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Photographer  David Hofmann {Karma:22223}
Project #20 Classic Landscape Camera Model Nikon D2H
Categories Landscape
Film Format
Portfolio clouds
Landscapes
Lens Nikon  18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S DX
Uploaded 4/1/2005 Film / Memory Type digital ISO 200
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 2003 Shutter 1/500
Favorites Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 91 Rating
6.07
/ 27 Ratings
Location City - 
State -  CA
Country - United States   United States
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There are 91 Comments in 1 Pages
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Savinelli Lorenzo   {K:2844} 5/15/2008
very nice landscape!

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Kiarang Alaei Kiarang Alaei   {K:49415} 1/21/2008
Perfect.
outstanding!

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Julie Salles Julie Salles   {K:22654} 1/21/2008
WOW! Absolutely amazing David. The colors are unreal.
Congrats. Julie.

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brian underdown brian underdown   {K:-960} 3/5/2006
stunning vertical array of cloud with a scenic view to the horizon.an approach i admire very much ,the cloud feature takes it from being just another landscape view. this approach offers great impact .simply excellent.

brian

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Paolo Corradini Paolo Corradini   {K:59552} 3/5/2006
this is a paint! amazing!
greetings
Paolo

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Judy Bodden   {K:1694} 7/8/2005
This series is truly amazing.

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David Bourke   {K:2239} 5/16/2005
The foreground and distant mountains make this shot very interesting.

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Adolfo Valente Adolfo Valente   {K:538} 5/3/2005
Fantastic landascape, very well composed, with amazing colours!

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Alper Tecer Alper Tecer   {K:7007} 5/1/2005
Very nice, the sheep like plants adds much interest to the photo. regards Alper

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/19/2005
thanks James, I agree this one is definitely a better composition. The only thing that bothers me a little is the barrel distortion. Forgot to correct that.

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James Hager   {K:6285} 4/18/2005
This shot is more interesting to me than the poppy shot I just critiqued because the plants in the foreground are distinct, and there is a nice diagonal pattern in the clouds.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/8/2005
thanks very much Larissa! Nature created the beauty I barely took a photo of it. :)

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Larissa Nazarova Larissa Nazarova   {K:12118} 4/8/2005
Wow!!!! It's something!!!!!77777

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Paul T. Yung Paul T. Yung   {K:984} 4/6/2005
David, that is perfect. Congrats.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/3/2005
thanks so much!

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Patrick Cowley   {K:2095} 4/3/2005
i love how mcuh this picture looks like a painting, especially the bushes in the foreground. great work...it is lovely :^)

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atalay karacaorenli atalay karacaorenli   {K:1557} 4/3/2005
I like your photo.

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Engy Farahat Engy Farahat   {K:11591} 4/3/2005
Wonderful scene, good composition and I do like the clarity. Congratulations.

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Erik Neldner Erik Neldner   {K:10846} 4/3/2005
amazing sky and landscape! love the shape of the bushes (sage?)!!

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c c c c   {K:13449} 4/3/2005
This is simply brilliant! Congratulations! Well done!

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Salvador María Lozada   {K:69375} 4/2/2005
Admirable populated (with clouds) sky!!!!
Salvador

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Fadel J Fadel J   {K:13974} 4/2/2005
What a splendid scene and work David! Congratulations on the POD, very well deserved indeed!

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Tiffany Hix   {K:5012} 4/2/2005
Congrats on Photographer of the Day David!! Very well deserved, I love this photo!

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks so much Rob!

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
Thanks very much Saeed.

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Saeed Al Shamsi Saeed Al Shamsi   {K:47735} 4/2/2005
Congrats for POD.Saeed

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Rob Graziano Rob Graziano   {K:6678} 4/2/2005
David, Congratulations on a very well deserved award! I really love this picture; very surreal indeed! It has such an openess and grandeur to it, like you're able to take in the whole world in a single view. Congrats! Rob

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Saeed Al Shamsi Saeed Al Shamsi   {K:47735} 4/2/2005
You did great in showing the nature beauty, the wide angle shot gave a special look to the thin layer of the clouds, amazing how low the cloud is, superb work.Saeed

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks Margaret, actually I wanted to go down on my knees to take some long angle shots. Fortunately I check the ground before I did becuase there was a rattle snake right in front of my feet.

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Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 4/2/2005
David congrats on POTD with the fabulous landscape. It has that wonderful feeling of 'being there' As though while gazing up at the glorious fluffy clouds and great colours, you should be careful where to put your feet in case you stand on the lovely clumps of greenery.
Margaret

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 4/2/2005
Hi David:
Barrel distortion is a general problem with wide angle zoom lenses, and a straight to convex horizon is much more attractive than a concave horizon line. PanoTools offers a free action for lens distortion correction, that`s right. Not for everyone, MUCH fiddling with numbers ;-(.
But there is a PS plugin (free), download ... richardrosenman.com ...lenscorrect.zip (sorry for the incomplete URL, but my first and second attempt with complete URL was swallowed by UF. URL-links other than UF are filtered, I assume).
I was curious about your pano to come, played with the lowres pictures and PtGUI, got a nice square format. I think it was a wise decision the vertical format here.

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 4/2/2005
Hi David:
Barrel distortion is a general problem with wide angle zoom lenses, and a straight to convex horizon is much more attractive than a concave horizon line. PanoTools offers a free action for lens distortion correction, that`s right. Not for everyone, MUCH fiddling with numbers ;-(.
But there is a PS plugin (free), download ... richardrosenman.com/software/lenscorrect.zip (sorry for the incomplete URL, but my first attempt with complete URL was swallowed by UF. URL-links other than UF are filtered, I assume).
I was curious about your pano to come, played with the lowres pictures and PtGUI, got a nice square format. I think it was a wise decision the vertical format here.

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 4/2/2005
Hi David:
Barrel distortion is a general problem with wide angle zoom lenses, and a straight to convex horizon is much more attractive than a concave horizon line. PanoTools offers a free action for lens distortion correction, that`s right. Not for everyone, MUCH fiddling with numbers ;-(.
But there is a PS plugin (free), download http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/lenscorrect.zip
I was curious about your pano to come, played with the lowres pictures and PtGUI, got a nice square format. I think it was a wise decision the vertical format here.

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Maurizio Spadaccino Maurizio Spadaccino   {K:5132} 4/2/2005
fantastic, dramatic landscape... I love the "fisheye" effect you got on it
congrats

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MUJAHID AWAIS   {K:1703} 4/2/2005
Wondderful, Wow what a Drama.++7

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks very much Guillherme, I feel the same way, I personally like this photo very much and I'm very happy it turned out so great.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks Sergio, I appreciate the feedback!

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks so much Menno! I'm very happy this photo get such a good response.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/2/2005
thanks so much Matej!

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John Nobody John Nobody   {K:4914} 4/2/2005
That?s a very lovely picture, looks like i can look that photo for hours.

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Sergio  Cárdenas Sergio  Cárdenas   {K:25028} 4/2/2005
Congrat's David for POD
Very nice picture, great colors and clouds
Best regards

Sergio

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
Thanks Tiffany.

I really got inspired here at usefilm to do landscapes. I always loved them but never got anything done myself that I thought would be really good so I dropped the whole idea. When I joined Usefilm I saw how popular landscapes are and began thinking about it again. It was mostly Carsten's work that got me started. It is not too difficult after all when you have some of the best landscape photographers around here showing their work.

But its not only the good photos that help you learn. Also those that didn't turn out as spectacular as others. By comparing you can see why one photo is really excelent and why the other one isn't. Sometimes it is really only a small thing that makes a big difference.

Of course I like positive feedback but I really also appreciate people who point out flaws. That"s how you learn and get better.

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Tiffany Hix   {K:5012} 4/1/2005
David, you are doing some amazing landscapes lately! The colors are so rich and bold with the contrast of the white clouds! Love it!

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
thanks very much Art, I'm glad you like it.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
Thanks very much Roberto. it really means a lot coming from you!

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 4/1/2005
hello
impressive wideangle view is so fanbtastic also the painted colors effect!
congrats for the award in main page well deserved it!
congrast very well done, roby
7+

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Art A   {K:1187} 4/1/2005
Very dramatic David, the tone is just right for this capture. A postcard material. Well done.

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Ian McIntosh Ian McIntosh   {K:42997} 4/1/2005
very nice. struck by the connection between the shrubs and the wee cummulus clouds there. Having only just discovered the burn tool for my own use a bit 'distracted' by the foremost cloud's being burnt a bit brown.
Beautiful image.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
thanks Marcus!

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
Hi Carsten, You are right, the distortion bothered me, too. I should have corrected it but I didn't have any tools available quickly. But then isn't there something in Panotools to do that?

BTW, it is one of the photos of that panorama I sent you. After looking at it for a while I finally decided I like the vertical better compared to the stiched version.

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Alison Webb   {K:1779} 4/1/2005
Excellent shot David, congratulations on POTD.
Cheers Al.

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 4/1/2005
A superb vertical landscape, or skyscape. You did not overwork the ground tones, a very artistic contrast of strong colors and contrast in the sky and more muted toning in the green. A bit distracting for me is the barrel distortion, a pincushion would make the feel of vastness and space perfect for me

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 4/1/2005
beautiful landscape, the colors and detail are amazing, very nice long Dof well done...

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Menno Naber Menno Naber   {K:3570} 4/1/2005
What an excellent shot, great compostion..details in sky are amazing 7++
Mennoo

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ken krishnan   {K:19102} 4/1/2005
David,

Congradulations on POTD award.

regards,
ken.

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dd df   {K:191} 4/1/2005
Only I can do now is open my mouth and feast. I have absolutely no words. Bombastic.

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Marcos Benedicto   {K:1100} 4/1/2005
Bela imagem David!!

parabens!

[]?s
Marcos

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
thanks Gurit, I like your cat! :)

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Peter Bowers   {K:181} 4/1/2005
Wow...great shot David...lovely

Congrats on POTD too--well deserved

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
Thanks very much Gertrud

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 4/1/2005
A really great image - lovely atmosphere and beatiful sky. Well done!
Joggie

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
thanks Dina!

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Gurit Shin   {K:34} 4/1/2005
great photo !!!

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Gertrud Gozner   {K:14222} 4/1/2005
wonderful sky... very beautiful mage... congrats. G

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Dina Marie Dina Marie   {K:-1410} 4/1/2005
how did i miss this one????? WOW. The colors are amazing!!! And the composition is striking!
Congrats on photog of the day - well deserved!

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Elizabeth O'Neal   {K:4436} 4/1/2005
Stunning shot, it almost looks like a fish-eye lens. Congrats on photographer of the day - well deserved!!

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Jan .   {K:8693} 4/1/2005
Check you out...Man O' the Day!!! And I must say, David, I think think might be my new favorite shot of yours! It is simply gorgeous!!

Many many congratulations to you, my friend!!
Jan

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Khaled Mursi Hammoud Khaled Mursi Hammoud   {K:54005} 4/1/2005
Congrats David for the POTD, you really deserve it.
I like the vertical composition with this wide-angled lense composing most of the image with this dramatic sky.
Good work David,
Khaled.

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Gustavo Scheverin Gustavo Scheverin   {K:164501} 4/1/2005
Felicitaciones por el premio!
Un abrazo!

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John Beavin John Beavin   {K:4477} 4/1/2005
Awesome David, amazing colours.

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Elahe S. Ahmadian   {K:8695} 4/1/2005
excellent phto, very amazing and powerful sky, it seems have great weight over the earth.

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José Vasconcelos Dias   {K:9341} 4/1/2005
Excellent sky!!! Great foto! Congrats

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Peter Godden   {K:745} 4/1/2005
Just absolutely stunning David! Terrific work!!
Regards
Peter

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A K   {K:8499} 4/1/2005
Amazing range of tones here. Extremely impressive.

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deniz kaan copur   {K:12726} 4/1/2005
nice. --: ).

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 4/1/2005
a really superb shot!!!!!! amazing skies!!!!!!! love them clouds!!!!!!! congrats
Marian

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karen clarke karen clarke   {K:18893} 4/1/2005
Amazing capture David, I love how the clouds appear to be absorbing some of the earthy colors underneath. There's a "strange" calm and peacefulness to accompany the image. Very strong, very beautiful, excellent~

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Larry Monserate Piojo Larry Monserate Piojo   {K:10780} 4/1/2005
Just one of the most magnificent sky Ive seen! Excellent catch, Sir David! :)

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Kelly    {K:20268} 4/1/2005
WOW...................
kel

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Laura Gariano Laura Gariano   {K:3309} 4/1/2005
Wow. Great photo. Love the composition and the saturated colors.

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cessy karina   {K:14205} 4/1/2005
wowww.. so beautiful landscape, perfect golden rule compo, beautiful colors, especially the sky
congrats

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Awadh Alhamzany   {K:398} 4/1/2005
Beautiful sky.. Nice color

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Anunay Nayak Anunay Nayak   {K:2807} 4/1/2005
very artistic

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Manuel Bedoyan Manuel Bedoyan   {K:9098} 4/1/2005
Amazing composition, a true artistic view.

All my best

manuel

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C.A.  Mikulice C.A.  Mikulice   {K:13300} 4/1/2005
Clouds to die for... wonderful shot, David!

-christine

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
hi Phil. It is one photo but I adjuted the sky and ground separately. I was a little sloppy creating the masks to separate them.

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 4/1/2005
thanks ver much Keith. I just took a brief look in your portfolio and have to say I'm really impressed. I'll look through it tomorrow.

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Phillip Swanson   {K:7013} 4/1/2005
great landscape shot of the plains and sky above, i am wondering about it maybe being two different shots as per the blue halo on the mountains right above the grass in the far background??? other than that its a beautiful shot, wonderfully captured..

phil swanson

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Ehdae  (Abullha AL Hazza)   {K:4725} 4/1/2005
really superb.

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Keith Saint Keith Saint   {K:13784} 4/1/2005
Great shot love the composition

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alle khan alle khan   {K:1032} 4/1/2005
brilliant colors !!

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