in it, like I could almost walk inside...thats because of the lens huh? Love the clouds, the rocks the awesome relections in the water, color , contrasts..you name it..its beautiful. TFS
Donna:o)

Thamks for your comments on my photo " A Lake Erie Afternonn (12) " ;O)

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• pablominto (16078)
• [2007-04-05 13:18]

Hello Emma,
The rich colours are very eye-catching!
Strong foreground interest gives a great feeling of depth, and it is amazing to see a mountain lake this calm and providing for the fine reflection of the sky...
A view like this never gets boring!!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• SunToucher (10175)
• [2007-04-05 14:16]

Hi Emma,
Your absence is about as simular as mine. Just too busy with work and other things that I have not enough enery left to sit behind a screen after I come back from work. You atleast visited a stunning place.

This is another wonderful photo of a stunning view. The combination of the morning frost, the clarity of the view and the wonderful sky topped by the wonderful landscape is just blows my mind. I really hope to see it with my own eyes, but then with summer colors. Wonderful work on the exposure and composition.
TFS,
Niek

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• Signal-Womb (11044)
• [2007-04-05 16:53]

Great capture Emma, these magnificent clouds mirrored in the lake is certainly a big bonus. Its a incredibly splendid photo. Composition is excellent and exposure and clarity are fantastic. Very fine work, well done.

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2007-04-07 5:45]

hi friend,
this place is the paradise ....great colours and reflexions! The game if the ligth is very clever! Take care Ana:)

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• Ken52 (4189)
• [2007-04-13 12:43]

Wonderful reflection and beautiful colors in this dramatic landscape shot. Outstanding sharpness and DOF.

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• dougsphotos (777)
• [2007-04-16 11:18]
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Hi Emma,

Simply wonderful shot. All the elements are there, composition, technique, lighting... the band of snowy ice really adds a certain something too.

And... I love photos like this that break the two thirds rule!! Great work.

Take it you're happy with your new lens!
TFS,
Doug

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• Shoot_Score (2370)
• [2007-04-28 21:31]
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I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all ***


Loverly shot, not to say "cool" shot!
I also like the 50 50 here! Brave! Tfs, Jay

*** Joni Mitchell sings those lyrics...

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• Finland_in_Eton (876)
• [2007-05-02 3:00]
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• andrash (47)
• [2007-05-24 12:00]

Hi Emma !
An extraordinary landscape! The place here is fantastic.
The polarizer you used gave some amazing reflexes of that beautiful sky. I also like the rocks from the FG and the water.
great work
Andrei

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• cicindela (8635)
• [2007-06-15 9:16]

Hi Emma!
What a beautiful landscape! Great, well saturated and vivid colours, amazing panoramic POV and fantastic light! I agree with you, clouds add a "climat" to this picture!
Very nice work!
TFS and best withes from Lodz,
Radomir

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• wahclella (639)
• [2007-11-22 19:29]

Hello Emma,
What a beautiful scene you have captured here! The like shapes of the rocks in the fore and middle grounds is perfect, and the reflections are an added bonus to a serene and beautiful image. Excellent choice of depth and capture of light with the Gradual Density Filter.
Well done...
Steve