hugo tuffen

A great use of a wide angle. I like how you've got blue ice on one side and dirty red ice on the other. The holes in the ice ceiling add much interest, the exposure balance between outside and inside is excellent and the water dripping from the ceiling is a good extra detail.

 

You've created a fascinating, eyecatching scene on a grey, cloudy day, so my hat's off to you!

Hi Axel,

I like the composition and tones very much. There's an enigmatic feel to the photo.

Not the most interesting light but tried to do something different

with the DOF and composition. Did it work?

Fortunately it didn't reach us!

Normally this stream is only a small trickle at this time of day, the

high discharge was probably due to the sudden release of meltwater

from one of the glaciers in the crater. Canyons tens of metres deep

can be cut in days by meltwater on the unstable slopes of the volcano.

This was a lush forest until it was destroyed in the 1980 eruption. It

is now blanketed by thick debris flows and layers of pumice, but the

flowers are returning.

The growing lava dome is on the left hand side. Take from a 4 seater

Cessner airplane.

The shape of the volcano changed drastically in the May 18 1980

eruption, as the top 600 m of the volcano collapsed and was blasted

sideways. The slopes you see here are mantled by ash from both this

and earlier explosive eruptions. This is a black and white treatment

of a colour shot taken from a Cessner 4 seater airplane.

cok guzel!

superbe.

Very impressive macro! It must be difficult for the creature to see through the drops of dew!

Touching and evocative, this is a beautifully shot domestic scene!

Hi Alexandra, another great photo..I like the softness on the bottom right hand side and the texture of the paper on the top left. The contrast between the curves and the straight lines and the way the geometries intersect....Nice to see how you've made something so interesting from a piece of paper, a doorframe and some sunshine....! Gruesse Hugo

I like this a lot, you've used a very unusual composition and created something unique and quite challenging...

congratulations on the great ratings! i like the different textures. how about a little more sharpness in the soil? cheers hugo

Thanks Emilia!

 

This is Forte Prenestino (google it), a huge squat in Roma, and the event was the primomaggio party (the May Day festival). Loads of bands, graffiti, theatre, DJs and creative underground scene people. Brilliant!

 

Is there much of this sort of thing going on in Romania? I'm coming to Romania with my girlfriend later this year and would like to find some cool places!

 

Ciao, Hugo

fragile beauty from urban decay! i love it. what did the caterpillar look like?

I think this photo is very original. Although it doesn't really showcase the stunning landforms around Goreme, the sun striking the balloon provides interesting contrast. It would be great to see any other photos from this day - lucky you to get to ride in one of the balloons! Best wishes, Hugo

Hi Sarah, many thanks for your comment. I think you're right, I shot at about f8 and f16 would have been better. Really appreciate that you stopped by as I've received no other feedback on my last eight photos! Best wishes, hugo

Do you like the treatment?

Lunchtime in Paris. Opinions please!

A great idea and I love the abstraction. Are you happy with the effect given by a shallow DOF? I've not seen many, if any mineral photos with this, they have mostly had a wide DOF so that everything is in focus. I'm impressed by your image, but maybe you need something more definite in the well-focussed part, to which the eye is drawn..? Cheers Hugo

Thanks, that's great to know. Sorry if I sounded mean to suggest it was "false" blur! So you'd recommend this lens? Looks like it can take some great close-ups. Cheers Hugo

A great idea to use the colours and snail shell geometry with a very shallowdepth of field. Is this a 100 % genuine DOF or have you post-processed? The excessive sharpness of the in-focus flowers and the extreme blur of the right side of the snail look slightly unreal for a genuine shot! Nonetheless, a very effective image...

brilliant timing! looks like a jellyfish. surprised not to see even higher ratings here..