Summer 3
WhyNot
Aug. 16, 2023
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To keep rock formations theme - underground rock formations
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Observing Religion
The banks of the Ganges in Varanasi (aka Benares) is one of the most intensely religious sites (and sights) in the world.
Pete
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Is this the first slow-shutter speed of the water you've shared? I love it! Delicate gossamer threads against ugly concrete blocks - wonderfully complex and meaningful. Now, about that bird (and the poop)...I am not a fan in this case. It doesn't seem to add anything to the wonderful visual of the rest. I'd also consider doing something about the green color in upper right. IOW, I guess I want a different photo than the one presented, lol.
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Great body language and expressions on all four subjects! A marvelous catch with so many ways to interpret what's going on, has happened, and will happen. For me, the processing (or if something done in-camera) detracts, however. I don't see the point of having everything gray except the faces and other bits. It feels sort of like forcing the story, when it's such a strong image already.
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Wow, the details and complexity of the formations are high-impact! I tried cropping out foreground and doing something with the top so it isn't cut off. That makes it more abstract perhaps, but for me also reinforces the color and natural design.
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Glad I wasn't taking a sip of coffee when I viewed this, since it made me laugh out loud. What perfect colors and effect you used for that crazy structure. Great fun!
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What perfect placement of the people in the frame - amazing! To have two of the four using recording devices speaks to this century's "document and share every moment" lifestyles. Not knowing the religion or practices of the site, I find additional interest in the disparate actions of the one in the water vs. the the one in a meditative pose. The green algae (?) and the construction is yet another interesting component. Marvelous!
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Puffins are great subjects, which always bring a smile. I hope to photograph them one day.
Catching a group of them settled on those nice rocks was good, but it would not really have worked without the airborne bird, trying to land. It is doing something different from the others and becomes the centre of attention. Other birds seem to look at it too, which also helps. Finally it is isolated very well against the out of focus waves behind.
The sharply focused grass, then the rocks and the sea behind give depth, without distracting from the feathered subjects.Pete
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Fun title for this adorable-looking species (if there isn't a stuffed toy on the market, there should be!). In reality, of course they're jockeying for prime resting spots, and probably nesting sites too. The gray choppy water confirms the miserable-to-humans conditions. I've never had the opportunity to visit puffins in person. Lucky you!
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Looking carefully, and taking your comments at face value, I assume the bread has been drawn, but whether in "Photoshop" (with a clone tool maybe) or the old way on paper, I don't know. In any case it is effective, and probably not noticeable, if you hadn't laid clues in the text.
Pete
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The ship and the building site invade this lovely old street. Similar to the Z's elsewhere, their sign is the triangle, a symbol intruding in a world of straight lines and rectangles.
The tall format works well. It complements the buildings and the gap between them, and make the fence and ship's bow seem even more out of place, as they don't fit the format.
Well seen and executed.Pete
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That's an interesting concept and series. Each photo id´s interesting, but the series adds something.
Pete
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I really like this image and the concept.
But it's almost too much. The incongruity of the bow of the boat intruding into the narrow street view is great. But the additional elements of the chain fence and scaffolding at the bottom, IMHO, is distracting.
Rich
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Manawai Gulch, Molokai
Looking north into Molokai’s impenetrable East End from Kamehameha V Hwy at the ocean’s edge. The highway, lining the south shore of the east end, is the only road at sea level on the place.
The near trees are at about 400 yds. The distant peaks, about 2000 ft high, are several miles away. More distant, invisible, beyond the swirling mist are 4000 ft peaks. There’s a waterfall, many hundred feet tall barely visible. The mist was swirling in huge sheets, changing by the second.
I lived on Maui for 15 years. I had a consulting job that took me to Molokai once a month. I would take a Dash 8 turbo prop plane out of Maui at 7am and connect with the flight to Molokai in Honolulu. I’d generally get into Molokai airport about 10.
Life moves very slowly on Molokai. There is only one traffic light on the island at the entrance to Kaunakakai, the only town.
The job would take me an hour or two. I’d grab lunch - a sandwich on Hawaiian sweet bread, at Kanemitsu’s Bakery & Coffee Shop, in Kaunakakai, and spend the afternoon driving the island and photographing Molokai before catching the 5pm flight back to Honolulu.
It was tough work. But it had to get done.
Rich
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I like it. Particularly the perspective, which makes the shapes of the bench look very interesting, but also the different looks and direction of attention. The processing and selective color works well here and adds to the feeling of something unexpected and puzzling happening here. Excellent capture and interpretation of the scene! 👍
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Puffins are so adorable and this just the kind of shot I like, showing them in their environment, with great detail (even mid-flight detail) and their comical facial expressions as they interact with one another. Bird social behavior is endlessly fascinating to me. The slightly downward angle lets us see more than we would have from either above or below your viewpoint. Well done. And it's not easy, I can attest.
