Partial Desaturation

Critiques [Translate]

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• Janice (27347)
• [2008-07-10 0:47]

Very nice David. I like your POV and how we look up over the coloured boat to the desaturated water to the houses on the hillside.
Well done on the flags too.
Thank you for your notes and instructions too.
Well done
Janice

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• Royaldevon (8211)
• [2008-07-10 0:54]

Hello David,

Lovely shot and perfect pp work.
After looking at you w/s I absolutely agree with you for choosing to keep this boat coloured.
It is a great way to attention to a subject, someting I didn't relise before.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
Many thanks for your kind words on 'Noisy Sentinel'.

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• Helkoryo (21690)
• [2008-07-10 0:59]

Morning David

Excellent! Well worth the work here my friend. A nicely detailed original shot with good contrast that suited the greyscale well. Good idea to keep the boat as the colour subject and I like the matching colour chosen for text.

TFS kind regards Helen

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• Travelcam (5517)
• [2008-07-10 1:14]

Excellent work David.

Pleasing tranquil setting, awesome contribution to the theme.

Well done!

Martyn

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• Tenfold (717)
• [2008-07-10 1:39]

I like the sense of depth in this image. The ducks bring life and dynamics. Good choice of the yellow tones and leaving the colourful flags

cheers

Joris

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• thegraduate (2383)
• [2008-07-10 2:26]

Lovely shot in it's own right David, the old boats and the buildings behind, make a very nice shot.

Thanks
Gil

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• Teresat (4304)
• [2008-07-10 2:32]

Bom dia sdailor man

amazing composition , the sea? is enchanted. lovely.

My regards

teresat

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• y2kosan (1273)
• [2008-07-10 3:19]

nice work, PP is well done.
wish the small flags on the boat were a little bit bright, but nevertheless, a work to be proud of.
y2koSan

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• terrileo70 (951)
• [2008-07-10 3:52]

Thats some fine PP work there David
Well done!!
Great notes and instuctions too

regards
Tracey

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• ioana_tm (12549)
• [2008-07-10 4:04]

Hi dear friend,
good choice for a partial desaturation posting.
Nice vertical approach.
Have a lovely day.
Ioana

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• mbrito (5872)
• [2008-07-10 5:06]

Hello David,
Usual I'm not a fan of «parcial desaturations» but in this case I have to confess that I was not completely right, and to congratulate you for the excelent work you've done.
It's very harminic, very beautiful, and works very well with a very special mood. Congrats my friend, mb

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• fff (2608)
• [2008-07-10 6:03]

Hi David excellent work like the presentation cheers Shimon

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• shelbee (4182)
• [2008-07-10 7:01]

Hi David,
what a cute little boat, nice choice of what to saturate and what to leave B&W.
nice sharpness and like the little ducks swimmming in the water next to the boat.
well done,
Shelby

I seem to have missed your Birthday :(
so Happy belated birthday!

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• Mitra (7240)
• [2008-07-10 11:05]

Lovely shot and perfect pp work.well composed.
Mitra

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• Beger (15131)
• [2008-07-10 11:40]

Hi David,
Excellent work!
Good choice to keep the colors on the flags.
Beautiful composition so effective in B&W! Bravo! Annie

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• dareco (10356)
• [2008-07-10 12:30]

Funny how these things always come to us at strange hours :) I really love this picture. You've done a great job. A very pretty scene. TFS and have a happy day!

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• shelbeesmom (33638)
• [2008-07-10 13:30]

Nice work on this one David! LOVE the vertical, rarely do you do this type of crop! I like it, really good work on this! I think this theme has stumped lots a folks!
B-)
Linda

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• GreenBaron (38751)
• [2008-07-10 14:05]

Hi David,
Superb desaturation image, except from that the whole scene is excellent captured and presented.
reat contribution to the theme!
Hans

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• Silke (23896)
• [2008-07-10 15:30]

VEry fine composition and superb details.
TFS
silke
P.S. Many thanks for your many visits to my gallery of late :)

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• WMcK (6444)
• [2008-07-10 16:30]

Great shot for the desaturation theme, my friend of many faces. I love how crisp the black and whites are and wonderful flags on the little boat. Super composition and well presented, as always. Well done.
Warm Regards
Wanda

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• boomcat (11059)
• [2008-07-10 20:44]

simple and yet beautiful.. wonderful entry for this week theme, David.. good work here tfs..

regards, terry

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• patshoo (858)
• [2008-07-10 22:53]

Beautiful B&W scene,Well contrast that create dept,Love color that you treat on boat,attractive look,Well POV and composition.Good work,TFS.

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• John_F_Kennedy (8184)
• [2008-07-10 23:52]

Original idea and interesting setting. A fine entry under the theme of the day.
Best wishes,
Achim

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• Cyn (312)
• [2008-07-11 0:06]

Hi David,great work,nice PP work! i also made a shot from a boat :-) tfs Marleen

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• manujmehta (4977)
• [2008-07-11 3:33]

hello David
how are you?
this is a nice POV. a nice saturated boat against desaturation.
i like the soft colour of the boat which easly gel with the black and white background and the hill houses.
nice idea for the theme.
thanks for sharing
regards
Manuj Mehta

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• mvdisco (17977)
• [2008-07-11 4:45]

Hi David,
Beautiful picture in Black & White with a little bit of desaturation, well presented and composed picture, Beautiful contrast and POV.
Very well done for the theme.
Michel :)

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• wilth (1445)
• [2008-07-11 6:16]

You got it. The image itself is spectacular; lighting, depth, composition and presentation/POV.
Good building block. ;)
The desaturation works well and is quite well done.
Nice work,
TFS,
Wilt

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• harpya (32841)
• [2008-07-11 6:43]

Hello David

Beautiful visual
I like your composition, of the landscape
and in the way of just coloring the boat.
Lovely shot and perfect pp work,
Great shot and very well composed!.
Congratulations
Good weekend.

Sérgio
:)

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• dbp (3600)
• [2008-07-11 6:56]

nice work David
well composed and good timing with the duck.
thanks for your kind comment on
"windows".
did you see the reflection of the pigeons?
best regards
David

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• andrzej (2499)
• [2008-07-11 10:02]

Hi David
Great composition,very sharp details.Excellent PP work.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

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• clic (4059)
• [2008-07-12 7:09]

Hello David
Nice work indeed that focuses attention on boat!
The spirit of an harbour remains very evident.
Two speeding ducks appear as a gift to complete the beautiful scenery.
(I would have try to tint in beige the longer reflexions by that of the pole!)
Have a g'day.
Robert
I will leave again on july 18 for 3 weeks.

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• ayse51 (11117)
• [2008-07-12 10:37]

Hi David,
beautiful work for the friday theme.Congratulations.TFS.Necla.

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• rewshearer (15601)
• [2008-07-12 16:26]

Nicely managed! I like the effect of the boat in colour ... even so centrally placed within the shot, it seems to work well. If it was me maybe I would have aimed a little higher, losing some space at the bottom for breathing-room at top ... but it's a minor. This is, as always, a well executed shot.
Rew

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• cunejo200 (11272)
• [2008-07-13 9:26]

Hi David,
Silly me marked the Note as useful a few days ago but my critique did not register appropriately. I like what you intended to saturate and desaturate. Very subtle and really enhances the overall photo quality. There is good tone and contrast. Your descriptions of your workflow is indeed useful. Greetings! Danilo

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• kiwi_explorer (2657)
• [2008-07-14 1:14]

Hi David,
Very good use of mixed medium ... subtle but very effective. Good depth and contrast. I like the overall quality of the tonal range. Well composed and processed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• Dingo (11640)
• [2008-07-15 11:15]

Being a colour kind of guy, I really like the coloured version, David. I must admit, however, that I do prefer the partially desaturated version. You caught exactly the right contrasts and shades, but most of all, the small boat really stands out terrifically.
Very well done. TFS

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• Hendrika (17840)
• [2008-07-15 22:34]

Hi David,

Indeed it is fun to try this. I remember one of my earlier pictures from South Africa with a blue Volkswagen Beetle - I just could not figure out how it was done, once you manage it is a great feeling.
By chosing this boat the harmony is still there because automatically you will look up to check what more there is to see.
Lovely work,

TFS
Els

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• lilimih33 (13786)
• [2008-07-16 4:14]

Hello David!
Beautiful this picture for the theme!
Nice desaturation, great point of view!
Perfect clarity!
Best regards!
Lili

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• Danert (3593)
• [2008-07-16 20:02]

Hi David ,
You did a nice desaturated job with this vertical composition . Good idea to keep the flags in color . Excellent note .
TFS .
Daniel

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• Waterlilygirl (640)
• [2008-07-16 21:28]

Lovely colours on the boat
Great POV
TFS
Danni

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• izmirli (15455)
• [2008-07-16 23:46]

merhaba dear david
wonderful picture and composition.excellent idea and reflections.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• mortcdz (5734)
• [2008-07-20 14:38]

Good composition and a great idea to have the partially saturated boat. The b&w conversion is superb, with a great range of tones.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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• eMBeer (1252)
• [2008-07-21 2:16]

Hi David,

I must say that this shot would be quite uninteresting if not processed like you did it. You've got quite interesting and unusual result with very strong (at least for me) primary object. Congrats!

Marek