Taken at my favorite place, in Patiminan Landscape Reservation Park. This photo was taken early in the morning, I noticed the smoke on top of the water and hurriedly look for a spot to capture it then a little boy walk by and I included him in the photo for the unique touch.
PP: Via Lightroom, adjusted the exposure, temperature, colors and contrast, dodging. No cropping.
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This is a lovely capture. The raft on the river, the light filtering through the leaves, the path and river going different directions, look on the boy's face as though he had just realized you were there...all marevelous.
Technically there is some glare to the right of the frame on the water and where the sun enters the shot, but that is nitpicking in the extreme. Too close a crop on the right and you would have been blasted for that. The dof and whole feel to this shot is wonderful. Glad that you got it with such a humble kit lens, too!
Frankly it looks to me like a scene from a movie. I can almost feel the dust in the back of my throat. Excellent work and I am very glad you placed as high as you did, especially in a Free Study.
Absolutely wonderful image. Composition and processing is brilliant... and I reckon this deserved to score above 7 and be a top 10 image (at least)... I'd have given you a MUAIMHO but top 20 in FS isn't technically "under appreciated" (according to the guidelines I've been using to date)... but had to say how much I loved this. Bravo.
aha! i knew it was you. my guess was close i kinda remembered that river when we went to rizal province for a field trip. this photo should have placed in the top 5! congrats
thanks pare. this place is just about 10 minutes away from my house, so whenever I am in need of a rushed entry I go there and shoot :)
aha! i knew it was you. my guess was close i kinda remembered that river when we went to rizal province for a field trip. this photo should have placed in the top 5! congrats
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: This is a very special image - the light is amazing and the composition is just beautiful. The play of highlights and shadows and the coloration is just extraordinary.
Critical stuff: Nothing.
Overall: 10 and a fav. Have you submitted this to 1x? I for one would like to see a bigger version.
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