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• maleentjeh (66)
• [2005-09-15 7:16]

Oh to be a child again !

An instant fav.

M.H.

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• ajcsousa (1878)
• [2005-09-15 7:22]

Hi Michael,
Very nice composition and a great use of colors over B&W. The result it's fantastic.
Regards, António

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• iso (27941)
• [2005-09-15 8:20]

Very ineresting this mix b&w/colors, well composed.

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• tournesol (12862)
• [2005-09-15 8:30]

Good, fun shot! A very nice observation, well rendered with the partial desaturation. Great job!

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• iliannak (3500)
• [2005-09-15 8:46]

very nice shot :o)
lovely composition and excellent choice of b&w v/s colours.
TFS
ili

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• chrisJ (42610)
• [2005-09-15 10:00]

Hi Michael

Excellent use of desaturation. I like the reptition of the waves & buckets. Good tonal range, too. Well done!

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• PANDI (84)
• [2005-09-15 10:34]

Smart! Well done. -Pandi

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2005-09-15 10:38]

Cute story to go with the pic. Creative desaturation.

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• Werewolf (26142)
• [2005-09-15 11:07]

Colored versus B&W is so precise! The eyes capt immediately the 3 colors details. Very nice and well presented!

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• recepyuksel (6591)
• [2005-09-15 11:09]

Goog idea and perfect compo. Bravo

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• artabb (3078)
• [2005-09-15 11:11]

Very imaginative composition with the result of a beatiful piece of work.
well seen

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• Tintin (1982)
• [2005-09-15 12:08]

What a fun picture with a very light mood, Michael. The little buckets in colours just make me want to smile and also go to the beach. Well done!

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• bolletje (24)
• [2005-09-15 13:07]
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I realy love this one. You can sense the childen just outside of the frame.

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• noelshami (2349)
• [2005-09-15 13:31]

Very creative work. Good you got this in black and white....It has completely changed the way we would otherwise look at this photo. This is good work.

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• gtinatl (1885)
• [2005-09-15 14:21]

Michael,

Looks like a good day at the beach, nice waves rolling in for the skim boaders and body surfers.

I like the color against the b&w.

GT

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• letr (6780)
• [2005-09-15 14:54]
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the buckets are making the shot here , though the waves are very nice too,I would like to know how that history brush work , could you explain it to me ?

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• karatas1999 (425)
• [2005-09-15 15:42]

hallo michael!!
great work again!!!
I love it!!!
have a nice day
K.

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• puffy (16617)
• [2005-09-15 19:34]

Owesome shot Michael, very clever idea, it just make the buckets look so out standing with those bright colours, excellent composition, contrast and POV. Well captured, thanks for sharing. :)

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• spike1 (4321)
• [2005-09-16 2:49]

I'm pleased that they (the buckets) had a good time Michael! It's also great that you were able to capture this moment so well for them, so that they could remember the good times in the future. Congratulations!

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• jpdeloof (4828)
• [2005-09-16 3:08]

hello Michael. the sea and the waves are splendid. For the three colors what I regret a little is the poverty of blue.
It conceals perhaps desired like it does not have there sky.
JP

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• DigiSpy (810)
• [2005-09-16 11:00]

Shy? They look a bit silly being there without without their use, some nice kinds to play with, one should be gathering water and the other should contain some sand. That's how they will consume hours of time, and how they create a world of their own... a lovely day at the beach.

A very nice photo, all the elements like the waves in the background are just in the right "position", pleasing view of the beach,
See you again Michael, Richard

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• bordersandflags (828)
• [2005-09-16 21:13]

The buckets just relaxing. Nice play between color and b&w. mann im seeing a lot of nice pictures today, ones that remind you of when your really young. If there were no buckets, i wouldnt have cared, because the picture is nice anyways! but the buckets just boosts up the picture!

good framing and pov.

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• kateb (2991)
• [2005-09-17 11:32]

Nicely balanced composition, and very effective simplicity. Nice product!

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• tropicalrips (0)
• [2005-09-17 11:46]

well seen and composed shot :)
good PP :)

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• cstathoulis (13323)
• [2005-09-17 11:59]

Excellent work Michael!
Your idea to colour the buckets and let the rest of the photo B&W, is perfect. Simple but effective frame.
Well done!

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• stecotdon (4883)
• [2005-09-19 8:27]

lovely inage great mood and very intersting idea.

Well done Michael

take care, Stef :))

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• Maru (0)
• [2005-09-19 15:18]

:-)))
this photo made me remember my childhood and those summers in the beach!!
love the perspective and the pp work you made here...
Beautiful one!
Marisa

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• mikoyen (5263)
• [2005-09-21 8:51]

Beautiful picture Michael, I am like you, I don't like manipulation. I prefer to see a picture the way it is. I don't mind about cropping, sometimes we have no choice, but I prefer a picture the way it was taken. Your picture is very well composed. I like the b&w and the three primary colors on the ground, very well done! The waves in the back are very nice.
Best regards
Guy

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• wck (3843)
• [2005-09-22 22:46]

Strong speak of mood! However"They were shy about being photographed..." But still felt the joy of them... TFS

Wong

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• Janice (33178)
• [2005-10-02 15:50]

What a well composed scene Michael. The colourful buckets and spade all alone in the black and white moving action shot. Great results, well done. I do like this very much, thank you.

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• afrota (832)
• [2005-10-07 23:23]

Great composition. The colours give weight and great contrast with B&W.

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• Mitra (7908)
• [2005-11-17 16:18]

Well Done.
Mitra

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• kitflorendo (0)
• [2005-11-26 22:11]

I was explaining the principles of composition to my step-son & step-daughter last night and covered the 'rule of thirds' and the fact that groups of 3 objects were also important. I hadn't seen this one until this morning but - there it is;
three distinct waves (OK - 4 but the 4th is a weaker one ... help me out here!)
three buckets
Three rules, OK?
Nice one.

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• teutza (794)
• [2006-05-24 14:09]

he he!i love your note!great composition!very interesting ideea to put the 3 colours on b/w!