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06-SEP-2004 Arn

lakeside seats
by Arn

Canon EOS 10D
3s f/13.0 at 41.0mm iso100 full exif

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Sony Forums Challenges01-Oct-2004 14:43
Arn, A beautiful composition and an interesting discussion. I like the way the branch frames the scene but I also found the blur distracting. Jesus
Arn26-Sep-2004 09:06
Mark, like it that you brought the distracting branch to my attention. I had blind spot in my eye and had neglected the branch. That little tweak improved the image. I tried cropping the image too, but I'm not sure if it's an improvement or not.http://www.pbase.com/arn/image/34253525 . Myself, I find the original with the blurred branches included better (but I want to hear how people think about it).
Guest 25-Sep-2004 23:08
Well now, I'm sorry I "started this" direction in your image post area, Arn. I was just wondering about the (as you now describe it) blur. I had no idea what it was? Would it be too much off the top to crop out the tree altogether... just where the branch enters the image on the right? No matter, it's a very beautiful image, Arn. Markjay
Arn25-Sep-2004 22:48
But the blur is due to the wind! (trust me, I was there ;) This image is pretty much what I saw. It's a three second exposure, so the branhes had plenty of time to move... Those guys were just so deep in admiration of the sunset and held still... -Arn
alexeig25-Sep-2004 22:40
That would be a stellar capture ... except the tree branches seem a bit strange to me. Blur can not be due to the wind because the whole scene transmits tranquility
Arn25-Sep-2004 22:36
I cloned the distracting branches away... They were unneccessary clutter. This is better, don't you think? -Arn
Arn25-Sep-2004 22:25
Thanks, Mark. Those are the lowest tree branches, that swung in the wind (and got motion blurred). Maybe I should have cloned them out... I've been trying to avoid cloning lately, as much as possible. -Arn
Guest 25-Sep-2004 22:15
Beautiful image, Arn. Would you tell me what those "smoke-like" dark areas are on the left side of the image and, over the man on the left sides head? Are they clouds? Markjay