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I agree - this is a striking image. I suspect some of the negative reactions are related to the over-saturation of the colors. Normalizing the saturation a little would still yield a remarkable image and reduce the slightly "fake" feel (and probably the concerns about manipulation). Beautiful setting.

DEar Guilermo!

I like the picture but I have impression that you fused two pictures, because the edges of the tree does not match the background sky

The sky really moves me. I love the contrast and colors.

I love light just before a storm. I guess this was the case. Amazing!

C'mon please Guillermo, is this two images combined or not? A lot of us are intrigued. Either way the imagery and colours are amazing.

I agree that there's some "artifitiality" on it. The colors are really saturated, and it's not the film, but that's more a matter of personal taste, not a flaw.

 

What IS a flaw is the not so well handled edges between the foreground and the sky: on the branches of the tree in the top, on the horizon line, on the bushes on the left...

 

I suggest to work on that part again, the sky is amazing, it looks almost like a texture.

It's a good composition,it would look interesting in black and white (grin)

 

Now seriously, why do you have to pump up the colors in such a terrible way? To me, it looks like one of the kitschiest paintings on a flea market. If that was your goal, congratulations.

a fantastic surrealistic photo. The light, the colours and the composition are all wonderful

Se podría hacer mejor, sin duda, pero así ya es le repera. Mi enhorabuena!

Probably...It´s one of my worse photos and nevertheless It´s that more rating has. Why?...

Thanks for your comments and ratings.

 

Tremenda foto. Yo me tomé la libertad de darle un ajuste a la resolución. Luego le bajé el hue y le subí la luz, finalizando un poco con el dodge tool en PS y los resultados fueron igual de interesantes. Tu foto es muy dramática. Te recomiendo viajar con un tripode bueno para asegurarte que oportunidades como esta las logres fijar sin ningun problema de manejo.

 

Saludos

 

Leo Garcia / Venezuela

Muy bonita Guille ... la version en blanco y negro tambien quedaria bien... creo que la foto resulta impactante por la saturacion de colores... !Felicidades!

Es una foto maravillosa y yo no creo que haya manipulación, si acaso subir un poco los colores con PS. Felicidades Guillermo!!

Simply wonderful!

i'm speachless.....

why would photo.net upload a picture like this? This is a PHOTO of the WEEK? Lighting is way off, looks totally manipulated. Horrible work! take it away!

Does anyone actually look out side at the world around them anymore? Or do you all just stare at a computer for 20 hours a day? Do you really have to ask if this has been manipulated?

Please, spend some time looking at the rest of his portfolio. There is wonderful work in there, this is just a just an exercise in saturation overload.

Guillermo you must be laughing your ass-off at all this fawning.

This is a great photo, well balance with the right lighting and colors.

... for my tastes.

Thanks Guillermo. As they say it's worth a 1000 words.

Photo? Where?

Me apasionan las fotos mono o bicolor , de hecho he pensado abrir una carpeta con ese nombre pues no puedo evitar disparar. Veo que no soy la única.

Foto facil pero bien vista y .......muy bonita.

Guillermo,

 

The answer to your question may be obvious, but I'll say it anyways: the number of ratings comes from the fact that it is such a splashy, surrealistic image, and from the fact that once the ratings and praise start around here they usually just keep going. Frankly, I can't judge where it falls among your images because of the heavy photoshopping, so I haven't rated it; but the photoshopping is very good and this could be a great illustration to a kid's book, for example.

Wonderful shot!!

This photo has been "Foto destacada" in Fotonatura (foro hispano de fotografia de naturaleza) on 2004-02-27. http://www.fotonatura.org

Thank you for commenting on one of my photos and leading me to your wonderful portfolio. As with this one, it is alive with color and beauty where one might not think to look.