Japanese Garden ~ Royal Roads University

Thank you for all for taking time to comment on my photo. It's been very interesting and helpful to read all the differing view points and suggestions. This is one of my older photos but it still remains as one of my top selling images. Several people noted that they have seen this photo before. This is probably because it has been widely distributed to numerous websites illegally without my permission. A Google search for "Japanese Gardens Royal Roads University" will return dozens of sites that are currently infringing on my copyright for this photo (Webshots.com and Photo.net being the exceptions)...

Very picturesque, Don!! Great job on framing!

 

Regards, Rakesh.

Excellent composition! IMHO, the soft focus definitely works here!

This photo has a lot in it. Your eye is drawn to the bridge, then the tree then you just look around. It's calm, it's comfortable and a the colours make it joyful

It's exactly in 'Webshots.com' I have seen this great photograph, in a cropped version. And I must say this version is better, perhaps because I have looked at the 'narrow' version many times it's relieving to look to the sides. It could happen the other way around: looknig at the wide version and seeing it cropped, I might say it worked better...

 

However, it surely is an outstanding shot, just by the way the composition works, both uncropped and cropped to the sides. Not to mention the colours and interaction of forms...

 

My sincerest felicitations, Don, on this and many other photos (I have a handfuil on my desktop through Webshots...)

Agree strongly with the comment suggesting a crop would improve the image. I would make it a square crop which would start pretty much at the closest stepping stone.

Don. Critiquing This Image Seems A Bit Unfair After Looking At Your Portfolio. The level Of Your Images Are Quite Amazing. Beautiful Images In Stunning Locations.But This image To Me Seems A Wee Bit (Scots Description) "Busy". Love The Colours, But think Its Slightly Overwhelmed With Too Much Saturation Of The Autumnal Leaves. I Suppose That Is Why We Need Criticism

 

Great View! i love anything goes oriental, and japanese garden is one of the things i love in it! i aggree with Adam too, cropping the image can improve the image. but nonetheless... it's Great!

I offer no critiques only mouth-dropping compliments. Thanks for sharing. Well Done

 

the color is amazing. so rich and beautiful. stunning! i wish i was there!

gorgeous

Amazing color, I think this photo is great, though I do think it would look good as well if you were to crop the picture so that the tree framed it more (I think then the bridge would pop a little more). Just an opinion though! It's still a great shot!

I want my backyard look just like that !

 

 

yes! it is so amazing! i was dreaming i am on that place one day ! :D

Wonderful shot and I believe cropping would make it even better! Did a quick crop on screen grab & cropped from left leaving 82% and then from bottom leaving 94%. Leaves you with nothing to distract. Of course, if you have the skill & time to clone, that may also work. Again, very pleasing shot, must have been a great joy to come across this view!

I would love to have been there and shot off a roll of 36 exp. film. Luscious, velevety red intoxicates the visual. The composition is strong and serene. Hats off to ya, guy!

 

Regards,

Glen

an almost identical picture (fewer leaves on ground and less vibrant) was a finalist in the 2008 "international garden photographer of the year" competition, credited to david ballantyne. the david ballantyne pic can't be seen on the www.igpoty,com website anymore, but is in print on p.27 of the "garden photographer of the year, collection 01" book, published by the AA in association with kew gardens, london.

personally, i prefer the picture here.

but who's pinching of whom?

 

 

I have picture envy.