Missing the protagonist

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• gary91 (13973)
• [2008-06-24 22:27]

Hello Peter,
Important to read the note in order to understand this mysterious title ;-) Was it a horse or a rascal :o)
Anyway, the suroundings are great and this composition is very well thought. The lights are just great and give a very nice mood. It is true that, after reading the note, I just find something is missing...
Photography is really a matter of mastering so many subjects ;-)
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

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• danyy (51515)
• [2008-06-24 23:00]

Bonjour Peter,
une photo qui ne manque pas de variétés de couleurs, et elles sont bien réparties verticalement dans l'ensemble de la composition.
J'aime beaucoup la touche lumineuse jaune de l'avant plan.
Une photo nette avec une excellente profondeur.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

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• coco (23404)
• [2008-06-24 23:24]

Hi Peter.

Very good this vertical view where the 19mm view has done a wonderful work.

Well done.

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• baba_flies (4402)
• [2008-06-24 23:35]

Bloedes Ross :) Was hast wieder gemacht ... Aber die Blumenwiese ist auch nicht schlecht, huebsch finde ich, wenn auch etwas braver vielleicht. Haettest ja auch nichts schreiben muessen, jetzt fehlt etwas, wir suchen und finden rein gar nichts, andererseits liebe ich solche Geschichten und ich stelle mir dann immer etwas vor, und ich muss den ganzen Vormittag vor mich hingrinsen (daemlich ich weiss), und das alleine war die Schreiberei schon wert finde ich. Mit Morgengruss, bereits schwuel-heiss, ein Gewitter steht an, spaeter am Tag ... so die Voraussage. Barbara.

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• PixelTerror (72364)
• [2008-06-25 0:29]

Hi Peter,
Too bad the horse has gone... maybe your technique involves a bit too much preparation for such a spontaneaous opportunity !
That being said this image has a good progression with an important flower foreground, maximum depth and looking at the flowers no wind at all to remain that still during 1/2 sec.
Have a nice day JY

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• jjcordier (14958)
• [2008-06-25 0:30]

Peter
Composition, couleurs, lumière....superbe tout ça!
Amicalement
jj

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• japiey (9313)
• [2008-06-25 2:11]

Hi Peter,

You missed the character.. Was he the hero?
This image has its own soul...
Beautifull depiction of a wondrous world.
Fine colours.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

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• dareco (10007)
• [2008-06-25 2:31]

Excellent composition!! I love the colors, from the flowers to the sky! A beautiful scene!! Very nice depth and sharpness. TFS and have a great day!

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• Floydian (24263)
• [2008-06-25 2:48]

Hi Peter,
For a moment i thought you stole my Etretat flowers ;-)
Pity about the horse, but that's the way it goes with animals, finding and setting up a tripod takes mostly to much time. But also without the white beauty you got a nice shot which looks strong in hard in the foreground and a bit softer in the back. Good combination with the red, yellow and blue...
Regards, Henk

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• dkeus31 (24480)
• [2008-06-25 3:18]

Hi Peter,
a nice image, the foreground flower give a good depth and color to the image.
regards,didier

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• belido (9159)
• [2008-06-25 5:07]

Olá Peter,

legal ver você postando novamente. Cara, prá mim você um ícone, pois lembro de ter visto as primeiras lindas imagens como sendo de sua autoria, desde de que me tornei membro. Sem rasgação de ceda, ok? Mais uma vez a sua bem particular maneira de fotografar. Uma pena que o brancão não tenha te dado a oportunidade, pois imagino que seria um tema e tanto nesse cenário. Ótima foto, de qualquer forma.
Abraço,
Carlos

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• asajernigan (7828)
• [2008-06-25 5:54]

Peter,
This is an excellent shot!
The flowers in the foreground add nice color and texture to the shot. The vertical format provides nice depth and direction for the shot. The lighting and colors are great wtih excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

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• Rodrigues (901)
• [2008-06-25 6:09]

You know, I like sweeping foregrounds, that's why is use almost always my 10-22.
This one gets us in the middle of the flowers...it makes me wish to smell them. The contrast between the shadowed foreground and the sunset in the hills catch up for the interesting backgound (well managed with the grads by the way).
It's a shame about the horse though...bad photographic model ;-)

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• fkokol (1438)
• [2008-06-25 6:46]

Great shot. I like the composition with nice colours and different layers. greetings,

figen

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• feather (40551)
• [2008-06-25 7:43]

In situations like that I crank up the speed and go for handheld and THEN set up the tripod. Animals and tripods just don't go together. Mind you it still didn't work when I was trying to capture a couple of deer in a field close to home.
Never mind, you still got an excellent shot with the yellow flowers in the foreground. The light on the hills is beautiful and all the old sheds add something extra to the scene.
Well done
Kath

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• Docarmo (6486)
• [2008-06-25 8:24]

Olá Peter,
O protagonista saiu do quadro, mas ficou a imagem estupenda! Talvez até melhor sem ele ;-) Nunca saberemos...
Fantástico DOF e as florinhas no primeiro plano estão um encanto, assim como os outros elementos da composição também.
Parabéns!
MCV

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• Wandering_Dan (3145)
• [2008-06-25 8:55]

Hi, Peter -

Maybe a grab shot first, followed by a setup, would at least get you the horse. Although the shot looks great without him. And no wind for a full half-second!

I don't think it's quite the blue hour, though.

Best,
Dan

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• capthaddock (28285)
• [2008-06-25 9:22]

Yes animals are unpredictable, but this works well enough on its own, the light is exquisite, and the sun's angle gives nice separating shadows in the valleys.

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• MarcT (13605)
• [2008-06-25 9:49]

Hi Peter,
Nice yellow colors of those flowers. I could be wrong but the sharpness of this picture could be better in my opinion.
BW
Marc

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• IgorDeleze (15092)
• [2008-06-25 12:12]

Hello Peter,
Very nice landscape in an excellent composition.
Greetings.
Igor

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• jonathan_hart (14736)
• [2008-06-25 12:55]

framed following the rules, contrasted, good looking, i like the composition,
and for the horse... damned ! it happens... :(
regards
jo

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• lucasgalodoido (9408)
• [2008-06-25 15:22]

Olá Peter,
como sempre, vocês escolhem lugares maravilhosos para os encontros. Gostei dessas cores bem suaves aqui e desse belo arbustro no 1o. plano.
Parabéns e Abraço

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• zeca (17506)
• [2008-06-25 15:41]

Hehehe... o tal do tripé às vezes atrapalha um pouco. Toma um tempinho que os bichos muitas vezes não nos dão. De qualquer maneira, o cenário é bem legal e a foto ficou bonita muito em razão das flores em primeiro plano em contraste com o monte sob bela iluminação no fundo. Fico imaginando que o cavalo traria realmente um brilho extraordinário a mais, e é uma pena que tenha lhe deixado na mão, ou melhor, no tripé... ;-D
Abração!
Zeca

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• jwmunro (5964)
• [2008-06-25 17:22]

Hello Peter -

I think I would have made the handheld grab shot first. Lost moments, the bane of photographers! Regardless of the horse this is nice image. Great FG elements but the barns and sheds as well as the light make this a keeper. Did you do this when Jo and I went off to dinner?

A second look at the image - I think this deserves to printed and hung but before you do that crop a bit from the left to remove the partial building. Print it!

Thank you for sharing.

John

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• gneufeld (9963)
• [2008-06-25 18:04]

Hi Peter,
Stunning depth and awesome details with the gorgeous yellow flowers in the foreground leading to those colorful and shadow ladden hills in the background. Very well seen and TFS. Gerald

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• wgreis (3051)
• [2008-06-25 18:51]

Olá Peter,
um composição verticalizada de cores com uma composição bem elaborada e ainda com um relevo muito bonito ao fundo.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

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• dmoriaslr (22)
• [2008-06-25 20:03]

What protagonist? The horse?? Well, sometimes we need to lose something that we think is indispensable, to discover something of greater beauty. The horse may have been an eye-catcher, but the flowers are enchanting : )
Linet

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• gunbud (17378)
• [2008-06-25 20:17]

Hi Peter,
Lovely vertical presentation of this lush California countryside with its brilliant colors leading to the wonderfully textured hills and lovely blue sky.
Too bad you missed The Lone Ranger's Steed.
Regards, Tom

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• Greg1949 (5395)
• [2008-06-26 4:59]

Nice shot Peter, the colors of this late afternoon sun is super. Interestingly the hill you have captured here looks very much like the landscape in Southern Israel though the green and the flowers would not be there. Your detail in the low light is really execllent. Great capture.

Greg

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• testmaniac (8248)
• [2008-06-26 5:47]

Hello Peter, good composed photo with excellent colors and POV. I like the color contrast between FG and BG. Good photo job!

TFS and regards,
Phil

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• Scharan (11574)
• [2008-06-26 11:24]

Olá Peter

De qualquer forma está linda a fotografia. As flores do primeiro plano dão um encanto e suavidade especiais ao restante do cenário.
Lindo trabalho, parabéns!
GA
Vera

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• xuaxo (4063)
• [2008-06-26 14:12]

Sem dúvida, é uma foto Peter Böhringer, apesar das casas feias pelo meio.
Boa composição, belas cores.
F

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• azleader (789)
• [2008-06-26 16:03]

Nice picture, good composition, decent color and a fun name!

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• keribar (38792)
• [2008-06-26 21:05]

Hello Peter,
Another excellent shot, as photography is concerned, but I am not sure about these white buildings among such a great landscape perhaps there was no way to avoid them.
I wish you a great week-end - Izzet

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• mark_mk (1603)
• [2008-06-27 10:28]

Hi Peter,
schade wegen dem Pferd, ansonsten hättest du uns mit diesem Bild noch älter aussehen lassen, als du es ohnehin schon tust. Der alte Spruch, den man oft beim Film benutzt bewahrheitet sich: Niemals mit Kindern oder Tieren drehen, bei der Fotografie ist es nicht anders ;-) Mir gefallen die tollen gelben Blumen im Vordergrund, tolle Tiefe, wunderbare Qualität, aber das bin ich ja gewohnt. Du hattest wieder einmal tolles Licht und deine Komposition ist einfach klasse, alles fügt sich wunderbar in das Gesamtbild ein, wieder einmal klasse Arbeit!

Beste Grüße
Mark

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• Photo65Net (31015)
• [2008-06-28 1:56]

Peter,
This compo is great, with the use of eyecatcher yellow flowers in the FG;
Your vertical format choice is very good too, nice job,
Regards,
JB.

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• aadilj (9970)
• [2008-06-28 3:15]

You are rightfully an inspiration for me specially with magical works like these. I love the way you have played and you alwys do so with the textures and colours and have blended them so well

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• paura (22068)
• [2008-06-28 3:54]

Mágica no PP, heim, Peter? Excelente trabalho de composição e também no PP. Lindas as flores no FG.

Abração

Paulo

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• syd1946 (16577)
• [2008-06-28 12:48]

Hello Peter,
Beautiful image accompanied with an interesting note...
I like the levels colors from the colorful foreground to the warm tones of the mountains to the background...
Like a piece of art in the nature...you found it,and composed very well!

Greetings,
Thomas

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• nwoehnl (60249)
• [2008-06-28 13:43]

Hi Peter, I hope that all is well. Good and logical choice of the vertical format for this one, to give some depth and benefit from the delightful yellow foreground layer against the barren red hills in the back. Your competent technical and compositional work is as usually accompanied by some fine notes.

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• Clementi (21055)
• [2008-06-28 18:32]

Ciao Peter,
nice shot,the foreground flower give a good depth, and the mountain in background they create mystery in the photo.
very nice work
Giorgio

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• bakes888 (12524)
• [2008-06-29 1:20]

Hi Peter. What is it they say about photographing children and animals? The shot is still strong though. Good FG interest with the wild flowers and a magnificent backdrop. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

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• Jonas_Schmitt (2362)
• [2008-06-29 1:55]

Hallo Peter!
Ein wunderschönes neues Bild von einer einmaligen Landschaft. Der Bildaufbau ist super... erst die Blumen, dann das Haus, dahinter der große rote Fels und dann noch dieser wunderbare blaue Himmel.
Der Kontrast ist einfach super. Dazu gutes Licht, wunderbare Schärfe und ein toller Rahmen.
Gut gemacht und beste Grüße aus Deutschland,
Jonas

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• mesutilgim (23701)
• [2008-06-29 14:43]

Hello dear Peter,
What a wonderfull scene ! Amazing pov. The lights and shadows on the hill at backround creates a perfect effect.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

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• Dpbours (7434)
• [2008-06-30 4:06]

Hi Peter,

Nice combination of primary colours; red, bue and green and some yellow as a bonus. Nice depth as well with the flowers in the foreground. A bit soft in the contrast, but still very pleasant with the rocks standing out with the light on it. Nice!

Greetings,
Dennis

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• plimrn (15622)
• [2008-06-30 7:02]

Hi Peter,
Very nice!! The yellow flowers dancing in the sunshine against the shadowed red hills give a three dimensional sense of depth.
HLJ, Pat

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• Angshu (24876)
• [2008-06-30 21:29]

Hello Peter
You may be a very occassional visitor to your gallery, but I do visit your gallery time & again, to learn more about photography. Beautiful yellow flowers building the FG, leading us to the buildings. Pity about the horse, maybe you could have tried capturing him without the tripod. Maybe he did not 'understand' the real purpose of the tripod, after all. But the glow of light falling on the red rocks is a show stealer here. Good work!
With regards
Angshu

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• robertosalguero (16419)
• [2008-07-01 1:58]

Hi Peter,

Too bad the horse run away but the image is still very nice. The hills in the background add a more interesting element to the view while the yellow flowers add more colour. Nice framing of this scene. Thanks Peter.

Roberto

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• delkoo (23940)
• [2008-07-01 4:22]

hi peter
Sometimes it is necessary to be lucky, your story is the proof.
concerning your photo,it is; as usual, properly framed with vibrant colors.

best regards
didier

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• skippy007 (3045)
• [2008-07-02 1:29]

Peter, horse or no horse still a nice capture, the yellow flowers in FG adding colour, depth & interest, A clean sharp image with good natural looking colour.
Looking at the thumbnail my first impression was Uluru. Once opened all was revealed.
Thanks
Santo

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• Dyerco (5340)
• [2008-07-02 9:16]

Hi Peter
A great shot with strong FG colour. My wife has a horse so I know just what you are talking about. :))
Phil

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• Charo (17720)
• [2008-07-12 16:37]

Hi Peter,
I like it across this field in bloom, we drive first to the village and then to the mountains. Excellent composition with great contrast of colors. Great POV.
Cordialmente
Charo