Waikato River

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2006-10-23 18:22]

The light and the fog makes this a special image. Quite lovely

TFS

Evelynn : )

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• pauljk (226)
• [2006-10-24 1:18]

Hi zhewen,
Very nice moody capture here. Nice light and you have done well in exposing the highlights. I find the bottom left of the image a little distracting...too dark for me. I think a more panoramic crop would really suit this image and remove the dark area.
Cheers
Paul

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• Xplorator (7671)
• [2006-10-24 2:31]

New Zealand is one amazing country. Very effective how you capture this lift of the fog and the rusty seasonal colors.

THE CRITIQUE SCALE
Composition & POV : 10
Sharpness & DOF : 9
Light & color: 10
Creativity & Originality: 9

Best regards,
Radu Xplorator

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• Aramok (4931)
• [2006-10-24 7:21]
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I really like the lighting on the other bank and the fog effect on the river. I'm guessing I can see ice on it as well. But I find that this side of the shore is just too dark and too much of that darkness. I'm thinking that a graduated grey filter on its side rather than the normal rotation woudl have helped you get a little more light onto the left side of the picture. That said, I like what you have tried.

TFS
Emma

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• SunToucher (10175)
• [2006-10-25 3:38]

Hi Zhewen,
What a a beautiful photo. The fog on the river with the warm colors are excellently captured. The sunlight on the the otherside of the river is perfect and illuminated the trees perfectly. I agree with Emma on the dark side and find her idea of solving it excellent.
TFS,
Niek

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• fototab (2177)
• [2006-10-25 5:11]

Hey Zhewen,
Beautiful! I love evrything about it.

fototab

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• touristdidi (2480)
• [2006-10-26 6:27]

Beautiful! Rowers going by so fast?

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• pablominto (16110)
• [2006-10-26 6:32]

Strong atmosphere, where the hovering winter mist really adds to the mood!
Beautiful composition, lovely light...
Nice work indeed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• horia (14904)
• [2006-11-07 7:53]

This is really a fabulous shot!
That mist there makes all the diference. It gives everything such a great light and blurres the reflections of the trees on the water excellently!
Very good POV, lovely exposure management, nice frmaing and composition.
Great work, Zhewen!

bravo and TFS
horia