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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
4/10/2006 3:48:33 PM
The intricate details of the stream carving the sand, electrified by the blue tones reflecting from the sky, catches my eye, and then leads away into the image, with the cool turning to warmth, reaching out to the warm red light of sunrise. Nice curves and beatiful use of colors. Hurrah!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
4/10/2006 3:42:21 PM
This image almost looks surreal! The warm downtown area appears to move forward in the image, while the cooler sky recedes. This effect lends a 3-D effect to the image. Great contrast of the age of the "Painted Ladies" with the relative newness of the downtown construction - all tied together into a solid composition. Way to go!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 11:12:11 PM
The blue/purple repeats from lupine to sky, while the shadow in the ampitheater adds depth to the scene. Great job of getting super close to the lupines to accentuate their size and beauty and lend balance to the image. Good job keeping the depth-of-field high to keep sharpness throughout the image.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 11:07:12 PM
The sky is glorious! The intensity of emotion to the image is outstanding. True about the rainbow, but this image is more about the ominous sky with the rainbow in an accenting role. The framing of the rainbow with the intriguing utah juniper branches is a great idea. Given the intensity of the sky, it would have been easy for the image to be "top-heavy" but the interest in the utah juniper and the framing of the rainbow by the upreaching branches links the entire image together. The juniper seems to "grow into" the space. A joy to behold! I can't seem to stop looking at it, I am transfixed.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 10:55:48 PM
Look at that Bobcat! Da,DA,Da,Da,DA,Da!
He was chased by a coyote into that tree!
DA, Da, DA, DA, Da, DA, DA!
He could jump down any second!
Da, Da, DA, Da, Da, DA!
Quick get the shot before he escapes!
DA, DA, Da, Da, DA, DA!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 10:50:32 PM
All of the elements of this image come together, connecting to one another. The sunlight shrubs catch the viewer's eye first, then point to the headlands, which in turn point to the setting moon. All encompassed by delightful natural colors, which keep the image exciting view after view. Magical & Natural!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 10:33:44 PM
The delicate ice-covered foreground plants add intrigue to this image. The untouched snow there almost seems to flow out from between the trees as fog might. The presence of the untouched snow lends a feeling of solitude to the image. Good shot in very difficult lighting conditions.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
3/28/2006 10:16:37 PM
The mix of cool & warm colors, reinforcing the actual sensations of cold landscape and warm light, add tremendously to an image that also has solid compositional elements to it. The final image allows the viewer to experience the emotions of the photograher as they experienced the actual scene.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/14/2005 5:40:02 PM
Howdy Ann,
Thank you for the comment! You are quite right about the spacing of the monuments at MV. I found it helped to drop down to a very low angle to eliminate some of the middle ground between formations. The depth of field becomes difficult then sometimes, but using DOF preview or hyperfocal distance makes the situation bearable enough to create images like this one.
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/12/2005 3:53:51 PM
Howdy Roby,
Thank you for the comments of good length, is very nice to converse this way about experiences and images!
Thanks!
Mark
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/12/2005 3:05:12 AM
Howdy Nicole,
This image is an older one which I created before EBX existed on Ektachrome Elite 50 speed, which hasn't been made for about 5 years now. If I had been able to use EBX, the blues on the stems of the rabbitbruch would have appeared more blue, the redder portions of the sky would have appeared more red. Basically, the EBX would have made the image more colorful, but in doing so would lose some of the sublety of the image. The old Elite 50 was great for yellows. In the end, this image is better suited to an Elite 50. Unfortunately, they haven't made it for 5 years, it was the predecessor to EBX.
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/6/2005 8:06:53 PM
Howdy Nicole,
I was just checking MyParkPhotos.com and I see that you don't have a portfolio up yet. Am looking forward to seeing some of your images there too!
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/6/2005 7:57:29 PM
Howdy Jacques,
Thanks for stopping by to view and comment, it is appreciated. I am glad that you enjoyed my portfolio. Has been an adventure of a lifetime to have such experiences and return home with such images. Am glad to share!
Thanks,
Mark
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/6/2005 7:49:59 PM
Howdy Roby,
Thanks for stopping by to view and comment, I appreciate that. Did Nicole mention my portfolio? I seem to remember seeing some comments of yours on some of her images.
Best of Light & Luck,
Mark
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/6/2005 7:43:22 PM
Howdy Nicole! Thank you for voting on the MyParkPhotos.com website for this image. I agree with you about the "touch" of orange light on the boulders being especially of interest. In fact, for myself, the interplay of the orange veins in the boulders, the orange light reflected on the boulders, and the orange light in the sky are what connects the different parts of this image together into one dramatic image. I refer to this as "Repeating colors from different sources" and it is a favorite technique of mine. Try it, you'll like it!
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
10/5/2005 3:52:58 PM
Howdy Chris,
Yes, I used 3 stop hard step Graduated Neutral Density (GND) filter to hold back light from the sky so that the exposure for the water and rocks matched that of the sky. Thanks for commenting!
Mark
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/30/2005 4:26:04 PM
Howdy Nicole,
The composition is very strong. Given the nature of the composition's uneven horizon where the light changed, you did very well in placing the GND filter. The only thing that would have been better would be to try it again on an evening when the best light reached Skyline Arch, rather than the evening we were there and last light was blocked by clouds.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/30/2005 4:18:58 PM
Howdy Nicole,
Very nice exposure, to show detail and color in the shadows without burning out the highlights. Let Bryce Canyon show off! Great job.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/30/2005 4:11:01 PM
Howdy Nicole,
Yes, this image was made this August at the same time that you were making your shots posted on usefilm.com. The difference is that my exposures were shorter, since I intentionally underexposed when I made the images to bring out the saturated colors. You can simulate this in your digital file by tweaking the levels or using contrast & brightness. Try it, you should be able to darken down your shots, and the rainbow will look nicer. Next time, try underexposure in the field while shooting, and your rainbow should be more vibrant.
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 10:47:02 PM
Howdy Nicole!
Really enjoy the composition here. The textured tree roots seem to reach for the evening light touching the far hoodoos, as though they are pointing or drawing attention to where the light remains. A 1-stop stronger GND would have brought more color saturation to the lighted areas of hoodoos and sky color, but as it is the image is very effective. Very nicely done!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 10:41:52 PM
Howdy Nicole! To capture the full range of the subtle hues of Bryce Canyon in a single image is a tough challenge. You have fared more than very well in the attempt. The subtlety of the blues, purples, oranges, pinks, and reds is fascinating. This image just grows on the viewer, the more one looks and wonders at not only the formations but also the colors.
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 10:35:08 PM
Howdy Nicole!
Great job bringing Bryce Canyon and "Magical Natural Light" to life! Excellent execution of the use of GND filters, perfectly balanced. Captured the "creamsicle" look of the hoodoos too. You have done very well. I definitely suggest another tour, you have much potential and talent to bring much more "MNL" to life on film. I can see why you are enjoying your results!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 10:17:34 PM
Howdy Nicole, can't really get enough of desert rainbows! I'm glad that you posted both. Again, great framing of the rainbow in the juniper branches. Two comments: 1) The images were actualyl from Arches NP, and 2) perhaps try darkening the image to bring out better color in the storm clouds/rainbow/sandstone cliffs.
I will post one of my shots from that evening, so you can compare & maybe see what I did there.
Again, great shot! You did very well on the tour!
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 10:09:53 PM
Howdy Nicole! Hurrah for desert rainbows! I like the composition very much, great framing (did you notice that there's actually a double rainbow, very faint but off to the right of the right juniper branch that extends upward?). My own taste would be to render the image darker, so that the storm cloud in the sky appears more ominous and so that the sandstone cliffs & rainbow would have more color saturation, but that's just my own tastes, you may like the image lighter, but have you darkened it to compare?
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| Photo By: Nicole Marcisz
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/29/2005 9:56:20 PM
Howdy Nicole,
I intend to operate some "Northern Lights" tours in the future, perhaps you'd care to attend one some day. I will keep you posted on any activity in this area, but they are in the works, either in Banff/Jasper NP in Alberta, CA or in Churchill, Manitoba, CA. I have photographed the Aurora Borealis at both of those locations before. Thanks for commenting!
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/21/2005 10:57:51 PM
Howdy Nicole, That's great that your Mesa Arch shots came out well! That is one tough place to get good color saturation/detail because of the large variations in light.
The "Monarch of Mesa Arch" is the skeletal looking plant on the right side of my posted image. When we were there in August, that plant was just a 2" tall nub hidden in the cracks of the sandstone. Someone cut it down late last year. It was different because that plant was no longer there to be able to include in the image.
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| Photo By: Mark Rasmussen
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/16/2005 9:30:26 PM
The reflection is very nice, though perhaps too centered. The exotic appearance of the blossom and the outside of the waterplants leaves is interesting. Good choice of subject, but the front leaves being out of focus is distracting from the main subject.
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| Photo By: Jaap Poot
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/16/2005 9:16:26 PM
Tremendous meaning, just dripping from this image. Cemeteries are some of my favorite meaningful "haunts". This image brings that meaning back to life, from the dead, truly. Marvelous, great work! Do have any other Cemetery images? If you don't please create & upload more!
Thanks, Mark
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| Photo By: Fabian Barreiro
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/16/2005 3:04:49 PM
The man in the lower left, who seems to be the only one to notice that the image is being made, yet he doesn't really seem to care by his expression, adds a curious center-of-interest. Looking at the image gives me the feeling that the life vests could drop at any moment, if the need should arise. Very nice image.
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| Photo By: D W
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Critique By:
Mark Rasmussen (K:353)
9/16/2005 3:00:25 PM
Howdy Ameed,
Very nice nocturnal shot. The reflection of the left sailboat is intriguing. Actually imparts a feeling of motion to the sailboat, even though it's actual image is still and razor sharp. Nice nighttime mood as well. Well done!
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| Photo By: Ameed El-Ghoul
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