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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Sta.sh
Ahem. But seriously, nice shot. I was going to write how it's a shame the branch in the lower right corner got in the show, but now, looking at it a little longer, I think were you to edit that, the entire shot would have been poorer for the lack of it. So, uh, should you wonder what my actual point was, I would yet again ask, that you leave the matter be, Sir.
I'm not seeing the HDR, by the way. I'm not saying this is an issue, just thinking out loud (you know... on paper... as people do). I may be misunderstanding, or being plain and embarrassingly wrong, but I've always associated HDR with a wider... I dunno, palette? Range? I'm sure there's a professional term for it, and if you'd be so kind as to provide it, I'll be happy to claim it was exactly what I meant to say. This, however, while neat, is fairly toned.
Eh, regardless. I like it. Sightly oppressive, ambiance-wise, and (is "heavy" the right word here? ah, screw it) heavy in a way, but then, those are mountains. If it felt light as a duck feather - and, by extension, lighter than a witch (Monty Python humor, nvm) - it wouldn't work.
So... four stars? Sounds fair, right?
peace
The HDR part: I know it's not the HDR you'd expect when coming from the HDR gallery here on dA (or anywhere on the web, really), where the HDR effect is so heavy in your face and you're not sure anymore if it's really a photo you're looking at. I'm not that much of a fan of that, even if I've tried it myself. I think it can look interesting, to be honest, but there's better. Like Apple is doing it. Not trying to sound like a fanboy, but I think when Apple added HDR photography into the iOS recently, they did it the right way; not to create that obvious HDR effect but to overcome the limits of the iPhone camera: to create pictures that look more real, more similar to what your eyes tell your brain what's in front of them. And that's just what I've tried with this picture here. And I've even got 2 links for you: First, the image from above again, but slightly bigger (so it's easier for you to compare them): [link] , and now the original RAW preview as it came out of my camera, unprocessed: [link] . I think now the HDR becomes obvious. And it still IS HDR and not just tweaking the brightness and contrast sliders, thanks to the original being a RAW file.
So yes, I was using HDR techniques (or when being nit-picky, RAW-processing techniques) to create a nice, but "heavy" image - you got that quite right.
Oh, but that branch in the corner. Well, better not read anything into it. It wasn't planned or anything, but I do enjoy your interpretation of it being there after all. So I'll leave it at that, too.
And, Kemo Sabe? Never heard of this term before. Now that I do, cheers again!
(Hm, not the all-technical reply after all, but I think it'll do.)
As for "Kemo Sabe" - as you may or may not have wikpediaed it - the term originates from a radio show neither of us is old enough to recall listening to, but it's been around. Means "trusted scout", and now that I think about it, made no sense whatsoever in the context of my comment. But I do tend to make nonsensical connections.
In my defense, I have a new remote and it started snowing today.
:]
peace