Canyon Confluence

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• jaycee (14987)
• [2008-02-28 8:17]

Hi James,

A fascinating picture from the plane. Excellent western USA colors and sharp sharp details. A wonderful view of the merging rivers which you cannot see on a car trip.

Jane

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• UkeTex (207)
• [2008-02-28 8:22]

Hi James,
Great picture, cool composition. You managed to get pretty crisp photo from the air.
Well done!
Cheers, Andriy

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• waylim (727)
• [2008-02-28 8:31]

James,
This is a beautiful shot of multiple turn of the river. various light and shadow make it interesting, Great compostion, excellent clarity and sharpness. Well done. Great place for desert photo in Utah.
Way

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• cataclysta (4495)
• [2008-02-28 8:39]

Hi James
Wow!
These on is great. Super POV. Good sharpness nice natural colors. Maybe you cols reduce the higlights a little bit
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• Zeno (7973)
• [2008-02-28 8:55]

James,

Great shot with superb lines and great perspective.

regards,
Zeno.

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• Luis52 (10144)
• [2008-02-28 9:31]

Hola James.
Una muy hermosa vista aerea de este bello paisaje. Hermosos colores y alta definicion. La cordillera y el fondo del rio lucen de sobremanera.
Exelente.
Saludos My friend
Luis52.

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• nglen (20998)
• [2008-02-28 12:03]

Hi James. What a sight to have seen. Even from a plane you still have managed to captured good detail in the layers of the earth. you could only see this amazing view from the air. good natural colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• vanderschelden (26614)
• [2008-02-28 12:38]
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Hello James,
Very good work, James.
You must have been flying very low to get this result with your wide angle?
I'm surprised about the sharpness:
a. slow shutter speed
b. photographed through glass (airplane)
Furthermore the composition is excellent and the light very beautiful.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• horia (12474)
• [2008-02-28 13:30]
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Hi James

Another aerial masterpiece from you, my friend!
The composition here is absolutely amazing and the 3D effect of the shot is fantastic!
The confluence of the two rivers is very well captured here and well integrated in the scene - i mean one can see clearly the two of them flowing separately at the beginning and then together.
Great work and, needless to say, great note!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

PS: as Romanian is very much based on old Latin, confluence in my language is "confluenta" :))

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• gracious (12298)
• [2008-02-28 15:22]

Hello James,
Awesome view of this mighty place!
very good lighting to see the clarity, colour and details of the place
well done
have a wonderful weekend, James
tony

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• Evelynn (12517)
• [2008-02-28 15:46]
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I wouldn't have thought that 1/200 would be fast enough for a moving shot. It must have been a smooth flight. It is a very interesting image. I love how the lack of vegetation in the southwest exposes the bare bones of geology. It's a high quality "textbook image".

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• CeltickRanger (7002)
• [2008-02-28 15:50]

hello James

superb shot from the airs of this Canyon rivers and mountains,
excellent POV with a great contrast between the highlights
and shadows of the image, excellent sharpness & details, TFS

Asbed

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• hibou (1537)
• [2008-02-28 17:04]

Hi James,
Great shot. colors and details are juste great. TFS
Donald

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• demeve (4072)
• [2008-02-28 21:29]

Hello James,
It's late and I'm running out of time
So I'm just marking today.. Congratulations

Everton

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2008-02-28 21:39]

Hi James,
A lovely capture of this beautiful canyon. Excellent DOF & very good composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• SelenE (12200)
• [2008-02-28 23:56]

Hi James,
Your POV is great! Composition, details, and patterns are beautiful. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• pablominto (15476)
• [2008-02-29 0:12]

Hello James,
A different point of view and the result is amazing!
The angle of light works well in dding life to the scenery, and the details capøtured are first class...
Interesting composition with the winding river, where I count several boats!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2008-02-29 1:17]
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Hi James, I like the shot, you've got a nice top down view of the confluence here, with great detail of the rivers themselves and the surrounding rock cuts. You can even pick out where the meandering is setting up sandbars in the water.

What I like even more than the shot itself though is the concept, of renting time on a plane to go out and get shots like this. This gives point of view a whole new meaning. You've used a mid-range zoom for this shot, that would have been my first mistake, I probably would have been looking for 100+, and I'm guessing that speed (for vibration) is more important than aperture, since you certainly have distance covered. Any thing else I should be considering for this type of shot?

Thanks, John

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• boreocypriensis (12716)
• [2008-02-29 2:09]

Hi James
Wowww... stunning landscape capture my friend! Great composition! Well done!
TFS and Cheers,

Bayram

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• albert (717)
• [2008-02-29 6:21]

Hi James
Good capture (through the windscreen?)of this wonderful landscape, thank for the note
TFS
Albert

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• rousettus (8316)
• [2008-02-29 9:25]

Hello James,
This is also great landscape photo. I saw other view several minutes ago and this is closer. Nice POV and composition. Good notes to read. thanks a lot.
best wishes
Ahmet

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• uleko (23564)
• [2008-02-29 22:58]

Hello James,
What a fantastic view of this canyon! Beautiful shapes, patterns and colours. I wonder how much life there is down there?
Well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

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• Adanac (13964)
• [2008-03-01 7:15]

Hello James,
You had very strong light here and handled it superbly, The image combined with the note is a great lesson. Thanks James I still have a deep jealousy of all your adventures near and far.
Rick

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-03-01 18:09]

Hello James

Superb POV!
This is a wonderful shot.
Excellent sharp focus.
The lighting is very good and the colours are vivid.
The textures and details are quite evident in this shot.
TFS
Rob

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• zulfu (585)
• [2008-03-02 2:06]

Hi James, an another perfect landcape capture with superb composition, excellent details and sharpnes. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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• angybone (7204)
• [2008-03-02 15:52]
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Artistic, interesting, fascinating...a real work of art! :)

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• bahadir (350)
• [2008-03-03 12:45]

Hi James,
Great capture of this beautifully coloured landscape, nice colors and composition. TFS.
Regards, Bahadır

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2008-03-04 7:51]

Hello James!
A very unusual and unique POV, and a very beauty too. We have not too many posibilities to look at canyons from "the bird view".
Very nice work!
Friendly yours,
Radomir