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    In the central Serengeti this last February

    1DIV, ISO 200, 1/8000 sec, 300 mm f/2.8 + 1.5x TC at f/22, manual exposure.

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    That is a killer tree to get the sun rising behind. Great colors and layers in the sky make for and appealing vertical image Roger.

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    Hi Roger, beautiful layered sky along with a well placed silhouetted tree. You caught the sun at the perfect moment being lined up nicely behind the tree. For my taste I might take off about 25% of the base.....

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    Love the tobacco colors in this one Roger. Nice tree too. I'm with Dave on the base.....feels a bit heavy to me too but overall nicely done!

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    The sky is fantastic.
    I also might take some off the base.
    Very nice use of the telephoto lens to get a landscape shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roman Kurywczak View Post
    Love the tobacco colors in this one Roger. Nice tree too. I'm with Dave on the base.....feels a bit heavy to me too but overall nicely done!
    Dave, Roman,
    When you say 25% off the base, what do you consider the base? I think you mean at the base of the tree below the sun where the image goes black.

    "feels a bit heavy to me" what do you mean by that?

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    Hi Roger, what I meant was I felt there was a bit too much neg space at the bottom and I recommended taking a small bit(25% of it) off the bottom...
    When Roman said "heavy to me" I believe he was saying it in a different way...

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    Hi Roger, I love this one the way it is. Great colors in the sky and the big sun behind the tree is awesome. Nicely done!

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    Roger - great position of the tree and the sun behind it, spectacular colors. Well done.

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    I am rarely a landscape photographer, but this to me is an almost perfect African sunset, I would not change a thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Clark View Post
    Dave, Roman,
    When you say 25% off the base, what do you consider the base? I think you mean at the base of the tree below the sun where the image goes black.

    "feels a bit heavy to me" what do you mean by that?

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    Sorry for the late reply Roger! Yes, I mean only the level base.....not including the tree top. As for a bit "heavy".......more unbalanced on the bottom because of the amount of black. That of course falls into the subjective area........but I do prefer the top color and tree with a bit less base. Hope this explained it.

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    The usual presentation would have been a horizontal one. I like the fresh perspective of the vertical. At first I thought there was too much sky. However, the more I look at it the more I like it as presented. For my taste I like "the base" as is as it gives a good anchor to the lighter sky.

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    Beautiful composition, Roger! Nice work!

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