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stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
1/26/2006 1:08:56 PM
WOW Ann..! The composition is so rich in colour and chockerblock full of details. Well done to you sweetie. The storyline is great on this as well, very interesting facts. Why is it that so many of the World's endangered species find the most awkward of locations to go for their chances of survival. Well shot sweet Ann, best wishes to you....a big hug from Ray
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Ninni Termine (K:8990)
1/26/2006 10:39:08 AM
Truly interesting this place, in a so wild nature to find a river with limpid waters therefore is absolutely strange. The photo is much beautiful and the colors saturate are much pleasant, appeal to also the second photo to me, beautifulst also this.
Ciao
Ninni
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Ina Nicolae (K:44481)
1/26/2006 6:19:51 AM
Hey Ann! When didyou post this DV picture? I must have been asleep at the wheel (er, keyboard) today! Wow, that's one area I haven't seen, gorgeous landscape and yes, the colors are like that, I can testify with my own pictures! So no pupfish omlette, eh? Sorry, I had to say that.I know it's an endangered species from the National Park literature. Even flowers in DV are an endangered species. You know this story? I wanted to take a picture of a black rock, and it had a daisy stuck in it by someone. I thought I'd remove it because it looked odd in the picture. So I take it and throw it to the ground. Seconds later, this dialogue "No officer, I didn't pull that flower from the ground, I know, it was put there by somebody else...blah-blah-blah" - I almost got fined 
Love the water and winding boardwalk leading the eye to the arrid hills and the 2/3 composition! Cheers, Ina
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 5:40:04 AM
A few people did note the similarty to the female form here Dennis. One even said something about a bra.
Thanks for dropping by.
By the way....the most spectacular of these shots is the one titled Bridge over Frozen Falls. (or something like that - haha)
It's a closer look at the bridge with the ice seen closer. Quite the sight.
Cheers - Ann
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Andre Denis (K:66327)
1/26/2006 5:30:35 AM
Caught at it's best Ann!
Beautiful!
Andre
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Andre Denis (K:66327)
1/26/2006 5:28:11 AM
This is really quite spectacular Ann! I had a feeling it might be
I'm surprised no one else has mentioned how the frozen falls amost form a female image. Maybe it's just my crazy imagination getting the better of me again
Andre
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 5:13:36 AM
Thanks Dennis for your great comment. Yes I have 3 photos of frozen waterfalls in my portfolio here. 2 of them are of this same waterfall - Multnomah Falls. It's quite the sight to see them frozen. Go check them out if you like.
Cheers - Ann
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Andre Denis (K:66327)
1/26/2006 5:04:46 AM
You picked the perfect shutter speed to capture this beautiful waterfall scene Ann.
Do you have some shots of this area frozen or semi frozen? I'll bet it looks super moody on a misty/foggy day!
Andre
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Eb Mueller (K:24960)
1/26/2006 4:57:09 AM
Great! Nicely saturated colours and the misty water curtains give the photo a very warm feel. Add the flowers framing the subject and the effect is to belie the ruggedness of the falls. Indeed another mood altogether! Keep them coming.
Eb
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Gabriela Tanaka (K:16594)
1/26/2006 3:58:47 AM
Dear Ann, I like desert images and I agree with you that nature IS fascinating!The boardwalk is winding so beautifully and the colours of the dsert are very attractive, mostly earth colours.All sorts of shapes call for attention and the eye is moving all around the photo. A good capture!
Thanks for visiting my site so very often and leaving such interesting comments which I like to read. Some give me a diffferent way of looking at my own shots.
Best regards,
Gabriela
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 3:30:39 AM
I just moved here Larry and I'm not a spectator sports fan. I know nothing about football or any other sport for that matter. Occasionally I'll hear a name and ask my husband what the name means and then he tells me but also you have to remember that not only I'm a visitor to Oregon but also I'm from Australia (been in the states some 6 and a half years) I know I should know but I'm still learning about some American cultural activities. Having said all that, however, I don't drink beer or watch spectator sports in Australia either and that's more or less an Australian staple. I know - I'm a disgrace to my race. (hehe) Another funny tidbit...I'm also of greek heritage and I don't like olives. (yuk) So I guess I'm a failure all around when it comes to cultural idiosyncrasies. (haha)
Thanks for dropping by and for your comments on my images Larry.
Cheers - Ann
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 3:19:04 AM
Yes Janet...there is another place there called Stovepipe Wells. I get a chuckle out of those names too. Thanks for dropping by.
Cheers - Ann
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Larry Hammond (K:16631)
1/26/2006 3:10:33 AM
Really great colors Ann, and patters are outstanding.
BTW what do you know of the Seattle Seahawks, are they your pick for the Super Bowl?? Curious...:-))
Larry
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Janet B (K:16139)
1/26/2006 3:02:56 AM
Wonderful view of the springs, Ann, with beautiful contrasting colors. Glad you included the story - nature IS fascinating! Hopefully the efforts will help save the Pupfish. I do get a kick out of the name 'Furnace Creek' How appropriate!
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Larry Hammond (K:16631)
1/26/2006 2:59:23 AM
Very splendid about Ann, yes it is amazing in all the heat and all. Depth in picture is wonderful!!
Larry
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos (K:91109)
1/26/2006 2:24:26 AM
hi ya, so cool to read about another Dr.Seuss creature,"pupfish" ;> ..LOL..seriously,what a fascinating eco system....the deep jewel tone of the water is very appealing and like the lead in line of the boardwalk....good subtle tweaking to bring out more definition...hope to get to email reply to ya and thanks for the home pics!
cheerios,gayle
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 2:05:07 AM
That works quite nicely Don. I thought about strraightening the bridge but I thought it might distort the falls too much so I didn't even bother trying. Attack of the lazies I guess. Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment and make the adjustments.
Cheers - Ann
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Susie OConnor (K:34798)
1/26/2006 1:49:28 AM
Hi Ann,
My, my, you do get around! Another beautiful image. I agree with Kathy, the med view looks somewhat soft and the large is crystal clear. I wonder what the deal is with that? Great lines and colors and a wonderful story to boot. Nice job!
Susie
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Don Loseke (K:32503)
1/26/2006 1:49:27 AM
When I look at this Ann, I see two people on the left side of this bridge. It took a while then realized that it was the rock. I thought that they were standing in the mist of the falls. I worked on the bridge a bit. Guess I just like to straighten things. Hope you don't mind.. Don.
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/26/2006 1:44:34 AM
Hi Kathy,
Thanks for dropping by.
I hadn't noticed about the softness but I know that some are complaining about having their images oversharpened on the upload. There is an option on the upload page to choose an amount of sharpening (or you can choose none). I always choose none as I prefer to do my own sharpening if any.
Thanks for taking the time to view and comment on my image Kathy. You are about due to upload a new photo. I look forward to your next photo.
Cheers - Ann
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Alberto Romano (K:2407)
1/26/2006 1:33:14 AM
Great image!
Wonderful composition, details and colors...
My best regards
Alberto
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Kathy Hillard (K:25721)
1/26/2006 1:06:35 AM
Nice line and great colors here, Ann! Also a very interesting about. I agree...nature is fascinating!
Is anyone but me noticing that many of the images look very soft in the medium size, but when opened up in large they are totally focused and sharp? This is one of those! I didn't notice that happening before...maybe it's just me!
Anyway...nice image!
Kathy
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Don Loseke (K:32503)
1/25/2006 11:49:03 PM
A very interesting about Ann. The water is such a deep blue from the sky.. The boardwalk leads you right into the picture. Nice landscape Ann. Don
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/25/2006 11:29:24 PM
Thank you for your kind words and great comment Dennis. Best to soak in the ambience from the heated car. Trust me...although you are Canadian. You can take the ambient freeze eh. 
Thanks for dropping by.
Cheers - Ann
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/25/2006 11:26:57 PM
Well you know Dennis I did live in Canada for almost a year eh (said in my best Canadian accent). Mayb e some of it rubbed off onto me. Thanks for you comment I too prefer the closer up version of the frozen falls. I think that was the general consensus all around.
Thanks for dropping by and for your great comment.
Cheers - Ann
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Critique By:
Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/25/2006 11:21:18 PM
hugo - oops...I forgot to attach the image.
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Ann Nida (K:45248)
1/25/2006 11:18:22 PM
OK Hugo you got me!! I'll admit it. I did bump the contrast but only just a tad. Death Valley really does have colour all over it but the distances are so vast you need to post fix a tad to eliminate distance haze. For a desert it even has quite lot of water to be found....if you know where to look for it. Please see attachment on this thread of another image from the same day straight out of the camera.
OK so maybe you need a travel secretary. My forte. HK is first then Tehran then over to Seattle to rent a boat and shoot the city and then DV. That's quite a schedule but "WE" can do it. I will cancel your personal appointments for the rest of the month.
Cheers - Ann
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m , (K:15872)
1/25/2006 10:46:45 PM
Thanks for so quick respond to my doubt! I’ve look again at photo! It’s really astonishing photo particularly regarding to your explanation! Through your pictures I have a possibility to learn something new and see originally somewhere never I’ve seen! Fantastic!
Best wishes: Maxime
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m , (K:15872)
1/25/2006 9:54:34 PM
As usually you’ve captured from a nice angel! Easy to see details and feel all what you’ve described. The colours are very attractive; just I wonder it was somehow a foggy day or a very shinny day! A marvellous shot in deed!
Best regard: Maxime
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Yahya El Hosafy (K:8369)
1/25/2006 9:51:52 PM
very nice view Ann. i like the colors and the composition alot.
very well constructed.
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