stevemarcus

Nice image, Brendan. What's the significance of the title, "Cranium"?

Very pretty scene, Gaetan!

Beautiful winter scene, Gaetan. Oh, how I miss snow in the winter!

John, I appreciate the point you have made.

 

As for me, I was a lowly tourist who, after a business meeting in Phoenix, had about 36 hours to drive from Phoenix to the GC and back. I took the westward route from the GC back to Phoenix and saw many interesting sites along the way. I saw enough of your beautiful state to know that I want to return there for a much longer visit one day, but that day will have to wait until my children are a bit older.

 

I look forward to seeing more of your photos of the AZ that most tourists either don't know about or don't take the time to visit. And when I do make that eventual return trip to AZ, I'll certainly ask you to recommend some places for my family to visit!

 

Cheers,

Very nice, Roberto!

Cute pict, Dave. I'm guessing he's maybe 3 1/2 to 4 years old? FYI, my 3 year old son is also named Wesley.

 

Cheers,

This updated version is much improved over the original, which, as I recall, seemed a bit washed out in the left foreground part of the scene. Well done!

very beautiful!

And John, regarding your feeling that the GC and Mesa Arch are over-represented in the photo galleries of PN, might I suggest that instead of complaining about it, you and your fellow Arizonian PNetters go out and take more pictures of your beautiful home state. For many of you, I think that the answer may be that you take your surroundings for granted, as is often the case for individuals living in or near scenic environments.

 

Just a thought.

Perhaps you are spending too much time in the Critique Forum, Christian. Move on. :-)

Michele--In my personal experience, Kodak Gold 100 was too contrasty only when used under harsh lighting conditions (i.e., mid-day sun). In subdued light (such as this sunset scene), I thought its contrast was just fine.

 

This particular photo is even more impressive on paper (contrast when printed from the negative is perfect). As you know, my scanner is not the best one out there (it may even be the worst (-: ), so a lot of post-scan processing was needed to get the scanned image to resemble the original print.

 

I only use slide film now. It's my understanding that Kodak Gold 100 was going to be discontinued. Does anyone know whether or not it is still being manufactured?

Simple, yet beautiful. Well done, Martin!

Very nice winter scene, Dave. It's hard for me to imagine the short period of daylight you have each day at this time of year. This looks like a sunset scene.

 

Well done!

Very nice, Alberto!

This young girl has a very beautiful expression. However, the grain in the photo is very high, which detracts from the photo.

Jay, upon checking this photo upload on my home computer tonight, I noticed the JPEG artifacts that you were probably referring to. I created a new, less compressed JPEG file and this seems to have solved the problem. Thanks for pointing it out.

Jay (or anyone else who perceives this upload to be of poor quality), could you please elaborate on what aspect of this picture looks poor on your monitor? Also, are you referring to the large version of the upload, the medium version, or both? On my monitor, which I've tried to calibrate very carefully, the large version looks very good. It would appear from the ratings and comments that it also looks good on the monitors of other viewers as well.

 

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment!

Nice capture of a very dramatic scene!

Excellent job capturing a very beautiful scene!

Honestly speaking, your comment made me think back on how I felt during the hour or so that I spent photographing Vermillion Lakes on this crystal clear morning in July. I believe that seeing its beauty did indeed bring tears of appreciative joy to my eyes. Thanks for helping me remember this feeling.

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

 

Kevin, whether one considers the grass in the foreground to be distracting or not is a matter of personal preference. In other words, this is an opinion, rather than absolute fact, as you have perhaps unintentionally suggested. I happen to like the grass in the foreground, but I appreciate the fact that others, such as yourself, might not. IMO, a scene such as this requires a foreground element. If the grass in the foreground was as bright as the trees in the middle part of the scene, then IMO, this would be a distraction. Fortunately, since the photo was taken at sunrise, this was not a problem.

Nice shot, Dave. I look forward to more of these winter scenes, though I can't imagine the cold you must endure to capture them.

This is an awesome shot, Howard. Nice conversion to B&W.

This is very nice, Baldur, but I like your "Dreams" photo better.

One of the best pier shots that I've seen on PN. Well done, Steven!