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    Hi folks will participate into this month theme with this frame taken in Hluhluwe Imfolozi GR during my last trip to SA .

    Canon EOS 1D MK IV
    EF 70-200 2,8 IS L at 200 mm
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    F 10 ; Iso 800 ; 1/400 sec

    Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; cropped for comp ; LAB colors pushed .

    Thanks for watching and leaving a comment to my previous thread

    Cheers Andreas

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    Andreas, you were not supposed to take pictures of our home, LOL

    What a lovely surprise to see our Park through your lens, Andreas! Love it! The landscape so familiar, yet a different perspective - your perspective! This is very special and I thank you for sharing, in a way it says " I was there, I saw this place, and it mattered to me..." It pleases me tremendously on a personal level, we never got around to look at your images from the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi and I take great delight in viewing. Beautiful colours ( so many shades of green) and I like the composition and presentation - a lovely reminder of what myself and Andre have on our doorstep, in fact we are going there tomorrow morning and we'll think of you Boet!

    Have a super week-end, thanks again
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Andreas, I like the curving river with the thick canopy of trees and the eles on bank, some drinking water, others just moving about. Nicely composed.

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    Love the comp here with a wonderful river bend that documents the daily life, the colours/tones & detail in the BG trees provide a very nice balance,

    one of your best animalscapes for mine Andreas.

    TFS


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    Hi Andreas

    Love the comp and the Eliies doing their own thing.
    Looks more exotic than home, you need some-one to show you what you have through their eyes!
    Love the greens, did you do any channel blending here?
    Stunning!
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    Hi Andreas - the layers of color here really make the image for me. The river is also a nice leading line and the egret adds to the image. Nice animalscape.

    TFS,
    Rachel

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    This image gives me a real feeling of place! Well composed and thought out!

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    Thanks so much folks for your kind comments ,as always much appreciated .

    Marc - easy job because i do not post that many shapes .
    Andre - no channel blending , how do you get the idea that i blended channels ? If you are referring to the coloration , it comes from tearing the different shades of green REALLY apart with Dan Margulis LAB color separation !

    Thanks again Andreas

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    Andreas, love the comp here with the curving river and the many layers of the green trees and the elies anchoring the image. Loi

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    Hi Andreas, I like this image a lot.
    Now what would I do in this one

    In the BG I would make the shade more darker and leave the bright areas as they are. Just a suggestion. If you want that I drop a RP, let me know

    Ciao Anette

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    Hi Anette drop me one

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    Hey Andreas,

    I was just lurking around and spotted this image of yours. It really is quite delightful - I like the different shapes and shade of green that you have achieved - and the elephants just quietly grazing their way through the landscape. I love the image and the PP is outstanding as usual.

    I am no expert in this area, so my view is that of a novice. But if this was my image I would probably crop enough off the bottom to remove the area of bright water nearest the bottom edge - I find it makes my attention stick at that point.

    Best regards,

    Gerald

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    Herr Liedmann! Your best image posted here in more than a year, at least for me.
    I love it: the curve of the river, placement of elephants, mottled grey and green thorn trees.

    Nothing to add. Well done.
    Morkel Erasmus

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    Hi Andreas! such an amazing feel here shades of brown and green in the trees along with elephants at the river bank busy in their activities makes it a real special image here !!

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