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    Re: By the Pool

    I didn't even notice the bird the first time I looked at this. Super Tuna.....
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    Re: By the Pool

    Dude Fishy, You rock.

    I'd love to see this with some creative, read as uneven, vignetting to get that holga look.
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    Re: By the Pool

    Tuna, This is quite unusual. The fact that we barely see the pool adds a strange tension to the picture. It makes me wonder what was there and somehow, I get the impression that there was something to be hidden. I think that this is relatively spooky.

    My only concern is about the "wall" of rocks in the foreground, I'd crop some of it so it remains visible without commanding much attention.

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    Re: By the Pool

    Tuna, I would reiterate Sebs comments here however I do not think that cropping some of the wall would work for me as it is important to see that this is a wall of rocks that we are peering over and not just some stones in the foreground. My only thought here is that if the rock wall had been more in focus it would be less a distraction so to speak. The bird would have come into focus well enough. Here as it is now, the only element in sharp focus is the bird which although is a very important element of the scene makes up a very small piece visually. I think your composition is ingenius and therefore this works as it is. Always refreshing to view your works . . .
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    Re: By the Pool

    The first thing I did when I saw this photo of yours was laugh! (At the bird, that is.)
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    Re: By the Pool

    The bird makes the shot.
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