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"Camouflaged?"


wilsontsoi

Original capture of a young "Phelsuma Laticauda" (Gold Dust Day Gecko of Hawaii.) Aperture priority, f4, 80-200 hand-held. Manipulation: None other than small saturation and sharpening. Award: 2005, "Islands," Second Place.


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First of all, Yuri knows MUCH more than I do about photography, so ALWAYS defer to him! But ... I must admit that I like the other image better than this vertical presentation of the same subject. The yellow foreground is just a bit too much for me.
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Beautiful colors in this great shot! I agree with Lou Ann, reg. the yellow foreground. but still 7/7!

 

Cheers, allon.

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Thanks for all your enthusiastic feedback. Lou Ann & Allon, I know what you mean because there are many different ways to crop this one up (a cropper's delight, if you will.) Alec, it's ironic that you should mention Vincent. I'm sure you'll enjoy reading this. I'd rather join your group in next outing! (got a chance to scout out Pacific NW a bit this year after your e-mail a while back, but guess you & Bob went south instead. ^_^)
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A bit late here but I really love this. The colors are amazing. I am a big fan of different (as is evident from what I shoot) and really like the comp here. Since camoflage is the suggestion here I think is supports the theme by putting the subject off a 'third' and making it harder to locate in the frame. Brilliantly done. I don't think I would ever have thought of this. Just great...
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Wilson, matching and complimenting colors of subject with the flower/plant. (Since nobody has pointed out the top-right part, i guess it is acceptable in general)
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Really vibrant colors and great detail made even better by the brilliant composition. Great work.
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This is almost as good as the new Nikon demonstration image I've seen & read about in one of the recent photography magazines. The colors are electric!
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Thank you all for taking the time. Appreciate all your feedback. It's interesting to see different people's preferences of various crops. As for the saturation, it's close to the original (can be viewed at the "ways to crop" link above.) BTW Jayme, quite a compliment from you, thanks (I'm all blushed.) This little guy was just radiating with colors.
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First off, great portfolio. Secondly, I just wanted to drop you a note here to tell you I was thumbing thorugh a travel magazine at a friends house the other day when I saw this image as one of the winners.Didn't you win a trip or something from this? Good show, good for you mate. Take care. Todd
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Thanks for your comment. Likewise, I have always think highly of your work. Yes, got 6 days and 5 nights, meals, and massages for two at the Westin Resort in Pueto Rico. Then again with the huricane on front page lately, we're re-thinking the trip!

 

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Oooh, this is lovely! I have a gecko just like this, but he has to live in a terrarium. Beautiful!
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