Greg wrote: > Achal Pashine (Big Sur, CA) - I suddenly realized all the images I've seen of California are of cities, street cars or bridges. This scene looks like a tropical paradise. I love the blues (natural or computer enhanced?) and the variety of tones on the beach. Beautiful scenery. > Hi Greg, No, the blues are not computer enhanced. It is possible that not having UV filter may have affected the exposure (and saturation) of blue color (also, it is Velvia)? I also liked the changing hues of blues that were present at shallow water (curved front) and distant deep waters. My vote for a photo of the week goes to Jeff's GG bridge! One of the very few non-clichéd images of GG bridge. Most of the pictures of GG bridge remind us that we have seen that kind of picture somewhere else, but not this one! I love the blues, they add a mysterious quality to this picture. I like the off center positioning of the bridge too! I would have loved to see it isolated by some kind of light border. My vote for second best goes to Greg's photo of a sprocket wheel. We have seen his lust of rust by another very similar old photo that he had submitted of gear-wheels (with chain connecting both?) before, that had a sepia tone to it while this does not. I like how he has arranged to place curvature of "teeth" in relation to the whole frame. But, I would have loved to see the vertical axis (?) on the rightmost part of the image more vertical. Just curious, what format did you shoot? All the other contributions are great too. I actually disagree with Greg about his comment that Trevor's photo is uninteresting. I actually like the way he has arranged to place a pyramid, I have not seen such an arrangement before. Clouds are indeed 'unusual'; is that effect due to longer exposure? I am sure he has not modified it, but it reminded me of my 4season plugin of photoshop! :-) More contrast would have helped the picture. Jim Davis' picture is phenomenal, is that a live bird? :-) Dull water does not enhance the beauty of that beautiful bird. But Jim has to capture the birds the way they are in their true surroundings and this is the way it was when Jim shot the photo, so nothing to complain about! Both, Peter Vissak's and Pini's shots are fantastic, Estonia seems to be a breathtaking country. But, I heard somewhere that it has lot of Sulpher dioxide air pollution? is that right? Emily Ferguson's shot reminds me of Bob Talbot's fishing boat shot a few weeks ago in terms of placing of sky and water; in my opinion, removing an uninteresting foreground and increasing bluish sky would have helped the shot. Dan Mitchell and Leslie Spurlock's shots are more news/editorial kind and I really don't understand much, in terms of what to look, in those kind of shots. Thanks everybody for these excellent contributions to the gallery and hope that Andy's toothache is better and that we will soon see the next installment of excellent images! thanks to Andy and staff. Achal
